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December 24, 2025
Trinidad gov’t warns against using drones illegally to acquire photos of US military installations and equipment
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago government on Wednesday criticised the use of drones to acquire photos of “military installations and equipment,” noting “with great concern”…
December 24, 2025
Funeral homes lose bid to challenge police orders dealing with sudden deaths
The Court of Appeal has set aside permission granted to five funeral homes to challenge police force orders on sudden deaths, ruling that procedural defects meant the judicial review case should never…
December 24, 2025
Faithful return to Bethlehem and Pope Leo celebrates his first Christmas Eve mass
(AP) — Thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem's Manger Square on Christmas Eve as families there and at other sites across the Holy Land heralded a much-needed boost of holiday spirit, after…
December 24, 2025
Taxi driver charged with murder after Westmoreland woman beaten and burned
Collin James, a taxi driver, has been charged with the murder of Natalie Gooden, the Westmoreland woman who died following an attack at a house in Cornwall Mountain in the parish recently. Gooden…
December 24, 2025
Clarendon pedal cyclist dies after collision with motorcycle
The Clarendon police are investigating the death of a 62-year-old pedal cyclist who was struck by a motorbike on Tuesday evening. The deceased has been identified as Francisco Thomas, otherwise…
December 23, 2025
by Sashana Small
January jitters
The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) is denouncing what it says is the lack of consultation from the Ministry of Education regarding the January reopening of schools, arguing that the absence of…
December 23, 2025
by Tanesha Mundle
No place like home for the holidays
“Don’t let anything dim yuh spirit.” That was the message echoed by returning Jamaicans at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Monday, as travellers arriving for the Christmas…
December 23, 2025
by Karen Madden
Bringing a Jamaican flavour to Christmas in Canada
Food, friends and family take on a whole new meaning when Jamaicans have to spend Christmas outside of their island home. Although the airports will be busy with hundreds of Jamaicans travelling back…
December 23, 2025
by Christopher Thomas
CRH doctors get 1,440 scrubs as early Christmas gift
WESTERN BUREAU: Doctors and nurses at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in Montego Bay, St James, can now conduct operations in greater comfort and safety, after receiving an early Christmas gift…