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Maulton Campbell, the suspended principal of Kingston Technical High School.
December 2025 by Sashana Small

Kingston Tech principal suspended

Principal of Kingston Technical High School Maulton Campbell has been suspended from the institution following an audit report, concerns over a hiring decision, and a formal complaint submitted by a…
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December 2025

‘Serious mistake’

The Court of Appeal says it overturned an ex-policeman’s 2021 murder conviction after finding that his claim of self-defence was not properly addressed during the trial, a lapse that undermined the…
Damaged property in Union Acres, St James.
December 2025 by Kimone Francis

Union Acres homeowners threaten legal action over hurricane losses

Homeowners in Union Acres, St James, whose newly built properties were torn up by Hurricane Melissa in October, have served notice that they will use litigation in an effort to force the developer to…
Mayne
December 2025 by Edmond Campbell

‘We intend to fight this’

State Minister for Finance and the Public Service Zavia Mayne has filed a lawsuit against the Integrity Commission (IC), asking the court to quash the ruling of the director of corruption prosecution…
Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon at a meeting of the St James Municipal Corporation.
December 2025 by Christopher Thomas

St James residents still worried about limited garbage collection

WESTERN BUREAU: Following calls from the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC) for citizens to responsibly dispose of their garbage in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, residents of several…
A moped, possibly similar to the one shown above, was involved in a fatal accident that left a Jamaican man dead in Queens, New York, on Friday.
December 2025

Jamaican man dies after being struck by moped driver in Queens

A 68-year-old Jamaica-born man was struck and killed by a moped while standing on the street in a section of Queens, New York, in the United States on Friday. Dead is former corrections officer Trevor…
Donaldson was last seen alive on July 11, 2022.
December 2025 by Livern Barrett

Investigator didn’t check into claims brother called victim after disappearance

A police officer who supervised the investigation into the disappearance of social media personality and entrepreneur Donna-Lee Donaldson has denied a suggestion that he was negligent or careless for…
Agriculture Minister Floyd Green (centre), and acting CEO of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority, Garnet Edmondson (right), are shown features of one of the two 20-foot solar-powered cold-storage containers by RADA parish manager for St Elizabeth,
December 2025

St Elizabeth farmers get solar-powered cold storage

More than 1,000 fruit and vegetable farmers in Flagaman, St Elizabeth and surrounding areas now have access to modern cold storage facilities worth US$57,000 ($9 million). The facilities are expected…
Rescuers carry out the body of a victim from the site of a fire in Jakarta, Indonesia on December 9, 2025.
December 2025

At least 22 people killed in office building fire in Indonesia

(AP) — A fire ripped through an office building in Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, on Tuesday, killing at least 22 people, including a pregnant woman, police said. Flames engulfed the seven-story…