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December 9, 2025
Suspected stowaway found dead in plane’s landing gear at North Carolina airport
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Airplane maintenance workers at a North Carolina airport found the body of a suspected stowaway in the landing gear compartment of an American Airlines flight that had recently…
December 9, 2025
Parents must pay close attention to changes in children’s behaviour, says NPSC amid suicides
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr, is appealing to parents to pay close attention to changes in their children’s behaviour and never ignore…
December 9, 2025
St Ann man charged with murder following fatal stabbing in Alexandria
The police in St Ann have charged a man for fatally stabbing another during an argument after he found him in the company of his girlfriend. Twenty-six-year-old maintenance worker Chanardo Wilmot, of…
December 9, 2025
Linguistics scholar welcomes addition of 'bulla', 'broughtupsy' and other Caribbean words to Oxford Dictionary
Anglican priest and linguistics scholar, the Reverend Bertram Gayle has welcomed the inclusion of Jamaican and other Caribbean words in the Oxford English Dictionary, describing it as a historic…
December 9, 2025
NEPA probing stoning of crocodile seen on video
The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is expressing great concern about a video showing a person or persons throwing large stones at a crocodile. NEPA is reminding the public that…
December 9, 2025
Permanent secretary urges early cybersecurity education in schools
Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Ambassador Dr Rocky Meade, has called for the integration of cybersecurity education into Jamaica’s school curriculum, beginning at the…
December 9, 2025
Men urged to keep prostate checks going after awareness month ends
As Prostate Cancer Awareness Month comes to a close in September, one life insurance provider is urging Jamaican men not to set aside screening for the rest of the year. Prostate cancer remains the…
December 9, 2025
Thirty million contributed by credit unions on education
Over $30 million was awarded in secondary and tertiary bursaries and scholarships by credit unions islandwide during August and September 2025. Education has always been a priority for credit unions,…
December 9, 2025
Insurance Employees Co-operative Credit Union celebrates academic excellence
The Insurance Employees Co-operative Credit Union (IECCU) proudly reaffirms its commitment to academic excellence by awarding scholarships and bursaries to the children of members who sat the 2025…