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December 9, 2025
Submachine gun among firearms seized in Kingston
A submachine gun was among a cache of firearms and ammunition seized by the Kingston East police during an operation on Thompson Avenue on Tuesday morning. Authorities recovered one Uzi submachine…
December 9, 2025
Building resilience into our public health system
THE EDITOR, Madam: In the aftermath of the devastation caused by hurricane Melissa, there are many emotions that have been expressed, ranging from grief, hope and faith, to gratefulness for life and…
December 9, 2025
In Parliament today: finance minister to table third revised budget as Jamaica confronts hurricane fallout
Finance Minister Fayval Williams will this afternoon table Jamaica's third revised budget for the ongoing 2025-2026 financial year, as the country continues to grapple with the severe economic…
December 9, 2025
Elizabeth Morgan | CARICOM trapped between Venezuela and the USA
OVER THE last few years, this column has addressed the relationships between CARICOM and Venezuela, CARICOM and the USA, and within this hemisphere generally. CARICOM’s foreign policy was also…
December 9, 2025
Dwight Fletcher | The blood of Jesus is for you
HAVE YOU ever heard the phrase “the blood of Jesus is against you?” Whether you’ve heard it shouted in warfare prayer or jokingly said in a conversation, did you understand what it truly means? Last…
December 9, 2025
St Lucia prime minister secures a second term after a decisive win at the polls
St Lucia Prime Minister Philip J Pierre has secured a second term in office after a decisive electoral win in the eastern Caribbean Island on Monday. Pierre's Saint Lucia Labor Party beat Allen…
December 9, 2025
St Catherine man charged after firearm reportedly found at his home in Spanish Town
A labourer from St Catherine has been charged after police allegedly found a firearm and ammunition during an early-morning operation at his Crackers Lane premises in Spanish Town on November 24. He…
December 9, 2025
Car dealer charged after alleged gun attack in St James
A 27-year-old car dealer from St James, has been charged following an alleged gun attack on a woman in his community last month. He is 27-year-old Adeno McIntosh, otherwise called ‘Baba’, from Latium…
December 9, 2025
Editorial | Adopt Crawford’s template
Education minister Dr Dana Morris Dixon should formally embrace, and expand, the initiative of the opposition parliamentarian, Damion Crawford, of pairing students in parishes badly hit by Hurricane…