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December 9, 2025
‘Salla Bagga’ facing gun charges over Manchester shooting spree
A Clarendon labourer has been charged with multiple firearm-related offences after three men were shot and injured during a gun attack at a business place in neighbouring Manchester in March. The…
December 9, 2025
Stop live streaming acts of violence
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing to express my deep concern about a troubling trend that has emerged in our society, the live broadcasting of violent crimes for clicks and views. Recent incidents,…
December 9, 2025
Police hunt man accused of raping 15-year-old in St Catherine
Police in St Catherine are searching for a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl during a break-in at her home on Thursday. The Centre for Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child…
December 9, 2025
Don’t vilify, rally around Calabar
THE EDITOR, Madam: As a graduate of Calabar High School and former member of Calabar Cadet Unit, I feel compelled to respond to Dale Britton’s letter ‘Those Calabar lockouts’. Calabar is not merely…
December 9, 2025
Farmer charged over discharge of licensed gun during dispute in St Elizabeth
A St Elizabeth farmer, who is a licensed firearm holder, has been charged over the discharge of his weapon during a dispute with another man in his community earlier this year. The accused has been…
December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | True help to Haiti
THE EDITOR, Madam: CARICOM members are taking careful note of the US’s current treatment of Venezuela. Trinidad Prime Minister’s endorsement of its slaughter of the Venezuelan fishermen is,…
December 9, 2025
by Karen Madden
Real power shift needed
Despite a marginal increase in the number of women that will sit in Lower House when it resumes, at least one gender advocate believes the country is still falling short in its representation of women…
December 9, 2025
Two boys accused of stealing 'pardner’ money in St Andrew
The police have charged two teen boys over the theft of cash from a house in Temple Hall, St Andrew, between August 18 and 20. The two, who are both 15, will not be named as they are children.…
December 9, 2025
by Kimone Francis
Tech entrepreneur blames JMMB for business collapse, bank rejects claims
A software engineer has filed a lawsuit against JMMB Bank (Jamaica) Limited, claiming the financial institution’s decision to freeze his account and withhold sums totalling US$35,000 or $5.6 million…