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December 9, 2025

Hurricane Melissa turning northward, remains on track to make landfall in eastern Westmorland early Tuesday

Principal Director of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica Evan Thompson says Hurricane Melissa has begun turning northward and remains on its projected track to make landfall in eastern Westmorland…
David Adams
December 9, 2025

New boss for Legends Golf Tour

THE LEGENDS Tour has promoted David Adams to the position of managing director, effective immediately. With vast experience in sports marketing and commercial development — including significant…
Waterford residents protest neglect of Adair Drive gully ahead of Hurricane Melissa on Monday.
December 9, 2025

Mixed concerns in St Catherine as Hurricane Melissa looms closer

As Hurricane Melissa looms closer, most St Catherine residents appear to be taking official warnings seriously, preparing for heavy rains, strong winds, and flooding expected when the storm makes…
Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands.
December 9, 2025

Nominees announced for Out of Stadium Athlete of the Year 2025

AS PART of the World Athletics Awards 2025, World Athletics yesterday confirm the nominees for Women’s Out of Stadium Athlete of the Year and Men’s Out of Stadium Athlete of the Year. There are five…
Andrew Peart.
December 9, 2025 by Raymond Graham

Central daCosta Cup teams happy for Melissa break

CENTRAL JAMAICA schoolboy football kingpins Garvey Maceo and Glenmuir High School, while hoping for better weather, are smiling quietly at a much-needed break for their ISSA daCosta Cup teams. Lester…
Jeffrey Hall, chairman of Lumber Depot Limited.
December 9, 2025

Lumber Depot confirms new property purchase

Lumber Depot Limited has confirmed plans to acquire property on Gordon Town Road, adjacent to its existing full-service hardware store in Papine. The company expects to complete the property…
A bus in Alligator Pond in Manchester on October 27 for persons to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

Low take-up of disaster relocation in Alligator Pond

Only one person boarded a bus that was brought to evacuate residents from the flood-prone community of Alligator Pond in Manchester this afternoon, Councillor for the division, Omar Robinson, has…
Gabriel Cabrera, president of the Venezuelan Youth Center for Democracy, gives a statement outside of the US embassy with members of the organisation holding signs against US intervention, in reference to US warships operating in the Caribbean, in Caracas,
December 9, 2025

Norris R. McDonald | Venezuela, Exxon, and God King Trump’s militarisation of greed!

Exxon’s 2026 plunge into Jamaica’s Walton Morant Basin isn’t just about oil — it is imperialism snapping at Caribbean sovereignty. Early estimates suggest that a potential yield of 406 million barrels…
International animal rights group PETA has urged Jamaicans to watch for animals in trouble.
December 9, 2025

US animal rights group PETA urges Jamaicans to protect their pets amid Hurricane Melissa

As Hurricane Melissa barrels toward the island, international animal rights group PETA is urging Jamaicans not to leave their pets tethered or penned outside and to look out for animals in distress. …