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BOJ temporarily waives ACH penalty for deposit-taking institutions amid RTGS issues

Published:Tuesday | December 23, 2025 | 12:56 PM

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) is reporting that it has temporarily waived the penalty charged to deposit-taking institutions for using the ACH platform to facilitate transactions over $1 million, arising from ongoing issues with the RTGS system. Some...

Update | Man charged for killing mother, brother and cousin in machete attack in Clarendon

Published:Tuesday | December 23, 2025 | 11:00 AM

The police have charged 26-year-old fisherman Daniel Henry with three counts of murder following last week’s triple-fatal machete attack in Frazersfield, Rocky Point, Clarendon. The charges stem from a domestic incident in which Henry allegedly...

Black River mayor calls for compassion and support as St Elizabeth holds scaled-down Christmas tree lighting

Published:Tuesday | December 23, 2025 | 10:23 AM

Mayor of Black River Richard Solomon has urged residents to remember families still living in severe discomfort following Hurricane Melissa, even as St Elizabeth marked the Christmas season with a scaled-down tree-lighting ceremony on Monday night...

Update | Woman charged for highway crash that claimed four lives, granted $800,000 bail

Published:Tuesday | December 23, 2025 | 10:21 AM

University student Kengu Black, the daughter of prominent Manchester businessman and political activist Skeng Don, whose real name is Kenneth Black, has been charged for the deadly collision along the PJ Patterson Highway in St Catherine in March...

Police in St Kitts issue warning after reports about women being targeted at social events

Published:Tuesday | December 23, 2025 | 9:03 AM

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – The police in St Kitts say they are investigating reports that women are being drugged at bars and social events and subsequently sexually assaulted. In a statement, the police said that the Special Victims Unit is “...

Four Clarendon families get new homes in time for Christmas

Published:Tuesday | December 23, 2025 | 8:44 AM

Four deserving residents from Clarendon are proud homeowners, just in time for Christmas. Cynthia Johnson in Rock River, Maudlyn Simpson-Needham from Coxwain, Carlus Greyson from Four Paths, and Angella Boothe from Mocho, were presented with keys...

St Catherine South police take steps to ease traffic congestion

Published:Tuesday | December 23, 2025 | 8:27 AM

The St Catherine South police will be increasing its presence on the roads to address the problem of traffic congestion. Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Christopher Phillips, who has responsibility for Area Five, said that police personnel...

Who may a stepchild file for?

Published:Tuesday | December 23, 2025 | 12:07 AM

Good day Mrs Walker-Huntington: Just want to know if a stepchild can file for a father, step mother and two siblings under the age of 21. If, so what are the steps and the timeline. Thanks LS Dear LS: A stepchild can only file for their...

Who can hold a British passport?

Published:Tuesday | December 23, 2025 | 12:07 AM

Dear Mr Bassie, Please advise under what circumstances someone is seen as eligible to hold a British Passport. Any assistance would be appreciated. TT Dear TT, With respect to British passport eligibility, please be aware that persons can...

FCJ backs small business recovery in Westmoreland

Published:Tuesday | December 23, 2025 | 12:07 AM

Approximately $13 million has been distributed to more than 70 micro and small businesses in Whitehouse, Westmoreland, as part of the Factories Corporation of Jamaica Limited (FCJ)’s relief effort following the devastation caused by Hurricane...

JMEA launches $10 million Hurricane Melissa recovery grant

Published:Tuesday | December 23, 2025 | 12:07 AM

With hundreds of manufacturers and small producers still reeling from the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) has launched a $10 million Hurricane Melissa MSME Recovery Grant Fund to...

JN helps entrepreneur rise from ruins after Melissa

Published:Tuesday | December 23, 2025 | 12:06 AM

For more than two decades, Joan Palmer, an entrepreneur, operated Best Buy Gold Shop at 26 High Street in Black River, St Elizabeth, but now she has been forced to rebuild her livelihood literally from the ground up after Hurricane Melissa...

