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December 9, 2025
by Janet Silvera
Home Depot’s Orange Heart beats for Jamaica
WESTERN BUREAU: When Hurricane Melissa ripped across Jamaica, tearing apart communities and leaving families desperate for relief, help came from a place many Jamaicans never expected, the world’s…
December 9, 2025
by Mickalia Kington
JPS CEO: Full underground power grid too costly for Jamaica
While the widespread destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa has intensified calls for underground electricity infrastructure, Jamaica Public Service (JPS) CEO Hugh Grant says the cost and complexity…
December 9, 2025
by Livingston Scott
Speid’s Boyz expected to breeze past New Caledonia in play-off opener
Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz and interim head coach Rudolph Speid will enter next year’s intercontinental play-offs as strong favourites to get past semi-final opponents New Caledonia, a group of islands…
December 9, 2025
by Janet Silvera
‘Latty survived the hurricane, but not the mud’
On his 68th birthday, Roderick ‘Latty’ Brissett felt only a little feverish. By the fourth day, the man who seldom got sick slipped away, taken by leptospirosis after the storm. Brissett ran every…
December 9, 2025
Too Eze: Midfield star hits hat-trick as Arsenal take 6-point lead in EPL
LONDON, England (AP): Eberechi Eze came close to joining Tottenham during the summer. Yesterday he scored a hat-trick against Spurs for their biggest rivals. The England playmaker was the inspiration…
December 9, 2025
Airlines cancel flights to Venezuela after FAA in US warns of worsening security, military activity
CARACAS (AP) — International airlines increasingly cancelled flights to Venezuela on Sunday after the US Federal Aviation Administration warned pilots to use caution when flying in the country’s…
December 9, 2025
by Raymond Graham
ISSA rural netball resumes tomorrow
FOLLOWING a halt to the competition due to Hurricane Melissa, preliminary-round action in the rural Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) schoolgirls netball competition will resume…
December 9, 2025
by Luke Douglas
Produce stockpile aids Spur Tree Spices’ recovery from Melissa
In the wake of Hurricane Melissa, Spur Tree Spices Jamaica Limited says it manufacturing operation has suffered no downtime due to its decision to stockpile raw material for the range of seasonings…
December 9, 2025
by Karen Madden
A win for coaches: Athletes Insurance Plan expanded
Sport Minister Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange has announced that the Athletes Insurance Plan will be extended to include coaches. The move comes almost four weeks after Hurricane Melissa slammed into western…