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Dr Christine Hendricks, executive director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities.
December 9, 2025 by Kimone Francis

Hendricks calls for inclusive rebuilding

Jamaica’s multibillion-dollar rebuilding efforts after Hurricane Melissa must put the needs of persons with disabilities at the centre, the country’s chief disability advocate has urged. Thousands of…
Dr William Ambler, a translational research scholar who studies how biological sex affects the risk of autoimmune diseases, looks at cells under a microscope in the lab where he works at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.
December 9, 2025

There are more than 100 autoimmune diseases, and they mostly strike women. Here’s what to know

Our immune system has a dark side: It’s supposed to fight off invaders to keep us healthy. But sometimes it turns traitor and attacks our own cells and tissues. What are called autoimmune diseases can…
Senna Summerbell (left) and Christopher Issa accepting the winning trophy as the first Jamaicans drivers to win a European Drivers Championship.
December 9, 2025 by Janet Silvera

Ja drivers make history in Italy

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s motorsport community is celebrating a landmark achievement after race car drivers Senna Summerbell and Christopher Issa made history in Italy this past weekend, becoming the…
Chevelle Franklyn ministers to the audience at Gospel Star 2024 held on Sunday, August 4 at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston. She will be ministering in Lagos, Nigeria, on December 5.
December 9, 2025

Chevelle Franklyn to minister at The Experience in Nigeria

Internationally acclaimed gospel artiste Chevelle Franklyn is set to join a stellar line-up of global worship leaders at the world’s largest gospel concert, House On The Rock’s The Experience @20 on…
Relief supplies packed by employees of the Shipping Association of Jamaica, SAJE Group, ADVANTUM and the Caribbean Shipping Association for distribution to communities impacted by Hurricane Melissa. The donations, including food, clothing and hygiene items
December 9, 2025

Shipping industry teams unite to support communities impacted by Hurricane Melissa

EMPLOYEES FROM the Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ), SAJE Group, ADVANTUM, and the Caribbean Shipping Association (CSA) joined forces on Sunday, November 9, to deliver relief supplies to…
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December 9, 2025

Shipping Schedule

CMA CGM JAMAICA KINGSTON CMA CGM ARISTOTE 18/11 CMA CGM SAMBHAR 19/11 BF FORTALEZA 19/11 IREMOS 19/11 ELBBRIDGE 20/11 SC MONTREAL 20/11 CMA CGM A. LINCOLN 21/11 CONTSHIP ICE 21/11 SEABOARD…
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro attends a meeting at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, February 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)
December 9, 2025

Venezuelan president says regional peace threatened by joint military drills between Trinidad and US

CARACAS, CMC – Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is warning that Trinidad and Tobago’s joint military drills with the United States could “threaten peace” in the Caribbean. He made the statement…
Kasey Palmer
December 9, 2025

Kasey Palmer in for Jamaica, Tahith Chong out for Curaçao

It has been contrasting squad updates for Jamaica and Curaçao ahead of Tuesday’s decisive Concacaf World Cup Qualifier as the Reggae Boyz are bolstered by the return of Kasey Palmer, while Curaçao…
December 9, 2025

Immigration Corner | How can I check my case status?

Dear Mrs Walker-Huntington, My mom is a US citizen and she filed for me in January 2020 as an unmarried adult daughter. I still have not received the I-130 approval. Is there anything I can do to find…