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Dramaine Jones, regional operations manager at WPM Waste Management Ltd.
December 25, 2025

Illegal dumps being addressed in Westmoreland

Targeted waste removal strategies and the deployment of heavy equipment are being used to address illegal dumping and access constraints that emerged after the recent hurricane, WPM Waste Management…
Inventors Allison and Oral Turner with their Sorrel Deeseeder.
December 25, 2025

Jamaican inventors turn local sorrel challenge into global solution

What started as a simple question about why sorrel farmers were struggling to turn a profit has evolved into a Jamaican-made invention with the potential to reshape a global agricultural industry. …
The flavourful line-up: kiwi mango splash, lychee melon cooler, midnight sorrel and lemon breeze.
December 25, 2025

Add a little flavour to your Christmas!

This Christmas season, mixologist Theo Miller is sharing a selection of cocktails inspired by tropical fruits, bringing the essence of summer to the festive season. Built with syrups and citrus and…
Pope Leo XIV waves after delivering the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for 'to the city and to the world' ) Christmas' day blessing from the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, December 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
December 25, 2025

Pope Leo XIV urges the faithful on Christmas to shed indifference in the face of suffering

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV during his first Christmas Day message on Thursday urged the faithful to shed indifference in the face of those who have lost everything, like in Gaza, those who are…
This image released by Voracious shows a recipe for a Champagne cocktail made with pomegranate juice, from the cookbook 'The Full Plate: Flavor-Filled, Easy Recipes for Families with No Time and a Lot to Do' by Ayesha Curry.
December 25, 2025

Ayesha Curry shares recipe for 'So This Is Christmas Cocktail'

I call this the so this is Christmas cocktail. But the drink, from my cookbook The Full Plate, is perfect for any family celebration, whether it’s actually Christmas or not. In the cold months, the…
Sherona Forrester-Thomas (centre), founding member, along with tenors Anthony Morgan (left) and Kyle Harvey, engage the audience during the performance of 'A Dexter Christmas' at last year's concert.
December 25, 2025 by Bradley Ramhing

Christmas Joy 2025 shines with choral performances

The Jamaica Youth Chorale and the Kingston Seventeen, under the direction of Gregory Simms, brought Christmas cheer in the form of musical excellence at their annual concert, Christmas Joy, at the…
December 24, 2025

Clarendon pedal cyclist dies after collision with motorcycle

The Clarendon police are investigating the death of a 62-year-old pedal cyclist who was struck by a motorbike on Tuesday evening. The deceased has been identified as Francisco Thomas, otherwise…
December 24, 2025

Taxi driver charged with murder after Westmoreland woman beaten and burned

Collin James, a taxi driver, has been charged with the murder of Natalie Gooden, the Westmoreland woman who died following an attack at a house in Cornwall Mountain in the parish recently. Gooden…
Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, arrives at the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on December 24, 2025.
December 24, 2025

Faithful return to Bethlehem and Pope Leo celebrates his first Christmas Eve mass

(AP) — Thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem's Manger Square on Christmas Eve as families there and at other sites across the Holy Land heralded a much-needed boost of holiday spirit, after…