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December 17, 2025
by Adrian Frater
Spanish-Jamaican teen raises over $2m for Cornwall Regional Hospital
Western Bureau: Responding to the devastation left behind in Jamaica by Hurricane Melissa, 17-year-old Spanish-Jamaican Kiran Moleon Lopez, a student at the American School of Madrid in Spain, has…
December 17, 2025
by Livern Barrett
HAMISH’S REGRET
In 2013, the year Hamish Campbell took up the post of assistant commissioner at the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM), Jamaica recorded 258 police fatal shootings. Twelve years later,…
December 17, 2025
Salada invests in sorrel and X-ray safety
Salada Foods Jamaica Limited will close out 2025 with record revenues, a new sorrel-flavoured drink, and a US$302,000 (J$50-million) investment in an X-ray machine to improve the quality of its core…
December 17, 2025
A case study of cannabis in Morocco, North Africa
Since he started growing cannabis at 14, Mohamed Makhlouf has lived in the shadows, losing sleep while bracing for a knock on his door from authorities that could mean prison or his entire harvest…
December 17, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
Russell: MoBay faced no food challenge after Melissa
WESTERN BUREAU: Jason Russell, president of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, says that despite the widespread anxiety in the days following the passage of Hurricane Melissa, Montego…
December 17, 2025
by Mickalia Kington
Water-filtration system brings clean water to Frome
WESTERN BUREAU: Residents of Frome, Westmoreland, yesterday began accessing clean, drinkable water again with the installation of a community water filtration system at the Pan-Caribbean Sugar Company…
December 17, 2025
Something Extra | Wednesday
Yard Mas kicked off Carnival 2026 with a hybrid Galleria costume presentation on Sunday at Palace Cineplex, Sovereign Centre, Kingston. The event showcased eight costumes—seven full looks and one…
December 17, 2025
Sagicor Group Jamaica to merge with Sagicor Life Inc to become US$6.9 billion Sagicor Group Caribbean
Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd said on Tuesday it will merge with Sagicor Life Inc, unifying operations under a new holding company, Sagicor Group Caribbean, and in the process create a US$6.9-billion…
December 17, 2025
Ford pivots from electric vehicles
Ford Motor Co is pivoting away from its once ambitious electric vehicle (EV) plans amid financial losses and waning consumer demand for the vehicles, in favour of investment in more efficient gas…