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December 9, 2025
by Sashana Small
Local contractors want integration in container home solutions
As the Jamaican Government prepares to purchase thousands of container homes as a rapid response to the housing stock devastated by Hurricane Melissa, Incorporated Masterbuilders Association of…
December 9, 2025
Iran set to boycott World Cup draw citing visa restrictions
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP): Iran has decided to boycott the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington next week because the United States denied visas to members of its delegation, the state-run IRNA…
December 9, 2025
by Luke Douglas
Zinc still the roofing material of choice as storm victims restore homes
There has been an increase in sales of zinc sheeting since the passage of Hurricane Melissa, as persons push to restore their homes, many of which lost roofs made from the same material during the…
December 9, 2025
Trump says he wants to ‘permanently pause’ migration to US from poorer countries
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump says he wants to “permanently pause migration” from poorer nations and is promising to seek to expel millions of immigrants from the United States…
December 9, 2025
by Gregory Bryce
‘We’re wearing the crown’
Standing as the top-ranked team in the Caribbean and with back-to-back FIFA Women’s World Cup appearances, Reggae Girlz head coach Hubert Busby Jr says they are the team to beat as they open their…
December 9, 2025
Guyana sends more emergency relief supplies to Jamaica
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana has dispatched its second tranche of emergency relief supplies to Jamaica, following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa. The shipment, coordinated by the Civil…
December 9, 2025
NY charity provides power, water to hurricane-hit Jamaicans
Beverly Nichols, head of New York-based Push Start Foundation, has long supported her homeland. So when Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica’s western parishes, she quickly mobilised help. Within two…
December 9, 2025
by Yasmine Peru
Jimmy Cliff: The voice that still moves the world
Following his passing last Monday, Jimmy Cliff’s albums and singles took over both the iTunes Top 100 Reggae Albums and Top 100 Singles Charts. Music executive Maxine Stowe told The Sunday Gleaner…
December 9, 2025
Gov’t exploring use of idle port containers for Hurricane Melissa housing relief
The Government is exploring the prospect of using more than 1,000 containers currently sitting idle at the Port of Kingston as possible temporary housing solutions for persons affected by Hurricane…