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Kingston College’s head coach Vassell Reynolds.
December 9, 2025 by Robert Bailey

Favourites KC still optimistic after round-of-16 loss

HEAD COACH of Manning Cup champions Kingston College (KC), Vassell Reynolds, remains confident that his team will bounce back from their recent defeat and secure qualification to the quarter-finals of…
Britain’s Prince Andrew, left, and Britain’s King Charles III leave after the Requiem Mass service for the Duchess of Kent at Westminster Cathedral in London, Tuesday, September 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Joanna Chan, File)
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…
Volunteers on Wednesday clearing a vast amount of seaweed that washed ashore at the Little Ochie Seafood Restaurant in Alligator Pond, Manchester, during the passage of Hurricane Melissa on Tuesday.
December 9, 2025 by Sashana Small

Alligator Pond residents rush to clean up their ‘breadbasket’

Although disheartened by the damage Hurricane Melissa caused to his property, owner and operator of Little Ochie Seafood Restaurant in Alligator Pond, Manchester, Evrol ‘Blackie’ Christian, finds…
This Dictionary.com page shows the newest word of the year “6-7” on a computer screen.
December 9, 2025

Dictionary.com’s word of the year is ‘6-7’

Go ahead and roll your eyes. Shrug your shoulders. Or maybe just juggle your hands in the air. Dictionary.com’s word of the year isn’t even really a word. It’s the viral term ‘6-7’ that kids and…
Works Minister, Robert Morgan.
December 9, 2025

At least 134 roads blocked following Melissa

There were at least 134 blocked roads across Jamaica early Thursday morning following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa on Tuesday. Giving an update on efforts to clear the roadways,…
File photo.
December 9, 2025

UWI extends suspension of classes amid Hurricane Melissa

T he University of the West Indies (UWI) says all teaching and learning activities at its Western Jamaica Campus in St James will remain suspended until Monday, November 10, amid the impact of…
This collaged photo shows Taylor Sheridan (left) and Peter Berg.
December 9, 2025

‘Call of Duty’ movie is in the works

AP: Call of Duty, one of the biggest video game franchises of all time, is becoming a feature film with Peter Berg and Taylor Sheridan spearheading the adaptation, Paramount Pictures and Activision…
St Ann’s Bay restaurant owner Pamaline Baggo
December 9, 2025

Another year, another storm: St Ann’s Bay restaurant owner loses business again

There was a smile across Pamaline Baggo’s face even as she dug beneath the rubble of the remnants of her seaside restaurant in St Ann’s Bay in St Ann on Wednesday. The smile belies the daunting task…
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett.
December 9, 2025

Bartlett announces tourism recovery task force after Hurricane Melissa

Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has announced the formation of a high-level recovery and donation task force to assess damage from Hurricane Melissa and guide the tourism sector’s restoration. …