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December 9, 2025
December 9, 2025
A$AP Rocky and Rihanna now have matching CFDA fashion icon awards
NEW YORK (AP): Fashion powerhouse couple A$AP Rocky and Rihanna have another fashion icon award to take home after Rocky was awarded the Council of Fashion Designers of America prize on Monday. The…
December 9, 2025
TAJ extends deadline for GCT filings and payments
Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is advising taxpayers that the due date for filing returns for consumption taxes, such as General Consumption Tax (GCT), Special Consumption Tax (SCT), Telephone Call…
December 9, 2025
Climate-fighting efforts show slight gain but still fall far short – UN report
All nations of the world had homework this year: submit new-and-improved plans to fight climate change. But the plans they handed in “have barely moved the needle” on reducing Earth’s future warming,…
December 9, 2025
Stability AI largely wins copyright battle against Getty Images
Artificial intelligence company Stability AI mostly prevailed against Getty Images on Tuesday in a British court battle over intellectual property. Seattle-based Getty had accused Stability AI of…
December 9, 2025
by Rollesha Laing
Blūma Studio and Café moves for a cause
Since opening its doors in mid-October, Blūma Studio and Café has focused on creating a space where movement restores not just the body, but the mind. Every class, every teacher–student exchange, and…
December 9, 2025
Timothy Snyder | The big lie behind Trump’s boat strikes
When announcing an aggressive policy, US President Donald Trump typically offers some grotesque justification – a nonsensical fiction that is supposed to stick in our minds as a rationale for…
December 9, 2025
CARPHA providing Hurricane Melissa response to Jamaica
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) says it has mobilised an immediate response to support Jamaica following the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa. The hurricane brought catastrophic…
December 9, 2025
Elizabeth Morgan | After Melissa: Have we weathered the storm and passed the worst?
LAST WEEK in this column, we were anticipating the arrival of the unknown quantity for Jamaica, Category 5 Hurricane Melissa, and lamenting our national disregard for consistent, proper maintenance of…