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December 9, 2025
Robbery at bar in Ginger Ridge district, St Catherine
The police in Browns Hall, St Catherine are investigating a robbery at a bar in Connors in the Ginger Ridge district. It is reported that about 1:35 on Monday morning, a female worker locked up the…
December 9, 2025
Police probing shooting and suspected suicide incidents in Above Rocks
The police are now processing two crime scenes in Above Rocks, St Catherine, after a shooting and suspected suicide which investigators say are related. The Gleaner was told that in the first…
December 9, 2025
Man reportedly chopped to death by mob in St Ann
An unidentified man was chopped to death early Tuesday morning in Hermitage, St Ann. The Gleaner understands that he was set upon by an angry mob about 12:10 a.m. No further details regarding the…
December 9, 2025
December 9, 2025
EU, Gov’t tout Citizen Security Plan in post-Melissa recovery
The Government of Jamaica and the European Union (EU) have praised their partnership on the multibillion-dollar Citizen Security Plan (CSP), saying the initiative has achieved major milestones in…
December 9, 2025
Hanover MP urges gov’t to restart rural school bus service amid transportation costs affecting students following Melissa
A call is being made for the Government to quickly resume the rural school bus programme to help offset transportation costs being faced by students who have gone back to school following the passage…
December 9, 2025
PNP MPs say gov’t’s Hurricane Melissa response slow and inadequate
People’s National Party (PNP) Members of Parliament in Westmoreland, Hanover, and St Elizabeth have accused the Government of being lacking in its response to residents affected by Hurricane Melissa,…
December 9, 2025
UNDP mobilises US$2 million in recovery grants
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has mobilised an initial US$2 million in Resilient Recovery grants to support Jamaica’s rebuilding efforts following the devastation of Hurricane…