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A court date is being finalised.
December 9, 2025

Apprentice jockey charged in relation to another robbery

Multiple criminal charges have been laid against 21-year-old apprentice jockey, Delroy Walker, following an alleged robbery on Bridgeport Road, Portmore, St Catherine, on October 15. Walker,…
December 9, 2025

Immigration Corner | Canada sets new immigration direction for 2026 to 2028

Dear Miss Powell, I have been waiting to hear the latest immigration updates from Canada. I know the government usually announces new plans at the end of the year. Have they introduced any changes…
The Poko Loko floating bar in Ocho Rios, St Ann.
December 9, 2025 by Carl Gilchrist

Poko Loko rides out Melissa unscathed

Opened to much fanfare on June 16, 2024, one of Ocho Rios’ most unique attractions, the Poko Loko floating bar, lasted just 17 days before Hurricane Beryl tore it apart on July 3, with looters then…
Lineworkers from Jamaica and overseas in Montego Bay on Sunday.
December 9, 2025

Hundreds of lineworkers in MoBay in a bid to restore power to the western city

Hundreds of lineworkers from Jamaica, the Caribbean and North America are currently in Montego Bay, St James, working to restore power to critical facilities and residential areas in the tourism…
Aidonia has joined Shaggy for the single, ‘Boom Body’.
December 9, 2025

Shaggy drops new collab with Akon, Aidonia; ready for Macy’s parade

The year 2025 has been another milestone one for diamond-selling reggae artiste, Shaggy. In recent months, the entertainer, who is managed by Martin Kierszenbaum/Cherrytree Music Company, fronted…
The company noted that even before the hurricane, the Grand Jamaica had been earmarked for a major renovation.
December 9, 2025

Hurricane Melissa pushes back timeline for reopening of Bahia Principe resort, triggering redundancies

Bahia Principe Hotels & Resorts says its Grand Jamaica property will remain closed until December 1, 2026, one year longer than planned, after Hurricane Melissa caused extensive damage and slowed…
Pope Leo XIV meets with Spike Lee during an audience with and stars directors from the cinema at the Vatican, Saturday, November 15.
December 9, 2025

Pope Leo XIV celebrates cinema with Hollywood stars

VATICAN CITY (AP): Pope Leo XIV welcomed Spike Lee, Cate Blanchett, Greta Gerwig and dozens of other Hollywood luminaries to a special Vatican audience Saturday, celebrating cinema and its ability to…
Paul Feig tips his hat to Western flair in Boot Star and a classic Stetson.
December 9, 2025

Something Extra | Monday

GQ marked its 30th annual Men of the Year celebration with an intimate dinner inside the Château’s famed Room 64, where headliners Hailey Bieber and fellow cover stars, including Stephen Colbert, Seth…
Below: Shantell Dixon (left), sales support officer at Sagicor, and Toni Campbell, senior compliance manager at Scotiabank, step out in matching pink cowboy hats.
December 9, 2025

Something Extra | Wednesday

Marking its 25th anniversary, Jamaica Reach to Recovery (JR2R) painted the city pink on Sunday with its annual Pink Run. Postponed from its usual October staging because of Hurricane Melissa, the new…