Growth & Jobs | Embrace AI in Early Childhood Education with caution – tech experts

Published:Tuesday | December 23, 2025 | 12:05 AM

Educators with knowledge of artificial intelligence (AI) are urging their colleagues at the early childhood level to move past scepticism and embrace the technology as part of modern teaching methods. While advocating for its integration, they...

JCF offers escort services in delivery of relief supplies

Published:Monday | December 22, 2025 | 8:45 PM

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is offering escort services for persons who wish to deliver relief supplies to communities impacted by Hurricane Melissa in the western end of the island. Head of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement...

Vince Zampella, video game pioneer behind 'Call of Duty' dies

Published:Monday | December 22, 2025 | 7:54 PM

Vince Zampella, one of the creators behind best-selling video games such as “Call of Duty,” has died. He was 55. Video game company Electronic Arts said Zampella died Sunday. The company did not disclose his cause of death. In 2010, Zampella...

Hurricane Melissa's impact felt at Green Acres Farmer’s Market in St Catherine

Published:Monday | December 22, 2025 | 7:49 PM

This year’s staging of the Green Acres Farmers’ Market in St Catherine was scaled down, with fewer people in attendance and limited produce due to the impact of the deadly Hurricane Melissa. The event was held earlier on Monday. “We are seeing [...

Police extend curfew in sections of St Andrew

Published:Monday | December 22, 2025 | 6:40 PM

The 48-hour curfew imposed on the communities of Park and 100 Lane, Red Hills Road in St Andrew has been extended by the St Andrew North police. The extension takes effect from 6 p.m. today to 6 p.m. on Wednesday. Police say the security measure...

Marcel Gayle quits as head coach of Waterhouse FC

Published:Monday | December 22, 2025 | 6:42 PM

Marcel 'Fuzzy' Gayle has resigned as head coach of Waterhouse Football Club with immediate effect. Gayle, who has been in charge of the Drewsland-based St Andrew club since 2018, submitted his resignation to club executives on Monday afternoon,...

Port-au-Prince mayor files lawsuit after claiming his home was searched illegally

Published:Monday | December 22, 2025 | 3:49 PM

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC - Mayor of Port-au-Prince in Haiti, Ralph Youri Chevry, Monday announced that he had filed a lawsuit with the Port-au-Prince Criminal Court after the authorities conducted a near three-hour search of his residence, which...

Man sought in fatal machete attack on ex-girlfriend surrenders to St Andrew police

Published:Monday | December 22, 2025 | 2:44 PM

A 29-year-old man wanted by the police for the alleged chopping-murder of his former partner and the wounding of her teen daughter surrendered to the St Andrew North police on Monday. The suspect, Ricardo 'Crow' McCarty, turned himself in at the...

More police on Trelawny streets for holiday season

Published:Monday | December 22, 2025 | 1:42 PM

The Trelawny police have increased their presence across the parish for the holiday season. Operations Manager for the Trelawny Police Division, Deputy Superintendent Shamar Edwards, explained that the added “boots on the ground” are part of a...

Cyberattack disrupts France’s postal service and banking during Christmas rush

Published:Monday | December 22, 2025 | 12:45 PM

PARIS (AP) — A suspected cyberattack knocked France’s national postal service and its banking arm offline Monday, blocking and delaying package deliveries and online payments at the height of the busy Christmas season. The postal service, called...

Murder toll now 649, major crimes still down

Published:Monday | December 22, 2025 | 12:08 PM

With just nine days remaining in 2025, Jamaica has recorded a significant reduction in murders and other major crimes, according to the latest police crime statistics. The latest numbers were published by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) this...

Two killed in separate road crashes in Manchester

Published:Monday | December 22, 2025 | 11:53 AM

The Manchester police are probing the deaths of two people who were killed in separate crashes on Sunday. Both victims have been identified as 23-year-old farmer Shacquile Goldbourne of Warwick District and 58-year-old Judith Morgan of George’s...

Warning signs being erected near rivers and streams in Westmoreland

Published:Monday | December 22, 2025 | 11:11 AM

Warning signs are being erected near rivers and streams across Westmoreland as part of an intensified public education drive by the Westmoreland Health Department to reduce the risk of leptospirosis and diarrhoeal diseases, particularly in the...

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