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December 9, 2025
Rosé and Bruno Mars’ APT. leads Apple Music’s year-end charts
NEW YORK (AP): It arrived in 2024. And it never left. Rosé and Bruno Mars’ massively popular, Grammy-nominated APT. topped Apple Music’s global song chart in 2025 as the giant music streamer released…
December 9, 2025
Temporary waiver for medical and personal care imports
The Jamaica Customs Agency has announced a temporary waiver of import permits for a wide range of medical and personal care items, a measure designed to accelerate hurricane relief operations and…
December 9, 2025
Health Ministry reports more leptospirosis cases and deaths
The Ministry of Health and Wellness is reporting that Jamaica has recorded more cases and deaths of leptospirosis in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. In a release today, the ministry says the…
December 9, 2025
by Paul H. Williams
Recovery missions restoring Bluefields Organic Farm
Since Category 5 Hurricane Melissa struck on October 28, relief and recovery missions have been unfolding across western Jamaica, the area hardest-hit region. Local residents, government agencies,…
December 9, 2025
Tax offices across western Jamaica offering limited services
Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) says tax offices across western Jamaica are currently offering limited services with reduced operating hours arising from Hurricane Melissa. TAJ says among the…
December 9, 2025
by Damian Levy
‘Wicked: For Good’ – An adequate epilogue
One of the defining cinema experiences of 2024 was watching Cynthia Erivo shatter the ceiling of theatres across the world, hitting high notes hitherto unknown with her climactic number ‘Defying…
December 9, 2025
‘Rage bait’ named Oxford University Press word of year
LONDON (AP): Oxford University Press has named ‘rage bait’ as its word of the year, capturing the internet zeitgeist of 2025. The phrase refers to online content that is “deliberately designed to…
December 9, 2025
Minimalist Prada buys maximalist Versace for near US$1.4B
MILAN (AP): The Prada Group closed the purchase of Milan fashion rival Versace in a US$1.375 billion cash deal that puts the fashion house known for its sexy silhouettes under the same roof as Prada’s…
December 9, 2025
Remedial works being undertaken along Bull Bay main road to address defects, expect delays - NWA
The National Works Agency (NWA) says remedial works are being undertaken along the Bull Bay main road to address defects that have manifested since the opening of the four lanes to the motoring…