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FILE - An Amazon truck makes deliveries in Wheeling, Illinois, May 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
December 9, 2025

Amazon to pay US$2.5 billion to settle FTC allegations it duped customers into enrolling in Prime

SEATTLE (AP) — Amazon has reached a historic US$2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, which said the online retail giant tricked customers into signing up for its Prime memberships…
The New York Young Republicans Club holds a vigil for Turning Point USA CEO and co-founder Charlie Kirk at Madison Square Park on Friday, September 12, in New York.
December 9, 2025

Apple TV+ delays political thriller after Charlie Kirk’s killing

NEW YORK (AP): Jessica Chastain says she disagrees with Apple TV+’s decision to postpone the release of the political thriller series, The Savant, following the assassination of Charlie Kirk.…
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December 9, 2025

INDECOM probing killing of unidentified man in Old Harbour

The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) is probing a fourth police fatal shooting within the last 48-hours, following the killing of an unidentified man in Old Harbour, St Catherine. …
Sean Combs arrives at the Pre-Grammy Gala And Salute To Industry Icons at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Saturday, January 25, 2020, in Beverly Hills, California.
December 9, 2025

Smiling Diddy waves to fans as he goes to court for hearing

NEW YORK (AP): A smiling Sean 'Diddy' Combs waved to his supporters as he returned to court Thursday for a hearing that could help a judge decide how long the Grammy-winning producer will…
Errol Greene, trustee of the Jamaica Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica.
December 9, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

Greene urges colleagues to call out rogue JPs

WESTERN BUREAU: Errol Greene, trustee of the Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica (LMAJ), has appealed to justices of the peace (JPs) to expose colleagues who exploit their office for personal gain,…
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December 9, 2025 by Steven Jackson

National Rums get temporary relief in industry fight

Rum makers will return to court next February to battle over the definition of Jamaican rum, following a Supreme Court ruling that gives National Rums of Jamaica Limited, NRJ, temporary relief. On…
The US Coast Guard said the seized contraband was a result of two interdictions in the Caribbean Sea.
December 9, 2025

US Coast Guard offloads nearly US$65M in illicit narcotics interdicted in the Caribbean Sea

ST PETERSBURG, CMC – The United States Coast Guard says the crew of Coast Guard Cutter Diligence earlier this week offloaded approximately 8,700 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated US$64.5 million,…
December 9, 2025

Two men killed, policeman injured in reported Wynter's Pen confrontation

Two men were killed on Wednesday and a policeman injured during a police operation in Wynter's Pen St Catherine. The police reportedly seized an illegal gun and five rounds of ammunition…
An unidentified man was fatally shot and a firearm and ammunition reportedly seized at a property in Hungry Town, off Mannings Hill Road, St Andrew.
December 9, 2025

INDECOM probing another police fatal shooting

The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) is probing another fatal shooting by the police this morning after a man was killed during an alleged confrontation in Hungry Town, St Andrew. …