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Laverne Cox dons Alexander McQueen.
December 9, 2025

Something Extra | Thursday

Fashion’s biggest power players gathered at Cipriani South Street in New York on Tuesday for the annual WWD Honors, celebrating excellence across fashion, beauty, and retail. The prestigious event —…
Marsha Coore Lobban, Jamaica’s high commissioner to Canada.
December 9, 2025 by Neil Armstrong

Jamaicans in Canada eager to help their homeland

As Jamaican-Canadians consider how they can help their homeland, ravaged by the fury of Hurricane Melissa, the Jamaican High Commission in Ottawa held a meeting last week underscoring that it is vital…
A section of the roadway in the vicinity of the Tower Street Adult Correctional Facility in Kingston was flooded as Hurricane Melissa dumped rain on Jamaica on October 28 2025.
December 9, 2025

Catastrophic flash floods and landslides likely as Melissa continues to dump rain over Jamaica

A hurricane warning remains in effect for Jamaica as catastrophic Category 3 Hurricane Melissa drifts toward eastern Cuba. The Meteorological Service of Jamaica says Hurricane Melissa is expected to…
Jody Brown.
December 9, 2025

Reggae Girlz thump Trinidad 4-1

In their first meeting in seven years, the Reggae Girlz defeated Trinidad and Tobago 4-1 Tuesday night in an international friendly played at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Trinidad. Jody Brown bagged a…
Zinc fence damaged by Hurricane Melissa in St Andrew.
December 9, 2025

Miami HEAT join in donating to Hurricane Melissa relief efforts

NBA team the Miami HEAT, the Micky & Madeleine Arison Family Foundation and Carnival Corporation & plc have partnered to make a US$1 million donation to assist with expected recovery efforts…
Flow says its technical teams are on standby and ready to begin physical damage assessment and restoration efforts as soon as it receives the all clear.
December 9, 2025

Flow fixed network widely impacted by Melissa, most mobile customers still connected

Telecommunications company Flow says 72 per cent of its mobile customers still have access to connectivity while only 22 per cent of its fibre internet customers are currently registering online as a…
One of three homes damaged along Walker’s Avenue in Portmore, St Catherine, on Tuesday after a large tree was felled by Hurricane Melissa’s fierce winds.
December 9, 2025 by Kimone Francis

RAVAGED

Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica’s western parishes on Tuesday, leaving behind widespread destruction, catastrophic flooding, and crippling infrastructure damage in what officials are calling…
Clive Evans, a resident of Walker’s Avenue in Gregory Park, St Catherine, looks at the damage to his house caused by a fallen tree during Hurricane Melissa on Tuesday.
December 9, 2025 by Corey Robinson

Near miss!

A man narrowly escaped death, a woman was injured, and more than a dozen residents were left homeless after two massive trees fell and damaged at least five homes on Walkers Avenue in Gregory Park, St…
This sweet and sour mackerel, topped with sesame seeds, was paired with fried festival and a side of garden vegetables.
December 9, 2025 by Krysta Anderson

Cooking up a storm

As the country grapples with the impact of Hurricane Melissa, the dangerous Category 5 storm that made landfall on Tuesday, many will depend on the non-perishables in their pantries or emergency kits.…