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December 9, 2025
DEVASTATION MEETS CARE: ST ELIZABETH VICTIMS BENEFIT FROM RG CARES
The RG CARES’s visit to St Elizabeth on Saturday, November 8, was filled with mixed emotions for team members.
December 9, 2025
by Gareth Davis Sr
Stakeholders in east rally to support western tourism recovery
With the peak winter tourism season set to begin on December 15, stakeholders in Portland are rallying to support recovery efforts in the island’s western tourism belt, following the devastation of…
December 9, 2025
by Kimone Francis
Melissa’s fury sparks demand for temporary protection for J’cans in US
New York Attorney General Letitia James has called on the Trump administration to extend its Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Jamaicans in the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa.…
December 9, 2025
by Tanesha Mundle
Court rejects claims of nullity in Reid-CMU fraud case; trial to proceed
Senior Parish Judge Sanchia Burrell yesterday cleared the way for the continuation of the long-running multimillion-dollar fraud trial involving former Education Minister Ruel Reid and his co-accused,…
December 9, 2025
by Lester Hinds
Barrel shortage
NEW YORK: As relief efforts intensify following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, shippers in the United States say they are now grappling with a shortage of barrels needed to send supplies…
December 9, 2025
by Audley Boyd
STRIKING DISTANCE
Twenty-eight years and two days to the day, Jamaica’s senior men’s football team secured historic qualification to FIFA’s World Cup Finals – France ‘98 – with a goalless draw against Mexico at…
December 9, 2025
CARICOM leaders rally around Jamaica amid ‘unprecendented’ destruction
WESTERN BUREAU: Nearly one million Jamaicans have been affected and more than 150,000 homes damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Melissa, prompting a major regional response led by Guyana, which has…
December 9, 2025
by Karen Madden
JFF defends higher ticket prices for crucial WCQ match
The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) is defending the increased ticket prices for today’s World Cup Qualifying match against Curaçao at the National Stadium. Earlier qualifiers were priced at $10,000…
December 9, 2025
by Janet Silvera
Mottley calls for fiscal space to help Jamaica bounce back from Melissa
WESTERN BUREAU: Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has called for urgent international support to ensure Jamaica gets the fiscal breathing room it needs to rebuild after Hurricane Melissa.…