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Pamela Lawson, Managing Director, of the JSPCA in St Andrew, plays with some of the dogs on property during a visit on Saturday.
September 2025

JSPCA conducts hasty surgeries on animals as they prepare to relocate

Administrators at the Jamaica Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (JSPCA) say they are working speedily to complete well-needed surgeries on animals as they prepare to relocate from their…
A car left disabled near Grants Pen, St Thomas, after it crashed in the barrier after skidding in gravel left along the roadway by trucks transporting aggregate.
September 2025

Overloaded trucks blamed for accidents on South Coast Highway, police vow to prosecute offenders

An alarm has been raised about the issue of overloaded trucks spilling gravel, sand, and other sediments on the South Coast Highway in St Thomas, with calls being made for truckers to face stricter…
The arrests were carried out by personnel from the DEA Vetted Unit, supported by the Special Investigative Unit of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service.
September 2025

15-y-o Manchester boy charged with murder of 61-y-o farmer

A 15-year-old Mandeville, Manchester boy has been charged with the murder of 61-year-old farmer Roy Pearson. Reports from the Mandeville police are that about 1:00 p.m., on Sunday, September 14, …
CMC photo.
September 2025

High school student in Trinidad detained after 'marijuana' discovered at institution

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Police in Trinidad say they have detained a secondary school student after a black package containing plant-like material resembling cannabis, along with wrapping paper,…
Beckford was charged with unauthorized access to  computer data.
September 2025

Policeman charged with indecent assault of female civilian worker at police station, granted $200,000 bail

A police constable at the Spanish Town Police Station in St Catherine accused of assaulting a female civilian worker after allegedly touching her inappropriately has been charged and granted $200,000…
Councillor Patrick Forrester of the Petersfield Division in Westmoreland.
September 2025 by Mickalia Kington

Forrester hailed as a gem among peers

WESTERN BUREAU: The sudden and tragic passing of Councillor Patrick Forrester has left a deep void in the Petersfield Division and the wider Westmoreland. Forrester, a first-term councillor elected in…
An NYPD cruiser sits at the intersection of a Midtown street closed due to construction, Thursday, November 7, 2024, in New York.
September 2025

16-year-old with loaded gun threatened to shoot up his New York City high school, police say

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City high school student was arrested Thursday after bringing a loaded gun to class and writing on social media that he wanted to “shoot the school up,” authorities said. …
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness addressing the ceremony for the opening of the new Parliament and swearing-in of members of the Senate and the House of Representatives at Gordon House on September 18.
September 2025

Job descriptions to be advanced this parliamentary year - PM

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says the Government will advance the process to formally institute job descriptions for Parliamentarians. “If this House is to be part of the engine of growth, then…
People wait for loved ones from Guatemala deported from the United States outside La Aurora International Airport, in Guatemala City, August 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File)
September 2025

Judge blocks Trump administration from deporting Guatemalan migrant children

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from immediately deporting Guatemalan migrant children who came to the United States alone back to their…