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December 9, 2025
Earth Today | Eye on methane
WITH METHANE emissions responsible for about one third of the world’s warming, a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has pointed to the need for greater collaborative,…
December 9, 2025
by Edmond Campbell
POLITICAL STORM
Tensions flared in Parliament on Tuesday after Speaker of the House Juliet Holness muted the microphone of Opposition Leader Mark Golding during a heated exchange over questions posed to a government…
December 9, 2025
High alert for ‘Melissa’
As Tropical Storm Melissa moves slowly across the central Caribbean, with potential impacts on Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti, local disaster coordinators have been placed on high alert to…
December 9, 2025
by Tanesha Mundle
CMU paid $720,000 to Reid’s driver for student meals, court hears
Four invoices with sums totalling $720,000 were paid out by the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) to former Education Minister Ruel Reid’s driver for providing meals for students. Reid, his wife…
December 9, 2025
by Kimone Francis
Buchanan presses on with fight to void St Andrew WC election result
Attorney-at-law Hugh Wildman says his client Paul Buchanan’s ultimate goal is to have the September 3 general election result in St Andrew West Central voided and a re-run ordered. Wildman’s comments…
December 9, 2025
by Andre Williams
Woman killed, daughter injured in suspected domestic attack
What should have been a peaceful post-holiday morning turned to horror in the quiet community of Rose Hill in Content, St Andrew, on Tuesday after a suspected domestic attack left one woman dead and…
December 9, 2025
by Ruddy Mathison
Injured suspect held after deadly Linstead gun battle
A manhunt launched by the security forces to apprehend two men who escaped during a fierce gun battle in Linstead, St Catherine, Monday night, has resulted in the capture of one of the fugitives…
December 9, 2025
by Bryan Miller
Grand Palladium exposes students, teachers to practical STEM tech
WESTERn BUREAU: Teachers and students from five high schools and one teacher’s college got a chance to see the concept of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) being used practically…
December 9, 2025
by Paul H. Williams
Well Ample Productions giving female creatives a safe space to prosper
“Our first event, ‘Our Love’, was held in February 2022, and that really marked the beginning of our journey. We officially registered Well Ample Productions in 2023, after realising how much impact…