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Murray and Ashley McKenzie, school groundsman and janitor, watch closely as Don Jorgensen, rapid response team leader for Global Medic, works on the UV water filter.
December 26, 2025 by Mickalia Kington

Blauwearie gets drinkable water from Global Medic

Western Bureau: For years, students at Blauwearie Primary and Infant School relied on water from a nearby stream, rain catchment and bottled supplies, never fully certain if the water they had access…
Marsha Coore-Lobban, Jamaica’s high commissioner to Canada.
December 26, 2025 by Karen Madden

Jamaican diplomats in Canada working to meet diaspora demands

Just over two years since her Ottawa posting, Jamaica’s High Commissioner to Canada Marsha Coore-Lobban is hailing an improvement in consular services as being among her accomplishments, but admits to…
They are to go to court on April 21.
December 25, 2025

Turkey detains dozens of IS suspects planning attacks on Christmas and New Year celebrations

ISTANBUL (AP) — Istanbul police launched scores of simultaneous raids on Thursday, detaining over a hundred suspected members of the militant Islamic State group who were allegedly planning attacks…
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December 25, 2025

Man killed, several injured in multi-vehicle crash in St Mary

A man was killed and several others injured in a crash along the Oracabessa main road in St Mary early Christmas morning. The deceased has been identified by the police as 58-year-old Devon Anthony…
December 25, 2025

JCF mourning death of policewoman

Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) are mourning the death of one of their colleagues who has passed away. The deceased has been identified as 46-year-old Corporal Avarene Morris, who was…
Conrad Pitkin. File photo.
December 25, 2025

Custos of St James urges Jamaicans to embrace compassion, justice and service for Christmas

Custos of St James, Bishop Conrad Pitkin, has called on Jamaicans to embrace compassion, justice, and service this Christmas, reminding them that the birth of Christ remains a source of “great joy for…
A convenience store employee prays while Jackpot payouts for Powerball and Mega Millions are displayed outside the store, Tuesday, December 23, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
December 25, 2025

Christmas Eve winner in Arkansas lands US$1.817 billion Powerball lottery jackpot

A Powerball ticket purchased at a gas station outside Little Rock, Arkansas, won a $1.817 billion jackpot in Wednesday’s Christmas Eve drawing, ending the lottery game’s three-month stretch without a…
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December 25, 2025

Man fatally shot in police operation in Spanish Town

An investigation has been launched into the fatal shooting of a man during a police operation in Spanish Town, St Catherine early Christmas morning. The deceased has been identified by his alias…
A California Highway Patrol officer drives along California State Route 138 through mud Wednesday, December 24, 2025, near Wrightwood, California. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij)
December 25, 2025

Storm system threatens more rainfall Christmas Day over waterlogged Southern California in US

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rain from a powerful winter storm that swept across Southern California has begun to taper off, but another storm system was on the horizon for Christmas Day with showers and…