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December 9, 2025

Gordon Robinson | Old BC in Digihell

Bad news comes in threes as Melissa, then her aftermath, were two of the worst but now the Old Ball and Chain is outraged at Digicel. So we’ve no choice but to experience a third storm.
This photo shows a part Oxford community in St Elizabeth ravaged by Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

Michael Abrahams | Why we need to follow the money

Last week, the presidents of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) and the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) wrote a letter to…
The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP30 in Belém, Brazil.
December 9, 2025

Editorial | Looking towards Belém

As Jamaicans continue to dig their way out of the massive disaster left by Hurricane Melissa, this newspaper is also paying attention to the COP30 climate conference in Belém, Brazil. For what happens…
Letters
December 9, 2025

Letter of the Day | Building resilience beyond reconstruction

THE EDITOR, Madam: What weighs most heavily on my mind post Hurricane Melissa is not just what has happened, but the certainty that this can happen again. Countless friends have lost everything.…
Letters
December 9, 2025

Can cruise ships be used as temporary accommodation?

THE EDITOR, Madam: It would be an understatement to say it is heart-wrenching to see the devastation and suffering caused by hurricane Melissa. So many lives have been impacted in so many ways. We…
December 9, 2025

Police warn consumers after cow carcasses found in van in Manchester

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has issued an urgent public warning after police intercepted a van in Manchester carrying the carcasses of four large brown cows under suspicious circumstances on…
In true team spirit, the couple brought out hockey sticks to ‘score’ their first goal as husband and wife, a playful nod to the sport that brought them together.
December 9, 2025 by Nyoka Manning

Love scores for Richard and Kamille

Medical doctor Dr Kamille Griffiths Harris and engineer Richard Harris met on the field with sticks in hand and hearts still unguarded. They were two players chasing goals under the sun. Yet somewhere…
FUNCAANDUN (right), ridden by Tevin Foster, wins The Distinctly Irish Trophy ahead of ATOMICA (Omar Walker) at Caymanas Park on Saturday, August 24, 2024.
December 9, 2025 by Ainsley Walters

Funcaandun must win Ja Cup to make Mouttet Mile

HOME-BASED AMERICAN, FUNCAANDUN, who outbattled Florida invader LEGACY ISLE, to deny Rohan Crichton back-to-back Mouttet Mile winners, will have to win next Sunday’s Jamaica Cup at nine and a half…
Manchester City’s head coach Pep Guardiola leaves the field at the end of the English Premier League  match between Manchester City and Liverpool in Manchester, England, yesterday.
December 9, 2025

Man City blank Liverpool 3-0 in Pep’s 1,000th game

MANCHESTER, England (AP): In his 1,000th game as a manager, Pep Guardiola celebrated victory as if it was his first. Manchester City’s 3-0 triumph over Liverpool yesterday was win No. 716 for…