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Hungarian-British author David Szalay poses for photographers with the trophy after winning the Booker Prize 2025 for his book ‘Flesh’ during a ceremony at Old Billingsgate in London, Monday.
December 9, 2025

Writer David Szalay wins Booker Prize for fiction for ‘Flesh’

LONDON (AP): Canadian-Hungarian-British writer David Szalay won the Booker Prize for fiction on Monday for Flesh, the story of one man’s life from working-class origins in Hungary to mega-wealth in…
A woman walks in front of a SoftBank store in the Ginza shopping district in Tokyo, January 20, 2020.
December 9, 2025

Japan’s SoftBank sells shares in Nvidia for US$5.8b, turning its focus to OpenAI

Japanese technology giant SoftBank said Tuesday it has sold its stake in Nvidia, raising US$5.8 billion to pour into other investments. It also reported its profit nearly tripled in the first half of…
Arsenio Dominguez, secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization, speaks at an event on the energy transition of global shipping during the COP30 UN Climate Summit on Monday, November 10, 2025, in Belem, Brazil.
December 9, 2025

UN shipping regulator advocates for industry emissions fee at COP30

The head of the International Maritime Organization, an agency of the United Nations, said Monday he was continuing to “advocate and campaign” for global regulations to move the shipping industry away…
Berger Paints Jamaica General Manager, Dwaine Williams, inspects the buckets before their deployment to support Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts.
December 9, 2025

Corporate Hands | BPJL partners with private sectors’ hurricane relief programme to provide water relief to central and western parishes

Berger Paints Jamaica Limited (BPJL) has joined forces with the private sectors’ hurricane relief programme to provide essential water relief to communities across central and western Jamaica affected…
Lucea’s Mayor Sheridan Samuels (left) expressing his gratitude to Portmore’s Mayor Leon Thomas for the supplies he brought the people of Hanover.
December 9, 2025 by Adrian Frater

Portmore mayor delivers relief in hurricane-battered Hanover

WESTERN BUREAU: Portmore Mayor Leon Thomas became an instant hero to scores of residents in Haughton Court and surrounding communities in western Hanover on Monday when he arrived with a truckload of…
Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby.
December 9, 2025

KSAMC to scale down Christmas celebrations this year

The annual tree lighting ceremony hosted by the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation will be scaled down this Christmas, Mayor of Kingston Andrew Swaby has announced. Calling instead for…
Co-stars of the ‘Wicked’ sequel Cynthia Erivo (left) and Ariana Grande pose in their ballroom gowns at the ‘Wicked: For Good’ premiere in London on Monday.
December 9, 2025

Something Extra | Wednesday

November is heating up with red-carpet moments and big-screen excitement. Wicked: For Good, the highly anticipated sequel to Wicked, and Now You See Me: Now You Don’t, the third film in the hit heist…
Emergency personnel from Coral Springs and Coconut Creek on scene where a plane crashed in the Windsor Bay community in Coral Springs on Monday, November 10, 2025. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
December 9, 2025

Jamaican aviation community mourns tragic death of pilot and daughter in Florida plane crash

The Jamaican aviation community is mourning the tragic loss of pilot Alexander Wurm and his daughter Serena, who perished when their small plane crashed in a residential area of Coral Springs,…
Battered trees stand in Bog Hole, Clarendon, after Hurricane Melissa swept through the community.
December 9, 2025 by Olivia Brown

Farmers urged to diversify, build resilience after Melissa

Andre Anderson, president of the Clarendon branch of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), is urging farmers to adopt more resilient practices and diversify their crops as they work to rebuild after…