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December 9, 2025 by Andre Williams

1,000 BWCs coming

Under growing public pressure, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) on Thursday broke its silence on the controversial police killing of 22-year-old Jamar Farquharson while also taking aim at the…
UNSPUN (left), ridden by Richie Shakes, wins the ninth race over six furlongs ahead of UNBELIEVABLE FORCE (Tajay Suckoo) at Caymanas Park on Saturday, May 3, 2025.
December 9, 2025 by Ainsley Walters

Classy Unspun to take the Typewriter

HIGHLY fancied at odds of 2-1 in the Kenneth Mattis Memorial two weeks ago after galloping 1:06.1 for five and a half furlongs at exercise seven days prior, United States-bred UNSPUN ran smack into an…
Minister of Finance, Fayval Williams, speaking at a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on February 19, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Standard and Poor’s upgrades Jamaica, outlook remains ‘positive’

Standard and Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings today upgraded Jamaica’s long-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings from 'BB-' to BB,' while its outlook remains…
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December 9, 2025

Netball World Youth Cup: Young Sunshine Girls bow out in quarterfinals

Jamaica’s young Sunshine Girls crashed out of the Netball World Youth Cup in Gibraltar yesterday after they were brushed aside 85-33 by Australia in the quarter-finals of the competition. Needing a…
Secretary of the Board of Supervision, Treka Lewis.
December 9, 2025

National Homeless Survey slated for October

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, through the Board of Supervision, will conduct the third National Homeless Survey from October 6 to 10 across all parishes. The survey is a…
Bulla is defined as “a small, round, flat cake from Jamaica, made with flour, molasses, brown sugar, and various spices and flavourings such as ginger, nutmeg, coconut, and pineapple”.
December 9, 2025

From ‘bulla’ to ‘carry-go-bring-come’

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP): The Caribbean has elbowed its way into the Oxford English Dictionary with 12 new words commonly used in the region that officials publicly recognised on Wednesday. The…
Ryan-Oniel Francis (left) of Tivoli High and  Marlon Anderson of Haile Selassie High battle for possession during yesterday’s ISSA Manning Cup match at Tivoli. The game ended in a 2-2 draw.
December 9, 2025 by Robert Bailey

Fortis goal feast: KC put 14 past Tarrant

Defending champions Kingston College (KC) went on a goal spree yesterday when they demolished Tarrant High 14-0 in their ISSA/Digicel Manning Cup Zone B clash at the Stadium East Field. KC, unbeaten…
Donna-Lee Donaldson, who was last seen on July 11, 2022.
December 9, 2025 by Tanesha Mundle

Court hears Maitland paid deposit to clean sofa at car wash

A former supervisor at a Kingston car wash testified on Thursday that Constable Noel Maitland paid her a $2,000 deposit at the business in July 2022 after bringing in a sofa for cleaning.