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December 9, 2025
British man allegedly held with cocaine at Kingston airport denied bail
A 24-year-old British man who was allegedly held with cocaine in his suitcase at the Norman Manley airport in Kingston has been denied bail. Isun Shaka Haywood, a delivery driver of a London address,…
December 9, 2025
Attorney says NCB executive accused of rape must be judged in court, not public arena
The attorney for a National Commercial Bank (NCB) executive facing rape charges has cautioned that the right of an accused person to have their case ventilated in a court of law and not the court of…
December 9, 2025
Updated | At least three arrested in series of raids by St Andrew North police
The St Andrew North police are reporting that it conducted a series of raids across the division this morning in search of suspected criminals and illegal firearms. The police indicated that among…
December 9, 2025
Lab technicians at Petrojam ordered back to work, union expresses surprise
Trade unionist John Levy is disputing claims that laboratory technicians at Petrojam went on strike yesterday, contending that this suggestion from the state-owned oil refinery was "a stretch of…
December 9, 2025
Man found dead following fire at his home in Portland
The police in Portland are investigating the death of a man whose charred remains were found following a fire at his home in Drapers Heights on Friday morning. He has been identified as 39-year-old…
December 9, 2025
Man fatally shot by police in St Catherine
A man who the police say was a suspect in a murder case was this morning fatally shot by cops in St Catherine. Dead is Danville Powell, otherwise called 'Alex' and 'Cool Face', of…
December 9, 2025
Police constable charged for allegedly assaulting man during Marcus Garvey Drive traffic stop
A policeman has been charged for allegedly using his weapon to assault a man during a traffic stop along Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston. Constable Brenton McLean is charged with unlawful wounding…
December 9, 2025
Jamaica going after 500,000 UK visitors annually by 2030
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has indicated that Jamaica has set a target of getting 500,000 United Kingdom visitors annually by 2030, as part of a push to grow one of the country's important…
December 9, 2025
Golding rebuffs invitation to meet with Chuck on constitutional reform, insists talks must be with PM
Opposition Leader Mark Golding has rebuffed a proposal from Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness to meet with Minister of Justice Delroy Chuck to discuss the next steps in the Opposition's…