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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Member of Parliament for St Catherine South Eastern, Robert Miller launched a stout defence of Prime Minister Andrew Holness, his boyhood friend, as he opened the 2024/25 State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. Miller used a significant portion of his presentation to hit out at whom he considers critical, and or envious of the prime minister, who has come under scrutiny in...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Taneish Wisdom-Banton, a former chief investigator of the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM), was accused on Monday of being untruthful when she denied having knowledge of a Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) helicopter capturing video footage of certain events at 18 Kirkland Close in St Andrew in the wee hours of May 27, 2010 when accountant Keith Clarke was shot dead by soldiers. Wisdom-Banton was giving evidence in the murder trial...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — St Catherine High advanced to the second round of the Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) Digicel Manning Cup on Tuesday after a 3-0 win over Papine High. St Catherine were led by a second half brace from striker Dwight Gentles and a first half strike from Rajae Taylor. They now move to 16 points in Zone E, three behind leaders St George’s College who got by Norman Manley 3-1....

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s newest Member of Parliament, Matthew Peter Samuda, representing the constituency of St Ann North Eastern, was sworn in at Gordon House on Tuesday afternoon. Samuda took the Oath of Allegiance about 2:11 pm. After being welcomed to the House of Representatives by the Leader of Government Business, Edmund Bartlett and Leader of Opposition Business, Phillip Paulwell, Samuda committed to working hard for the people of the constituency....

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) is urging women to take charge of their breast health through regular self-examinations and screenings during the month of October. This initiative emphasises the importance of early detection in the fight against breast cancer and aims to promote awareness of breast health among women. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among Jamaican women, with 1,208 new cases reported in...

TAMPA, United States (AFP) — Storm-battered Florida braced for a direct hit from Hurricane Milton which restrengthened to a Category 5 storm Tuesday, as President Joe Biden begged residents to flee what he warned could be the worst natural disaster to hit the American state in a century. As the second huge hurricane in as many weeks rumbled toward Florida's west coast, a sense of looming catastrophe spread as people raced to...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — In an effort to keep up with the growth in local and international supporters, Jamaica’s premier Carnival band, Xodus Carnival is going digital with its 2025 carnival costume presentation to be showcased on Wednesday, October 9. The decision to make the launch event digital is a result of the company wanting to broaden its scope to engage with a much wider audience. “A digital launch allows us to...