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December 9, 2025
by Paul H. Williams
Scheed Cole behind the magic at Natural History Museum exhibition gallery
“O N SUNDAY, August 31, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange officially opened the Natural History Museum of Jamaica (NHMJ) Exhibition Gallery, by way of a…
December 9, 2025
All Justices of the Peace to receive new national seal by March 2026
By March 2026, all Justices of the Peace (JPs) are expected to be in possession of the newly designed seal, which features the word ‘Jamaica’ in place of individual parish names. This was disclosed…
December 9, 2025
16-y-o boy in Bahamas charged for mass shooting
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – A 16-year-old boy in the Bahamas was charged on Monday with the deaths of two men and injury to five other people during a mass shooting in August. The teenager appeared…
December 9, 2025
Hurricanes Humberto and Imelda charge toward Bermuda as tiny island prepares
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The outer bands of Hurricane Humberto lashed Bermuda on Tuesday as it approached the tiny British territory, with newly formed Hurricane Imelda following closely behind. …
December 9, 2025
Healthcare workers urged to wear black to protest interdiction of doctor who contested general election
Healthcare workers and well-wishers of the sector have been urged to wear black tomorrow October 1, in support of Dr Aujae Dixon, a junior resident at May Pen Hospital in Clarendon, who was…
December 9, 2025
Policeman dies after being hospitalised following crash in St Elizabeth
Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force are in mourning as a policeman who was hospitalised after crashing his motorcycle last Friday in St Elizabeth has succumbed to his injuries. He is…
December 9, 2025
Jamaica failed to show solidarity with Palestine at UN assembly - PNP
The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) is criticising the Government for what it describes as a failure to demonstrate solidarity with the Palestinian people during key moments at the United…
December 9, 2025
Tropical Storm Octave forms at sea in Pacific Ocean, forecasters say
MIAMI (AP) — A tropical storm formed Tuesday in the Pacific Ocean far from land, forecasters said. Tropical Storm Octave was well off the coast of Mexico, centred about 930 miles (1,500 kilometres)…
December 9, 2025
US wants Ja to step up fight against human trafficking, country maintains Tier 2 ranking
The United States wants Jamaica to improve its efforts against human trafficking, arguing that the country continues to fall short in critical areas such as adequate funding for victim protection…