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December 9, 2025
Mini-meditations are a way to foster peace of mind
NEW YORK (AP): The idea of meditating can be intimidating. Beginners may imagine sitting uncomfortably in silence while breathing deeply and scrubbing all thoughts from their minds. But there are…
December 9, 2025
Imani Tafari-Ama | Surviving the trauma of Hurricane Melissa
The lone woman sitting on the evacuation bus travelling from Port Royal to a designated shelter was an explicit essay. Most residents refused to leave their homes to travel to the public facilities. …
December 9, 2025
Africka Stephens | Resilience is the real headline ... not that children were hiding in tunnels
When Hurricane Melissa loomed over Jamaica, international journalists rushed to report what many framed as impending devastation. Likewise, many observers, regionally and internationally, rushed to…
December 9, 2025
JUTC resumes regular service in KMTR
The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has resumed regular services in the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region (KMTR), rolling out 175 buses today to serve routes across Kingston, St Andrew, and…
December 9, 2025
Christopher Burgess | Palisadoes Peninsula: Lessons from Melissa
Hurricane Melissa brought high seas along the Palisadoes Peninsula, and the coastal protection works held firm. Minister Daryl Vaz reported that he was “pleased to update the public that the…
December 9, 2025
Some courts to reopen November 3
The Judiciary of Jamaica, this afternoon, announced that several courts will resume operations on Monday, November 3, following closures caused by Hurricane Melissa. The Court of Appeal, Supreme…
December 9, 2025
by Robert Bailey
Favourites KC still optimistic after round-of-16 loss
HEAD COACH of Manning Cup champions Kingston College (KC), Vassell Reynolds, remains confident that his team will bounce back from their recent defeat and secure qualification to the quarter-finals of…
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 Sashana Small
Alligator Pond residents rush to clean up their ‘breadbasket’
Although disheartened by the damage Hurricane Melissa caused to his property, owner and operator of Little Ochie Seafood Restaurant in Alligator Pond, Manchester, Evrol ‘Blackie’ Christian, finds…