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December 9, 2025
China sends medical team to support Jamaica’s hurricane recovery
Jamaica’s cohort of medical personnel responding to the impact of Hurricane Melissa is to be boosted by medical staff from China. Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton said the Chinese…
December 9, 2025
Pulse adjusts approach to revenue recognition
Pulse Investments Limited has reported a sharp contraction in core revenue for the financial year ending June as it reshapes its business model. The modelling agency and hospitality company reported…
December 9, 2025
Dom Rep grants US access to restricted areas for fight against drugs
SAN JUAN (AP): Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader announced Wednesday that he has authorised the US government to operate inside restricted areas in the Caribbean country to help in its fight…
December 9, 2025
Something Extra | Friday
Elegance, unity, and purpose converged last Saturday, as the Calabar Old Boys’ Association hosted its annual cocktail and awards ceremony at The University of the West Indies Regional Headquarters.…
December 9, 2025
Michelle Simone ‘SiiM’ Clarke releases debut memoir ‘Gallivant’
When Michelle Simone ‘SiiM’ Clarke talks about Gallivant, she isn’t simply describing her debut memoir; she’s revisiting a younger version of herself she never expected to meet again. “These stories…
December 9, 2025
by Yasmine Peru
Hurricane Melissa won’t rain on Jamaica’s Christmas parade — Minister Grange
Reggae music is “a music for all seasons”, and Hurricane Melissa “is not going to rain on our parade”. That’s the word from Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange…
December 9, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
Hurricane Melissa wrecks Christmas for W’land families
WESTERN BUREAU For thousands of Jamaicans, the warmth of Christmas will be more than a memory this year. Hurricane Melissa, now recorded as the most violent storm ever to strike the island, has left…
December 9, 2025
by Gregory Bryce
Hayden, Bell opposed to Greenwood call-up
Reggae Boyz Isaac Hayden and Amari’i Bell have spoken out against the Jamaica Football Federation’s (JFF) ambitions of calling up ousted England striker Mason Greenwood for the intercontinental…
December 9, 2025
Truck driver dies after suspected electrocution in St Catherine
The Spanish Town Criminal Investigation Branch in St Catherine has launched a probe into the death of a truck driver who is suspected to have been electrocuted. Dead is 27-year-old Demari Lewis of…