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December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | Hurricane Melissa exposed failure on land access and rural roads
THE EDITOR, Madam: Hurricane Melissa has has torn the veil from a national failure that stretches back to Independence on August 6, 1962. Successive governments have failed to address two…
December 9, 2025
Trump signs funding bill, ending record 43-day government shutdown
President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without pay cheques, stranded scores…
December 9, 2025
The OUR’s role after Hurricane Melissa
THE EDITOR, Madam: We thank Mr Javon Moatt for his letter published on November 12, 2025, and welcome the opportunity to clarify the Office of Utilities Regulation’s (OUR) role and actions following…
December 9, 2025
Four alleged murderers killed in reported shootout with police in St Catherine
Four men are dead following an alleged gun battle with police in Rosemount district, St Catherine, Wednesday night. Reports are that about 9:40 p.m., the men were involved in the murder of a man in…
December 9, 2025
Hurricane Melissa deepens Jamaica’s child labour crisis
THE EDITOR, Madam: Recently, while driving through New Kingston, I stopped at a traffic light and saw two visibly young boys weaving between cars, asking for change to buy a meal. When I gently urged…
December 9, 2025
5 Questions With Diplo and Winnie Harlow
This week, 5 Questions With ... had a quick conversation with not one, but two celebrities who have responded to the plight of Jamaicans after the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa on October…
December 9, 2025
by Ainsley Walters
Mojito hits top form just in time for Jamaica Cup
MOJITO’S WIN in the Kenneth Mattis Memorial was not only flashy, an eight-length dismissal of United States-bred UNSPUN, it was also the fastest time clocked at nine furlongs and 25 yards in more than…
December 9, 2025
‘Talented’ Hurricanes squad eyes Super50 silverware
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): WITH THE regional cricket season less than a week away, Leeward Islands Hurricanes head coach Steve Liburd is setting his sights firmly on championship glory, declaring it’s…
December 9, 2025
Cabinet approves $500-million relief grant to clean up schools
Cabinet has approved a relief grant of $500 million for schools damaged during the passage of Category Five Hurricane Melissa. “We have to clean up and we have to get the debris moved out of our…