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Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby.
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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.
11 Nov, 2025 0

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)
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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.
11 Nov, 2025 0

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…
Hugh Grant, president and CEO of JPS.
11 Nov, 2025 0

64 per cent of JPS customers now have power

Electricity has been restored to over 300,000 Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS) customers since Hurricane Melissa battered mainly the western end of the country late last month, the power…
A section of Beeston Spring ravaged by Hurricane Melissa.
11 Nov, 2025 0

Ronald returns

At one of Jamaica’s darkest hours, global disaster expert Ronald Jackson has returned home under a United Nations assignment to help steer recovery from Hurricane Melissa, the most destructive storm…
Marlon 'Kiprich' Plunkett.
11 Nov, 2025 0

Case against entertainer Kiprich over song police said endorsed don dismissed

The prosecution has withdrawn its case against dancehall artiste Marlon 'Kiprich' Plunkett, who was charged over a song that police said endorsed gang violence and paid tribute to alleged…
Destroyed buildings in Falmouth after Hurricane Melissa.
11 Nov, 2025 0

Hurricane Melissa death toll in Jamaica rises to 45

The number of people killed during Hurricane Melissa has increased to 45, authorities confirmed on Tuesday. Fifteen people have been reported missing, the Office of Disaster Preparedness and…
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Dwight Fletcher | Lordship demands a response

C.S. LEWIS is famously known for giving us three options as to the identity of Jesus – Lord, liar or lunatic. In his book Mere Christianity, Lewis explains that Jesus makes blatant claims about…