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December 9, 2025
Gov’t exploring GIS geo-tagging to boost Hurricane Melissa response
The Government is exploring the use of geographic information system (GIS) geo-tagging technology to enhance its ongoing response to Hurricane Melissa. The solution was discussed during a stakeholder…
December 9, 2025
Health body calls for increased diabetes risk screening
As the region observed World Diabetes Day on November 14, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has urged member states and partners to expand access to free or affordable diabetes risk…
December 9, 2025
by Gregory Bryce
McClaren still confident after T&T stalemate
DESPITE A 1-1 draw with Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday which saw Jamaica falling from the top spot in Group B of Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers, Reggae Boyz head coach Steve McClaren said he is still…
December 9, 2025
J’can accused of scamming remanded in US court
A United States judge on Wednesday ordered a Jamaican man remanded pending trial in the Western District of Washington on December 22. Roshard Andrew Carty, 34, was extradited to the United States,…
December 9, 2025
Jamaican man extradited to US for alleged lottery scamming to go on trial for wire and mail fraud
A Jamaican man who was extradited to Washington in the United States on allegations of defrauding an elderly American woman in a lottery scam has been ordered detained by a court pending trial on four…
December 9, 2025
School community at Bridgeport primary mourns murder of teacher and her daughter at their home
The gruesome murder of 29-year-old Bridgeport Primary School teacher Tara Pinnock and her 14-year-old daughter, Talia Wright, has sent shockwaves throughout the school community, leaving students and…
December 9, 2025
Netflix doc opens the family vault on singer Selena
NEW YORK (AP): For many, Selena Quintanilla-Pérez has taken on a mythical status. The Queen of Tejano broke barriers for women in Latin music, and her influence is evident in today’s regional Mexicana…
December 9, 2025
by Lynn Hilditch
Art deco at 100: why the sleek design aesthetic of the ‘machine age’ endures
In Paris in 1925, the French government initiated its ambitious International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts with one specific goal – to showcase and celebrate the excellence of…
December 9, 2025
Chevelle Franklyn to minister at The Experience in Nigeria
Internationally acclaimed Jamaican gospel artiste Chevelle Franklyn will perform at House On The Rock’s The Experience @20, one of the world’s largest gospel concerts, themed ‘Jesus United’. The event…