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Sandals Resorts said the guest experienced a medical emergency while participating in snorkeling excursion.
December 9, 2025

American tourist dies in suspected drowning in Ocho Rios

Jamaican authorities are probing the suspected drowning of a 58-year-old American tourist who died while snorkeling in Ocho Rios, St Ann, on Saturday. The deceased, a male, was reportedly from Port…
Damage is seen after an Israeli strike targeted a compound that hosted Hamas' political leadership in Doha, Qatar on September 10, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Qatar slams ‘reckless, treacherous’ Israel after deadly Doha strike

(AP) - Qatar's prime minister denounced Israel on Sunday as foreign ministers from Arab and Muslim nations met to discuss a possible unified response to Israel's attack on Doha targeting the…
Jamaica’s Andrenette Knight competes in the heats of the women's 400m hurdles at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan on September 15, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Knight, Salmon through to 400m hurdles semis

There were no hiccups in Jamaica’s qualification attempts in the women’s 400m hurdles heats as the pair of Andrenette Knight and Shiann Salmon booked their semifinal spots at the World Athletics…
Dorey McPherson awaiting the arrival of firefighters to free her trapped leg after several failed efforts by passers-by who rushed to her aid.
December 9, 2025 by Corey Robinson

ONE STEP FROM DISASTER

For over 30 years, Dorey McPherson sold goods at the Morant Bay Market in St Thomas, stepping countless times on the deteriorating manhole cover beside her stall – always without incident. But last…
Orette Fisher, former director of elections... ‘Notwithstanding cost, conduct enumeration exercise every 15 years.’
December 9, 2025 by Erica Virtue

‘A clean voters’ list is a moral safeguard’

Failure by successive administrations to declare an enumeration period in Jamaica, for a complete reverification and purging of the voters’ list has fuelled concerns about the low percentage of the…
Donovan English, father of late national footballer Irvino English, said he is proud of Fraser-Pryce’s achievements.
December 9, 2025 by Karen Madden

‘Look at wi road now’

EXCITEMENT HAS been permeating Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Drive in St Andrew, renamed for the little girl who ran on the former Ashoka Road, now celebrated as the greatest female sprinter of all time.…
Gender and development practitioner Judith Wedderburn.
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…
JMMB Group head office, Haughton Court, New Kingston.
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…
A motive has not been established.
December 9, 2025

Taxi driver shot dead after picking up fake passengers

A taxi operator was shot dead late Friday night after two men posing as passengers reportedly attacked him during a trip in Portmore, St Catherine. The unidentified driver, who was operating a…