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From left: Student Cameron Shepherd engages with founder of C.H.E.W. Foundation, Donovan Lewis, Margaret Campbell, principal of St George’s College, and student Nathaniel Farquharson, at the St George’s College Lecture Series held on Tuesday at the Abe
December 9, 2025 by Corey Robinson

‘Perseverance, character: the tools for success’

Perseverance, character, and unwavering commitment to family were key themes of a lecture from businessman Donovan Lewis, the final guest speaker for this year’s inaugural three-part St George’s…
Jamaican-American comedian and actress Sarah Cooper stuns in a ruched off-the-shoulder mulberry dress.
December 9, 2025

Something Extra | Thursday

Stars gathered at 787 on Seventh in New York on Tuesday for a special screening of The Housemaid, the 2025 film adaptation of Freida McFadden’s bestselling psychological thriller. Among the supporting…
This image released by Voracious shows the cookbook ‘I Love You: Recipes from the Heart’ by Pamela Anderson.
December 9, 2025

Pamela Anderson’s vegetable bourguignon

Cooking with wine always feels elegant and elevated. This vegetable bourguignon, from Pamela Anderson’s I Love You: Recipes from the Heart, is hearty and satisfying, and it’s always good for…
This March 20, 2018 file photo shows the Spotify app on an iPad in Baltimore.
December 9, 2025

Spotify Wrapped 2025 is here

NEW YORK (AP): The holiday season has arrived, and so has Spotify Wrapped. Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny has been named the platform’s most-played artiste for the fourth time, edging out Taylor…
Sean Combs
December 9, 2025

Netflix defends Diddy documentary after ‘hit piece’ claim

Netflix have defended their documentary about Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs after the rapper branded it “a shameful hit piece”. The streaming service released Sean Combs: The Reckoning on Tuesday and the…
Far left, Jackie Josephs Haughton, board member of Manning’s Past Students Association York Chapter, presenting care packages to the students at Manning’s School
December 9, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

Diaspora group delivers relief to Manning’s School

WESTERN BUREAU When Hurricane Melissa tore through western Jamaica, destroying homes, schools and livelihoods, the Manning’s School Past Students’ Association, New York Chapter (MPSA NY), moved…
The SSP Diaries
December 9, 2025

SSP Diaries | Courting ‘Gaza’ in the Caribbean

AS CONFLICTS rage across the world, the Caribbean continues to be counted as one of the ‘hotspots’ globally. In the Central area, the Haitian situation remains unresolved for many years and, in the…
Frame of a house being rebuilt in Moore Town, Portland, after Hurricane Melissa destroyed the previous structure on October 28, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Rebuild with concrete, not containers, engineering groups urge after Hurricane Melissa

Three of the leading construction and engineering groups in Jamaica are urging the Government to prioritise permanent, hurricane-resilient housing over temporary container units as the country moves…
Patrons at the For the Love of Jamaica hurricane relief concert held recently at Boxpark Wembley in the UK.
December 9, 2025

For the Love of Jamaica raises £20K for Melissa recovery

More than £20,000 has been raised by Jamaicans and other supporters in the UK for children’s homes, early childhood institutions, homes for the elderly, persons with disabilities, community groups,…