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December 9, 2025
Long lines, short tempers at gas station in Savanna-La-Mar
Chaos erupted at the Dunn’s River Total Energies gas station in Savanna-La-Mar, Westmoreland early Friday as residents and motorists sparred over who should be served first. Scores of people lined…
December 9, 2025
Jamaica’s signature – Lightness amid chaos
We all experienced nature’s brute strength. Some parts of Jamaica faced it more severely than others. Yet, what makes this island stand out is its spirit of lightness. Even in the face of destruction,…
December 9, 2025
Pregnant 18-year-old among Hurricane Melissa deaths in Westmoreland
An eight month pregnant woman is among the dead in central Westmoreland following the passage Hurricane Melissa. She has since been identified as 18-year-old Monique Coke. Reports are that Coke, her…
December 9, 2025
Terran Fielder | Art and renewable energy are a power couple
Art and climate action can coexist — and thrive. From solar sculptures to wind-powered light shows, creativity is lighting the path to a renewable future.
December 9, 2025
Hurricanes can make deeper roots grow
THE EDITOR, Madam: No one today can prevent the storm from coming, or make it obey them by simply saying ‘hush’, as to an unruly pet (Mark 4:39). No one can be too prepared for these unforeseeable…
December 9, 2025
Adekeye Adebajo | Farewell to Nigeria’s pioneering female scholar-diplomat
Joy Uche Ogwu, Nigeria’s most prominent female scholar-diplomat, recently died in New York at the age of 79. In a deeply patriarchal, male-chauvinist Nigerian society in which women are often…
December 9, 2025
Barry G remembered for his love of radio
“Barry G just loved radio.” That’s how Michael Chambers, a lifelong friend of the late broadcaster Barrington ‘Barry G’ Gordon, summed up the legendary announcer’s dedication to the medium that…
December 9, 2025
IMF ready to help Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa if needed
Deputy Managing Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Jamaica's former Minister of Finance, Dr Nigel Clarke, says while Jamaica is well prepared, the Fund stands ready to support…
December 9, 2025
King Charles III strips Prince Andrew of titles and evicts him from royal residence
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III on Thursday stripped his disgraced brother Prince Andrew of his remaining titles and evicted him from his royal residence after weeks of pressure to act over his…