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FILE - Debris surrounds damaged homes along the Black River, St Elizabeth, on Thursday, October 30, 2025 in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

Rebuilding after devastation – PwC policy initiatives to drive recovery

When Hurricane Melissa struck New Hope in Westmoreland with Category Five winds, it left devastation – and with it the livelihoods of residents.
Miss Mexico Fatima Bosch is crowned Miss Universe 2025 by Victoria Kjær Theilvig of Denmark in Nonthaburi, north of Bangkok, in Nonthaburi province, Thailand, on November 21.
December 9, 2025

Miss Universe Mexico Fátima Bosch is Miss Universe 2025

Miss Universe Mexico Fátima Bosch has been named Miss Universe 2025. The announcement was made a short while ago at the Impact Challenger Hall in Nonthaburi, Thailand. Miss Universe Jamaica 2025…
Readers enjoyed getting a glimpse of the other side of Meteorologist Evan Thompson,  principal director of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica.
December 9, 2025 by Rollesha Laing

A strong chance of faith, family and purpose

A trusted voice and familiar face in Jamaican households for nearly four decades, meteorologist Evan Thompson has built a career rooted in purpose. His journey stretches back to Hurricane Gilbert in…
The US Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive programme to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
December 9, 2025

Border Patrol monitoring US drivers and detaining those with ‘suspicious’ travel patterns

The US Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious, The Associated Press has…
The case is to go back to court on June 3.
December 9, 2025

Dominican Republic court strikes down gay sex ban in police and armed forces

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Constitutional Court of the Dominican Republic has issued a landmark ruling ending a ban that criminalized same-sex conduct within the country’s police…
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December 9, 2025

Water Resources Authority says groundwater levels in Content, Manchester slowly receding after flooding

The Water Resources Authority (WRA) says groundwater levels in Content, Manchester, which caused flooding in the community, are now slowly receding. The rising water levels have been attributed to…
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December 9, 2025

Uzi sub-machine gun seized in St Mary

The Annotto Bay police in St Mary seized a sub-machine gun on Thursday during an operation in the Port-Auto Lane area. According to a police report, at approximately 4:25 p.m., cops, and acting on…
Prakazrel Pras Michel, a member of the 1990s hip-hop group the Fugees, accompanied by defence lawyer David Kenner (right), arrives at federal court April 3, 2023, in Washington.
December 9, 2025

Fugees rapper Pras Michel sentenced to 14 years in prison over illegal donations to Obama campaign

WASHINGTON (AP) — Grammy-winning rapper Prakazrel 'Pras' Michel of the Fugees was sentenced on Thursday to 14 years in prison for a case in which he was convicted of illegally funnelling…
The victorious JLP candidate, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness.
December 9, 2025 by Kimone Francis

BALLOT RIFT

The Supreme Court is expected to rule next month on the case filed by Paul Buchanan against the Constituted Authority, which rejected his bid to have the St Andrew West Central general election…