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Former Education Minister Ruel Reid (left) and former Caribbean Maritime University President Professor Fritz Pinnock.
December 9, 2025 by Tanesha Mundle

Judge slaps down Wildman’s appeal for pause of Reid, Pinnock fraud trial

Defence lawyer Hugh Wildman yesterday urged Senior Parish Judge Sanchia Burrel to voluntarily pause the multimillion-dollar fraud trial involving former Education Minister Ruel Reid and others in the…
Left: Fishermen in Port Maria bringing their vessel to shore.
December 9, 2025 by Gareth Davis Sr

Port Maria businesses, residents on edge as Melissa nears

Residents and business operators in Port Maria are bracing for possible flooding as Tropical Storm Melissa threatens to dump heavy rainfall across Jamaica, raising fears of a repeat of past disasters…
December 9, 2025

No discount

The Court of Appeal has upheld the life sentence for a man convicted of murdering two children in St James in 2014, rejecting his claim that he should receive a lighter sentence for pleading guilty. …
Margaret Bridge, a problematic culvert which overflows during heavy rainfall.
December 9, 2025 by Mickalia Kington

Dalling Street, McNeil Land plagued by clogged drains and rising flood water

Western Bureau: For residents of Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, the rain hasn’t stopped, and neither have the floods. In Dalling Street, McNeil Land, and surrounding areas, clogged drains and rising…
Dr Delroy Fray, clinical coordinator for the Western Regional Health Authority.
December 9, 2025 by Christopher Thomas

WRHA hospitals ready for Melissa amid bed space concerns

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Delroy Fray, the clinical coordinator for the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), says hospitals under the region’s umbrella are well-equipped to face any emergencies that may…
Resident of Dalling Street, Carl Nunes, says he hopes the cleaning of the drain will lessen the anticipated flooding.
December 9, 2025

Anxiety mounting in Little London as Melissa edges closer to Jamaica

Western Bureau: As the weather system Melissa edges closer to Jamaica, residents in western Westmoreland are already feeling the impact of heavy rainfall and flooding, days before the storm’s…
Members of the parliamentary Opposition gather their belongings as they walked out of Gordon House on Tuesday in protest after House Speaker cut Opposition Leader Mark Golding’s microphone.
December 9, 2025 by Edmond Campbell

POLITICAL STORM

Tensions flared in Parliament on Tuesday after Speaker of the House Juliet Holness muted the microphone of Opposition Leader Mark Golding during a heated exchange over questions posed to a government…
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December 9, 2025

High alert for ‘Melissa’

As Tropical Storm Melissa moves slowly across the central Caribbean, with potential impacts on Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti, local disaster coordinators have been placed on high alert to…
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December 9, 2025 by Tanesha Mundle

CMU paid $720,000 to Reid’s driver for student meals, court hears

Four invoices with sums totalling $720,000 were paid out by the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) to former Education Minister Ruel Reid’s driver for providing meals for students. Reid, his wife…