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Sherry and ginger ale delivers a crisp, refreshing sip.
January 1, 2026

A limited-edition rum for the festive season

Appleton Estate has released a limited-edition Spanish Sherry Cask, a new expression that combines Oloroso Sherry Casks with Jamaican rum. It is designed for rum fans, dark spirit enthusiasts, and…
January 1, 2026

Matthew Hyatt | Protecting the presumption of innocence

In Jamaica, people are often brought before the criminal courts to answer to charges against them. It is important to understand that such charges rest upon the foundation of mere allegations by…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs at the BET Awards at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, in 2022.
January 1, 2026

Basil Jarrett |That Diddy documentary

Netflix documentary The Reckoning, which traces the rise and fall of Sean ‘P-Diddy’ Combs from Harlem party promoter to billionaire music mogul, and follows the wave of abuse allegations and federal…
Phillip Clarke in Black River, St Elizabeth for the fireworks show on December 31, 2025.
December 31, 2025

Hurricane Melissa survivors in St Elizabeth welcome New Year’s fireworks

Residents across St Elizabeth, still reeling from Hurricane Melissa’s destruction, are finding a brief respite in the New Year’s fireworks show being staged in Black River by the Urban Development…
United States President Donald Trump listens during a news conference with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago on December 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida. 
December 31, 2025

US military strikes 5 more alleged drug boats, killing 8 persons

(AP) - The United States military said Wednesday it struck five alleged drug-smuggling boats over two days, killing a total of eight people while others jumped overboard and may have survived. US…
Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, Yasuhiro Atsumi (left), greets Zonal Commander for the St Catherine North Police Division, Inspector Ismail Williams (right), at the closing-out ceremony for the Brazil-KOBAN community policing training programme, held at t
December 31, 2025

JCF to adapt KOBAN-Brazil policing to strengthen community relations

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is looking to adapt the KOBAN-Brazil community policing as a model for strengthening police-citizen relations in the fight against crime in Jamaica. Practised in…
Colleen Lowe, clerk to the Houses of Parliament.
December 31, 2025

Supreme Court blocks clerk's dismissal of senior lawyer at Gordon House

The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked Clerk to the Houses of Parliament (HoP) Colleen Lowe from dismissing a senior legislative counsel whose employment was due to end on December 31. The court…
December 31, 2025

Kingston higgler charged with murder

A Kingston higgler who surrendered to the police has been charged with murder in connection with a May killing in the capital, investigators said. The accused, 37-year-old Antroy Edwards, otherwise…
The original cut-off was December 31, 2025.
December 31, 2025

Gov't extends relief from import duties and GCT for Hurricane Melissa donations to January 15

The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service has announced a two-week extension for the relief from import duties and General Consumption Tax (GCT) on selected items donated in response to Hurricane…