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December 9, 2025
Study analyses effects of ultra-processed foods on the body
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are industrially altered products - like soda, snacks and processed meats - packed with additives and stripped of nutrients. Hundreds of new ingredients, previously…
December 9, 2025
Wong gifts alma mater St George’s College with words of wisdom, $40m gym
Perseverance – that tenacity to remain determined and driven – was the theme of the presentation of philanthropist Philip Wong, in the second of the three-part lecture series at St George’s College,…
December 9, 2025
by Kimone Francis
An angel in the flood
What should have been a routine two-minute drive from Dominica Drive to Chelsea Manor turned into a harrowing 15-minute ordeal for an elderly couple, after their car was swept away by raging…
December 9, 2025
by Andre Williams
A war on drugs
“Cocaine is a major source of funding for the gangs in Jamaica.” That was the blunt assessment from a US administration official during a September 19 high-level briefing last Friday in Kansas City,…
December 9, 2025
Teenager who admitted to making false sexual assault complaint charged
Investigators in the St Catherine North police division have charged a 16-year-old girl with creating public mischief after she admitted in court that she lied about being sexually assaulted by a…
December 9, 2025
US revokes visa for Colombia's president after he urges American soldiers to disobey Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tensions between the United States and Colombia have escalated with the State Department announcing it was revoking a visa for Gustavo Petro, president of the Latin American country,…
December 9, 2025
Man charged for sexual assault of 7-y-o girl
The Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse has charged a 27-year-old man with the sexual assault of a seven-year-old girl. The man, who hails from Ewarton, St Catherine, was…
December 9, 2025
National Youth in Agriculture winners to launch ‘Agriconnect’ app by 2026
‘AgriConnect’, a new mobile application (app) that gives farmers direct access to customers, is expected to come on stream by 2026. The app was developed by a four-member team—Khrisean Stewart,…
December 9, 2025
Three people, including a woman, arrested following Portmore gun seizure
A police operation in Portmore, St Catherine, on Saturday resulted in the arrest of three persons and the seizure of a gun and ammunition. Reports are that about 5 a.m. members of the Special…