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18 Dec, 2025 0

Hanover’s garbage disposal woes intensify post-Melissa

Western Bureau: The garbage collection woes, which has been plaguing Hanover over recent times, has intensified since the passage of Hurricane Melissa, leaving business operators and residents…
Letters
18 Dec, 2025 0

For us, carnival means work

THE EDITOR, Madam: As someone who works behind the scenes at major events, I feel compelled to speak up in defence of Jamaica’s carnival promoters and the thousands of workers who depend on these…
Executive Chairman of Sandals Resorts International, Adam Stewart, lauded Don Wehby for his incredible work in the business sector.
18 Dec, 2025 0

Something Extra | Thursday

A true stalwart of Jamaica’s corporate landscape, the late Honourable Don Wehby left behind a rich legacy of leadership. The former senator and group chief executive officer of GraceKennedy Limited…
Letters
18 Dec, 2025 0

Can ...Jamaican leaders ever be reliably humane?

THE EDITOR, Madam: The letter from Fi We Children Foundation places a stark, necessary spotlight on Jamaica’s routine refusal of Haitian asylum seekers. It argues, correctly, that our current policy…
Chef Murdock gives a sweet and sour rendition of a favourite island treat, more popularly known as tamarind balls.
18 Dec, 2025 0

From Portland to television

It was a few months before Christmas when Chef Winston Murdock was invited to be a contestant on a holiday baking show. Excited to bring some local festive cheer to television, he had no idea that the…
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz (right) poses with his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero after winning the final match of the French Tennis Open against Italy’s Jannik Sinner at the Roland-Garros stadium in Paris on June 8.
18 Dec, 2025 0

Alcaraz ends seven-year partnership with coach Ferrero

AP: Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz is parting ways with his longtime coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero, the man who guided him to the pinnacle of men’s tennis during a remarkably successful seven-year…
Nations Choice Ham, freshly prepared and sliced for patrons to savour at the recently staged Christmas Connection: Sip, Taste and Shop experience, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel.
18 Dec, 2025 0

Chef Akai Lindsay’s Christmas ham

’Twas the week before Christmas, and across the island, shoppers were busy making last-minute preparations — especially securing the perfect ham for the holiday table. Food caught up with Mark…
Moses Chybar, president of the Westmoreland Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
18 Dec, 2025 0

Westmoreland Chamber says Melissa exposed gaps in preparedness, not storage capacity

WESTERN BUREAU: Hurricane Melissa has reignited debate over disaster readiness in Westmoreland, but the parish’s business community says the solution does not lie in constructing a new, purpose-built…
The Kingston College Chapel Choir in action at the St Augustine Chapel on the school’s North Street campus on Sunday.
18 Dec, 2025 0

KC Choir delights in Christmas performance

One did not need to be a music aficionado to appreciate the voices raised in celebration of the Yuletide season, as the Kingston College Chapel Choir presented ‘Tidings of Comfort and Joy’ at the St…