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Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, Wang Jinfeng (second right), greets crew members of the ‘Ark Silk Road; medical ship at the Montego Bay Cruise Ship Terminal on Thursday.
04 Dec, 2025 0

Chinese medical ship a lifeline, says Fray

WESTERN BUREAU: Western Jamaica’s health sector has received a critical boost with the arrival of China’s Navy hospital ship Ark Silk Road, which began a three-day medical mission in Montego Bay, St…
Creative director Dario Vitale has exited Versace after just eight months.
04 Dec, 2025 0

Creative director Dario Vitale exits Versace

ROME (AP): Creative director Dario Vitale is leaving Italian fashion brand Versace only eight months after he was appointed, the company said in a statement Thursday. Vitale’s exit comes just two days…
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04 Dec, 2025 0

Jamaica Post addresses concerns about outbound deliveries

Jamaica Post has moved to address concerns raised about outbound deliveries. The agency says Jamaica, like many postal administrations globally, continues to experience temporary restrictions…
Amy Sherman-Palladino (left), and Lauren Graham.
04 Dec, 2025 0

Lauren Graham, Amy Sherman-Palladino to release ‘Gilmore Girls’ book in 2027

NEW YORK (AP): After years of advice books, children’s books and cookbooks inspired by Gilmore Girls, an upcoming work promises a more personal take on the beloved series. The co-writers are Gilmore…
New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra celebrates after reaching his century against the West Indies on day three of the first Test in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Thursday, December 4, 2025.
04 Dec, 2025 0

Ravindra, Latham crack centuries as WI bowlers toil

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (CMC): Rachin Ravindra and skipper Tom Latham hit contrasting centuries as New Zealand tightened their grip on the opening Test against West Indies with a dominant…
This collage shows Rosé (left) performing at the Global Citizen Festival in New York on September 27, and Bruno Mars performing at the 59th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 12, 2017.
04 Dec, 2025 0

Rosé and Bruno Mars’ APT. leads Apple Music’s year-end charts

NEW YORK (AP): It arrived in 2024. And it never left. Rosé and Bruno Mars’ massively popular, Grammy-nominated APT. topped Apple Music’s global song chart in 2025 as the giant music streamer released…
Commissioner of Customs, Dr Velma Ricketts Walker
04 Dec, 2025 0

Temporary waiver for medical and personal care imports

The Jamaica Customs Agency has announced a temporary waiver of import permits for a wide range of medical and personal care items, a measure designed to accelerate hurricane relief operations and…
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04 Dec, 2025 0

Health Ministry reports more leptospirosis cases and deaths

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is reporting that Jamaica has recorded more cases and deaths of leptospirosis in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. In a release today, the ministry says the…
A section of the greenhouse at Bluefields Organic Farm in Westmoreland that was destroyed by Hurricane Melissa.
04 Dec, 2025 0

Recovery missions restoring Bluefields Organic Farm

Since Category 5 Hurricane Melissa struck on October 28, relief and recovery missions have been unfolding across western Jamaica, the area hardest-hit region. Local residents, government agencies,…