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Sunshine Girls Romelda Aiken-George (left)  and Shanice Beckford (second right) get into position to grab a rebound during a match in the Horizon Netball Series against the England Roses at the National Indoor Sports Centre on November 26, 2024.
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

Horizon Netball Series geared to Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts

The second staging of the Vitality Roses’ Horizon Series between the Jamaica Sunshine Girls and England Vitality Roses will be geared towards raising donations in support of the Hurricane Melissa…
Former Holmwood Technical High School track and field athlete, Cindy Rose.
December 9, 2025

GoodHeart | Former Holmwood athlete Cindy Rose continues running toward her dreams

At 19, former Reggae Marathon participant Cindy Rose is learning how far passion, discipline, and faith can take her. Now a first-year student at Indian Hills Community College in the United States,…
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December 9, 2025

Davie church, mayor donate for hurricane relief to Jamaica

DAVIE, FL: The Davie Community Worship Centre (DCWC), under the leadership of Bishop Dr Fedlyn Beason, has donated US$6,000 to assist Jamaican churches devastated by Hurricane Melissa. The funds will…
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December 9, 2025

Kwaku | The Aya bursary, a nod to a traumatic history

As the UK concluded another African History Month, I feel compelled to highlight the Aya bursary, its first recipient, and why the BTP (British Transport Police) should continue funding it for a…
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CEO of Nvidia Jensen Huang speaks during a press conference at the Mandarin Oriental Qianmen after attending the third China International Supply Chain Expo, in Beijing, Wednesday, July 16, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Bubble fears ease but investors still waiting for AI to live up to promise

Fears about the artificial intelligence boom turning into an overblown bubble have diminished for now, thanks to a stellar earnings report from Nvidia that illustrated why its indispensable chips…
Children sit by the roadside, smiling amid the devastation of their community in Oxford, St Elizabeth, after Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

Expert urges parents to support children’s emotional recovery post-Melissa

As families rebuild after Hurricane Melissa, parents and caregivers are being urged to focus on children’s emotional well-being alongside physical recovery. Chair of the Violence Prevention Alliance…
The cruise ship ‘MS Zuiderdam’ docked at the Port of Ocho Rios in St Ann on November 11.
December 9, 2025

Bartlett: 64,000 cruise passengers expected as tourism rebounds

Jamaica’s tourism industry is rebounding after Hurricane Melissa, with cruise ships returning, hotels reopening and officials projecting stronger visitor numbers by year end. Tourism Minister Edmund…
Former Reggae Boyz Technical Director Rene Simoes, speaks to students Garvey Maceo High School in Clarendon.
December 9, 2025 by Livingston Scott

Simoes proposes innovative approach to coaching problem

Iconic former Reggae Boyz coach Rene Simoes, in a video on social media, offered his services to the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) with a proposal to establish a 'crisis cabinet', with…
This image released by 20th Century Studios shows Thia portrayed by Elle Fanning (left) and Dek portrayed by Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi in a scene from ‘Predator: Badlands’.
December 9, 2025 by Damian Levy

‘Predator: Badlands’ – A brave new world

One of cinema’s most iconic monsters is the Predator, or as the new film Predator: Badlands calls them, the Yautja. They are an alien race of brutal hunters who travel to distant worlds, determined to…