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December 28, 2025
Venezuelan migrants sent to El Salvador demand justice
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP): Men who were part of the group of Venezuelan migrants that the United States government transferred earlier this year to a prison in El Salvador demanded justice on Friday,…
December 28, 2025
by Erica Virtue
Literacy leap
Seventy per cent of the cohort of seventh graders at Holy Trinity High School last academic year who were part of the Grade 7 Academy – a radical literacy and numeracy programme for students…
December 28, 2025
Croskery, Meany, Harding hit with multiple charges in SSL fraud case
More than a dozen criminal charges have been filed against the three people who were taken into custody on Saturday in connection with the alleged multibillion-dollar fraud at the collapsed investment…
December 28, 2025
St Elizabeth police seize illegal firearm during operation
The St Elizabeth police seized an illegal firearm during an operation in the parish on Saturday as part of their ongoing crackdown on prohibited weapons. No one was arrested in connection with the…
December 28, 2025
Names released of victims in Edward Seaga Highway crash
The St Catherine police have released the identities of two people who died as a result of a motor vehicle crash along the Edward Seaga Highway on Saturday. The victims have been identified as…
December 28, 2025
Trump welcomes Zelenskyy for talks, asserts Russia and Ukraine both want peace
(AP) - United States President Donald Trump said Sunday he believes both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin truly want peace, as he welcomed the “brave”…
December 28, 2025
Police credit operations, forensics for 59% drop in murders in Kingston East
The Kingston Eastern Police Division has recorded a 59 per cent reduction in murders so far this year, amid a general national decline in violent crime, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has…
December 29, 2025
'Work of this nature takes time,' inspector says as criminal charges hit former SSL execs
The Constabulary Financial Unit (CFU) of the police force has acknowledged public expectations for "swift results" in the Stocks & Securities Limited (SSL) fraud probe but insisted that…
December 28, 2025
Sean Major-Campbell | Cuba’s Christmas and CARICOM’s New Year
It has been a difficult year for geopolitical dynamics and concerns around xenophobia, immigration, war, climate justice, and food security. Minorities are among the most vulnerable anywhere in the…