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This collage of images shows Tom Ford (left) and Adele.
December 9, 2025

Adele makes acting debut in Tom Ford’s ‘Cry to Heaven’

NEW YORK (AP): Fashion designer Tom Ford has called up Adele to co-star in his adaptation of Anne Rice’s Cry to Heaven, his production company said Wednesday. The film, which Ford is writing,…
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December 9, 2025

NWC still unable to reach some of its stations following Hurricane Melissa

The National Water Commission (NWC) says there are six stations it has not been able to access since the passage of Hurricane Melissa last month. Further, there at 200 NWC facilities where a second…
A man walks along a fence that surrounds a a building on the grounds of a proposed new Russian embassy near the Australian Parliament in Canberra where an Australian Federal Police officer observes from his vehicle, June 23, 2023.
December 9, 2025

Top court rejects Russia’s challenge to embassy eviction

MELBOURNE (AP): Australia’s highest court on Wednesday rejected Russia’s challenge to a law that evicted the state on security grounds from a site where Moscow wanted to build its new embassy. Seven…
Dana McKenzie and her three children, 1-year-old Gabriella Martin, 3-year-old Kemario Martin and 7-year-old Shemar Martin.
December 9, 2025

Missing Manchester mother and children found

A 26-year-old Manchester woman and her three children who were reported missing have been found at a shelter in Westmoreland. Dana McKenzie and her children, one-year-old Gabriella Martin,…
‘Now Playing’ movie poster of the ‘Chainsaw Man- The Movie: Reze Arc’.
December 9, 2025 by Damian Levy

‘Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc’ – Action-packed, romantic rumble

Fresh off the heels of the successful Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, another anime hits Jamaican cinemas. This time, a film continuing the story of the viral sensation Chainsaw Man. The Reze Arc…
Sandy Bay main road, Hanover.
December 9, 2025

Sandy Bay main road reopened to single-lane traffic; Barnett to Adelphi in St James impassable

Overnight rains in the western parishes have left the main road from Barnett to Adelphi in St James impassable due to heavy siltation. Meanwhile, the National Works Agency (NWA) says a section of…
Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby.
December 9, 2025

Editorial | Bolstering local government

Kingston’s mayor, Andrew Swaby, advanced a truism with his call this week for an update of Jamaica’s small building code in the wake of Hurricane Melissa that caused widespread devastation in the…
Stephen Murad, Chief Executive Officer at Digicel.
December 9, 2025

Digicel effects 'fragile' fix to reconnect most customers to network

Telecommunications firm Digicel says telephone and internet services have been restored to a large majority of its customers since the passage of Hurricane Melissa, but warned that the fix is…
Flat Bridge in the Bog Walk Gorge, St Catherine.
December 9, 2025

Bog Walk Gorge reopened

The National Works Agency (NWA) has advised that the roadway from Spanish Town to Bog Walk in St Catherine is now open to vehicular traffic. It says the roadway, which had been blocked at several…