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In this file photo, Sean Paul is seen performing on his US ‘Greatest’ tour 2024. He is all set for the Jamaica Strong relief concert in New York next month.
December 9, 2025 by Anthony Turner

Organisers target US$1m for Jamaica Strong relief concert at UBS Arena

QUEENS, NY: Organisers of the Jamaica Strong benefit concert scheduled for Friday, December 12, at the UBS Arena in New York have announced an ambitious target to raise US$1 million for the Jamaica…
Bishop Dr Joe Aldred
December 9, 2025

Joe Aldred | My resignation as a bishop

BORN, BROUGHT up, and inducted into church life in the rural community of Top Mountain, St Catherine, Jamaica, during the 1950s and 1960s before emigrating to England, I never imagined that one day I…
Peter Tosh
December 9, 2025

New date set for Peter Tosh Symposium

The annual Peter Tosh Symposium, which was postponed owing to the passing of Hurricane Melissa, will now take place on November 26. Staged by the Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work…
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green (second right), joins in the handover of a cheque valued at $500,000 to the United Way of Jamaica’s Restoration and Rehabilitation Fund by Jamaica’s 100-metre World Champion, Oblique Seville (s
December 9, 2025

Growth & Jobs | Gov’t focused on getting farmers back into production

MINISTER OF Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green, says the Government is moving swiftly to get farmers back into production following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa. “The…
President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa shows his vote in a referendum on whether to allow foreign military bases in the country and rewrite the constitution through a constituent assembly, in Olon, Ecuador, Sunday, November 16, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Ecuadorian voters reject proposals to host foreign military bases, rewrite constitution

Ecuadorians voted Sunday to strike down a proposal that would have let foreign countries run military bases in the South American country where drug gangs are extorting communities and killing…
Hah-R-Mony Entertainment Limited workers clear debris from Montego Bay streets after Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025 by Gareth Davis Sr

Stakeholders in east rally to support western tourism recovery

With the peak winter tourism season set to begin on December 15, stakeholders in Portland are rallying to support recovery efforts in the island’s western tourism belt, following the devastation of…
Deon Burton
December 9, 2025

Just like us in ’97 - Former Reggae Boy confident Jamaica can again pull off World Cup qualification in final game

“Just like us in ’97. It all came down to the last home game," Deon Burton, the sharpshooter who became a hero during Jamaica’s first World Cup qualification, has offered a moment of reflection…
Principal Fernando Hernandez looks on in an empty classroom where a teacher is taking a lunch break at Perkins K-8 School Thursday, November 13, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
December 9, 2025

Immigrant student enrolment is dwindling at schools across the US amid immigration crackdowns

From Miami to San Diego, schools around the US are seeing big drops in enrolment of students from immigrant families. In some cases, parents have been deported or voluntarily returned to their home…
From left: Tom Cruise, Debbie Allen, and Wynn Thomas, winners of Academy honorary awards, pose onstage during the 16th Governors Awards on Sunday.
December 9, 2025

Something Extra | Tuesday

Hollywood rolled out the red carpet early for awards season as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hosted the 16th annual Governors Awards at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in California on Sunday…