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December 15, 2025
Prisoner charged in death of fellow inmate at St Mary police station
A 23-year-old inmate has been charged with murder following the fatal stabbing of another prisoner at the Annotto Bay Police Station lock-up in St Mary. The accused is Nolando Atkinson, a…
December 15, 2025
Portland police probing alleged rape of CASE student
Detectives attached to the Port Antonio Criminal Investigative Branch in Portland are investigating the alleged rape of a female College of Agriculture Science and Education (CASE) student on Sunday…
December 15, 2025
Former Congo rebel leader Lumbala sentenced to 30 years over wartime atrocities
(AP) — Ex-Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala was sentenced Monday in France to 30 years in prison over atrocities committed two decades ago during the Second Congo War. Rights groups have hailed the…
December 15, 2025
Gov’t to address land settlement issues in Westmoreland
The Government is to intensify efforts to regularise land settlements in Westmoreland, says Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness. Addressing a land titling ceremony at the Lacovia Community Centre in St…
December 15, 2025
JPS customers to see 7% increase on November bills following Hurricane Melissa
Customers of the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS) will see a 7 per cent increase on bills issued in December for November’s electricity consumption, the Office of Utilities Regulation…
December 15, 2025
Trinidad and Tobago to open airports to US military as Venezuela tensions grow
The government of Trinidad and Tobago said Monday that it would allow the United States military to access its airports in coming weeks as tensions build between the US and Venezuela. The…
December 15, 2025
Two Jamaican fishermen sentenced to prison in Cayman Islands for smuggling marijuana
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, CMC - Two Jamaican fishermen caught with more than 167 pounds of marijuana on a boat south of the Cayman Islands earlier this year have been jailed after pleading guilty…
December 15, 2025
by Sonique Frost
The Skin Lab Beauty Bar: The new face of modern Jamaican skincare
In a fast-evolving beauty landscape, where self-care is steadily becoming a priority rather than a luxury, one Jamaican entrepreneur is carving out her own space with precision, passion, and purpose. …
December 15, 2025
Trinidad and Tobago will open airports to US military as Venezuela tensions grow
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — The Government of Trinidad and Tobago said Monday that it would allow the US military to access its airports in coming weeks as tensions build between the United States…