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December 9, 2025
Terran Fielder | Art and renewable energy are a power couple
Art and climate action can coexist — and thrive. From solar sculptures to wind-powered light shows, creativity is lighting the path to a renewable future.
December 9, 2025
Hurricanes can make deeper roots grow
THE EDITOR, Madam: No one today can prevent the storm from coming, or make it obey them by simply saying ‘hush’, as to an unruly pet (Mark 4:39). No one can be too prepared for these unforeseeable…
December 9, 2025
Adekeye Adebajo | Farewell to Nigeria’s pioneering female scholar-diplomat
Joy Uche Ogwu, Nigeria’s most prominent female scholar-diplomat, recently died in New York at the age of 79. In a deeply patriarchal, male-chauvinist Nigerian society in which women are often…
December 9, 2025
Barry G remembered for his love of radio
“Barry G just loved radio.” That’s how Michael Chambers, a lifelong friend of the late broadcaster Barrington ‘Barry G’ Gordon, summed up the legendary announcer’s dedication to the medium that…
December 9, 2025
IMF ready to help Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa if needed
Deputy Managing Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Jamaica's former Minister of Finance, Dr Nigel Clarke, says while Jamaica is well prepared, the Fund stands ready to support…
December 9, 2025
King Charles III strips Prince Andrew of titles and evicts him from royal residence
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III on Thursday stripped his disgraced brother Prince Andrew of his remaining titles and evicted him from his royal residence after weeks of pressure to act over his…
December 9, 2025
by Tanesha Mundle
Falmouth Hospital battered
Falmouth Hospital in Trelawny has been left battered by Hurricane Melissa and now faces urgent and extensive repairs. Days after the storm ravaged the island, the facility remains reeling, grappling…
December 9, 2025
by Kimone Francis
24hrs stuck inHolland Bamboo
Dozens of motorists and emergency responders were stranded for more than 24 hours along the Holland Bamboo main road in St Elizabeth since Wednesday, surviving on fallen coconuts after Hurricane…
December 9, 2025
by Edmond Campbell
Cat bond triggered
Information Minister Dr Dana Morris Dixon has confirmed that Jamaica’s catastrophe bond has been triggered following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa. The Government is expected to announce…