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Acting Director General of JACRA, Wayne Hunter, listens intently as coffee stakeholders raise their concerns following the passage of Hurricane Melissa. 
December 9, 2025

JACRA assessing damage to agricultural industries it regulates

The Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA), regulators of Jamaica’s coffee, cocoa, coconut, nutmeg, turmeric, ginger, and pimento industries, is seeking to assure players in…
Karon Lewis (right), client relations officer, JN Bank, in discussion with Keith Parkes (left), business development manager at CRIF Information Bureau Jamaica and Janice Knight Chung, sales and marketing officer at EveryData Jamaica at the Smarter Credit
December 9, 2025

Growth & Jobs | Credit experts urge caution: Too many loan queries can lower your credit score

Credit experts are advising Jamaicans to be cautious when applying for loans, warning that too many credit inquiries can lower their credit scores and affect their ability to access future financing.…
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December 9, 2025

Shipping Schedule

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December 9, 2025

Who is eligible for an Ancestry Visa

Dear Mr Bassie, I would like for it to be clarified who is eligible for a UK Ancestry visa. I look forward to your response. KV Dear KV, Please note persons who can apply for a UK Ancestry visa must…
Heart to heart, the newly-weds shared their official first dance on cloud nine to the groom’s favourite song, ‘In Case You Didn’t Know’ by Brett Young.
December 9, 2025 by Krysta Anderson

Rohan and Samantha prove to be a perfect fit

When Rohan Francis saw Samantha Moore walk into the gym, he knew instantly he had come face-to-face with ‘Mrs Right’. She needed a personal trainer, and while she worked her way to a better body,…
Professor Zoyah Kinkead-Clark, senior lecturer in Early Childhood Education at The University of the West Indies, Mona
December 9, 2025

Growth & Jobs | JN Foundation, UWI to host regional conference on early childhood education, sustainable development

The JN Foundation with The University of the West Indies (UWI) School of Education and the Dudley Grant Early Childhood Resource Centre will host a two-day regional conference, November 27-28 at The…
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a joint press conference with South Korean Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back, following the 57th Security Consultative Meeting at the Defence Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, November 4, 2025. (AP Photo/L
December 9, 2025

The latest US strikes on alleged drug boats kill six in the eastern Pacific

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday announced the latest in a series of strikes on boats accused of ferrying drugs, killing six people in attacks on two vessels in the eastern…
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December 9, 2025

Readers’ reactions

Editorial | Melissa exposes the Jamaican state Fully agree Beryl did it and they never improved; they were not serious about future storms. – @Bonnick007 There is NO way that Jamaica can recover…
An ODPEM convoy at toll booth at Mammee Bay, St Ann, delivering relief supplies to storm‑hit parishes.
December 9, 2025

Relief convoys caught off guard by reimposed toll fees

The reinstatement of toll fees at the Mammee Bay toll plaza on Monday caused a major build-up of traffic as scores of relief vehicles heading to Western Jamaica were held up while toll operators tried…