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September 2025

Police hunt man accused of raping 15-year-old in St Catherine

Police in St Catherine are searching for a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl during a break-in at her home on Thursday. The Centre for Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child…
September 2025

‘Salla Bagga’ facing gun charges over Manchester shooting spree

A Clarendon labourer has been charged with multiple firearm-related offences after three men were shot and injured during a gun attack at a business place in neighbouring Manchester in March. The…
United States President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attend a ceremony at the Pentagon to commemorate the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on September. 11, 2025, in Washington.
September 2025

Trump calls on all NATO countries to stop buying Russian oil, threatens up to 100% tariffs on China

United States President Donald Trump said Saturday he believes the Russia-Ukraine war would end if all NATO countries stopped buying oil from Russia and placed tariffs on China of 50% to 100% for its…
September 2025

St Andrew landscaper charged after stolen Mercedes-Benz recovered

Police have charged a St Andrew landscaper after a stolen Mercedes-Benz motor car and other valuables were recovered in Junction in the parish on September 7. Charged with burglary, receiving stolen…
The accused man is scheduled to appear in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on October 3.
September 2025

Mechanic charged after allegedly hitting policeman with vehicle in Half-Way Tree

A St Catherine mechanic has been charged after allegedly using his motor vehicle to hit a police officer who attempted to stop him for an alleged traffic breach in Half-Way Tree, St Andrew on…
September 2025

Body found afloat near beach in Hellshire

An investigation is under way to ascertain the identity of a man whose body was found floating near a beach along the Hellshire main road in St Catherine on Friday. According to police reports,…
Annie Dawson Children’s Home founder Ivaline Nickie gets assistance in making the bed in one of the girls’ dormitories from Timara Jackson, who has been an avid supporter of the home for the last two years.
September 2025

JPS powers up relocation of Annie Dawson Children’s Home

For Timara Jackson, the two-year relationship she’s shared with the girls who reside at the Annie Dawson Children’s Home, awakened her inner advocate. “I am quite an introverted person, but working…
From left: Nathan Williams, Ronaldo O’Connor, Keneik Reid, Najae Biggs and Alana Pottinger from Old Harbour Bay Primary School, show off their backpacks and financial aid vouchers as they were more than 1,000 beneficiaries of Excelerate Energy’s Back-t
September 2025

1,000 high-potential students given accelerated assistance in getting back to school

More than 1,000 students have been assisted in entering the new school year with renewed confidence, thanks to Excelerate Energy, Inc’s flagship back-to-school initiative. The programme, designed to…
Kamesha Blake, executive director of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA), views an exhibition of locally crafted jewellery on display at the M&E Awards Nomination Cocktail.
September 2025

188 nominations for awards across 28 categories at upcoming JMEA Gala

The Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) Awards Nomination Cocktail, held last week at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in new Kingston, saw a record 188 nominations across 28 award…