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Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaks during a press conference in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on January 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh, File)
December 9, 2025

Former Bangladesh leader sentenced to death for crackdown on uprising that ousted her

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and one of her close aides were sentenced to death Monday over her crackdown on a student uprising last year that killed…
Residents of the Lacovia Primary School shelter in St Elizabeth charge their phones using power supplied by the RG CARES outreach team; providing critical connectivity after the widespread devastation and dislocation caused by Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

DEVASTATION MEETS CARE: ST ELIZABETH VICTIMS BENEFIT FROM RG CARES

The RG CARES’s visit to St Elizabeth on Saturday, November 8, was filled with mixed emotions for team members.
Hah-R-Mony Entertainment Limited workers clear debris from Montego Bay streets after Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025 by Gareth Davis Sr

Stakeholders in east rally to support western tourism recovery

With the peak winter tourism season set to begin on December 15, stakeholders in Portland are rallying to support recovery efforts in the island’s western tourism belt, following the devastation of…
New York Attorney General Letitia James.
December 9, 2025 by Kimone Francis

Melissa’s fury sparks demand for temporary protection for J’cans in US

New York Attorney General Letitia James has called on the Trump administration to extend its Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Jamaicans in the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa.…
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December 9, 2025 by Tanesha Mundle

Court rejects claims of nullity in Reid-CMU fraud case; trial to proceed

Senior Parish Judge Sanchia Burrell yesterday cleared the way for the continuation of the long-running multimillion-dollar fraud trial involving former Education Minister Ruel Reid and his co-accused,…
December 9, 2025 by Lester Hinds

Barrel shortage

NEW YORK: As relief efforts intensify following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, shippers in the United States say they are now grappling with a shortage of barrels needed to send supplies…
Jamaica's Reggae Boyz go through their drills during a training session on  Monday just ahead of today's World Cup Qualifier against Curacao.
December 9, 2025 by Audley Boyd

STRIKING DISTANCE

Twenty-eight years and two days to the day, Jamaica’s senior men’s football team secured historic qualification to FIFA’s World Cup Finals – France ‘98 – with a goalless draw against Mexico at…
From left: Inter-American Development Bank President Ilan Goldfajn, Grenada's Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell, Guyana's President Irfaan Ali, Antigua and Barbuda's Prime Minister Gaston Browne, Jamaica's Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness, and Barbados' Prim
December 9, 2025

CARICOM leaders rally around Jamaica amid ‘unprecendented’ destruction

WESTERN BUREAU: Nearly one million Jamaicans have been affected and more than 150,000 homes damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Melissa, prompting a major regional response led by Guyana, which has…
JFF President Michael Ricketts.
December 9, 2025 by Karen Madden

JFF defends higher ticket prices for crucial WCQ match

The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) is defending the increased ticket prices for today’s World Cup Qualifying match against Curaçao at the National Stadium. Earlier qualifiers were priced at $10,000…