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December 9, 2025
Legendary NBA coach Wilkens passes
SEATTLE (AP): LENNY WILKENS, a three-time inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame who was enshrined as both a player and a coach, has died, his family said on Sunday. He was 88. The family said…
December 9, 2025
JTA allocates $35 million to assist hurricane-affected teachers
The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) has announced the allocation of an initial $35 million to support teachers severely impacted by Hurricane Melissa. JTA says this initial sum was approved at a…
December 9, 2025
US football invasion hits Atlético Madrid
MADRID (AP): ATLÉTICO MADRID are about to come under American ownership. Apollo Sports Capital, an asset management company, will become the Spanish club’s majority shareholder early next year,…
December 9, 2025
May Pen, St Ann’s Bay and Santa Cruz tax offices reopen
The Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is reporting that its May Pen, St Ann’s Bay, and Santa Cruz tax offices have now joined other locations that have been reopened following the passage of Hurricane…
December 9, 2025
Ferrari boss says Hamilton, Leclerc need to ‘focus on driving and talk less’
MILAN (AP): LEWIS HAMILTON and Charles Leclerc need to “focus on driving and talk less”, Ferrari executive chairman John Elkann warned yesterday after both of the team’s drivers failed to finish the…
December 9, 2025
Trump booed at regular-season NFL game
LANDOVER, Maryland (AP): DONALD TRUMP became the first sitting president in nearly a half-century at a regular-season NFL game, attending the Washington Commanders’ 44-22 loss to the visiting Detroit…
December 9, 2025
Arrangement put in place to apply for free access to toll roads for hurricane relief missions
The Ministry of Transport is reporting that an arrangement has been put in place to allow persons and entities doing relief missions to apply for permission to access toll roads for free. Many…
December 9, 2025
by Gregory Bryce
‘These players in the squad are proven’
WITH SEVERAL fan favourites omitted from his 26-man squad, Reggae Boyz head coach Steve McClaren has defended his selections ahead of the final games in the Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers. Jamaica will…
December 9, 2025
Emergency dental services now available across western parishes
The Western Regional Health Authority is advising the public that emergency dental services are now available at designated facilities across the western region. Operations began on Monday, November…