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December 9, 2025
Earth Today | Caribbean reports to inform regional resilience
CLIMATE ANALYTICS Caribbean recently used the platform provided by COP30, the global climate talks, to share their latest reports, anticipated to help to guide regional resilience building.
December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | Geospatial data — the foundation of resilience
THE EDITOR, Madam: When Hurricane Melissa tore across Jamaica last month, it did more than uproot trees and damage homes — it exposed critical weaknesses in how we plan, build, and protect our…
December 9, 2025
Strengthen the foundations of traffic management
THE EDITOR, Madam:
December 9, 2025
St Elizabeth farmer dies in three-vehicle crash
A 45-year-old St Elizabeth man died from injuries he sustained in a vehicular crash in the parish on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Hayne Foster, a farmer of Park District, St…
December 9, 2025
Basil Jarrett | Of tumult, tents and tarpaulins
YOU LEARN a lot working alongside the world’s greatest humanitarian actors during the greatest humanitarian crisis to hit modern Jamaica. One of these lessons is the importance of the careful and…
December 9, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
Westmoreland wipeout
WESTERN BUREAU: Westmoreland is on the brink of an economic collapse, with the parish’s smallest businesses – the micro enterprises that employ hundreds and fuel daily commercial life – “pretty much…
December 9, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
Little London Police Station boosts safety, dignity for officers
WESTERN BUREAU After years in a cramped space under threat of eviction, police in Little London have moved into a modern station that leaders call a turning point for security and public trust in…
December 9, 2025
India rolls back order to preinstall cybersecurity app on smartphones
(AP) — India’s telecoms ministry on Wednesday rolled back its order for smartphone manufacturers to preinstall a government-run cybersecurity app on new devices. The Ministry of Communications on…
December 9, 2025
by Gregory Bryce
CARIBBEAN KINGS
MOUNT PLEASANT Football Academy laid claim to their first-ever regional title, defeating Dominican Republic outfit Universidad O&M 3-2 on aggregate in the final of the Concacaf Caribbean Cup…