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THURSDAY DECEMBER 4, 2025
New York resident gets life sentence without parole for 2022 Tamarac killing A woman convicted in a 2022 Tamarac homicide has received a life sentence without the possibility of parole, prosecutors confirmed. The sentence was handed down Monday against 31-year-old Sakiyna Thompson, who a jury found guilty of first-degree murder in October for the July 2022 killing of 23year-old Kayla Hodgson after a swift one-hour deliberation. The fatal attack occurred on July 13, 2022, at Hodgson’s apartment in Tamarac, where investigators say Thompson confronted the victim in what prosecutors argued was a pre-planned act of jealousy, prompted by Hodgson’s relationship with Thompson’s ex-boyfriend. Prosecutors told the court that Thompson flew from New York to South Florida days before the murder with the explicit intention to kill Hodgson. Records and reports listed Thompson as a native of Jamaica. During the trial, jurors heard four hours of closing arguments that continues on B3 – Life without parole
Jamaica secures US$6.7-billion hurricane relief in historic global backing Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness has described as “unprecedented” the US$6.7 billion in coordinated development financing mobilized for Jamaica in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, noting that the scale, speed and confidence reflected in the package signal one of the most significant moments in the country’s disaster-recovery history. Holness was addressing the House of Representatives on Tuesday, December 2, during a scheduled parliamentary statement, where he emphasized that global institutions
answered Jamaica’s call with unusual urgency. “The international community has responded to Jamaica with remarkable solidarity, urgency, and confidence,” he told the House, acknowledging support that arrived even before the formal financing announcement. The prime minister stressed that Jamaica’s ability to activate emergency instruments within days was not accidental. He pointed to years of preparedness planning that predated the hurricane season. “Even before the announcement of this
The international community has responded to Jamaica with remarkable urgency, solidarity, and confidence,”
substantial international financing package, we already had in place a multi-layered disaster risk financing framework, which was the product of years of strategic planning, disciplined financial management, and proactive investment in resilience,” Holness said. Holness also revealed that Jamaica moved to unlock emergency liquidity across continues on B2 Historic Support
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