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From left, Sandra Denton, DJ Spinderella and Cheryl James of Salt-N-Pepa arrive at the 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
December 9, 2025

Emotions high at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony

LOS ANGELES (AP): Cyndi Lauper turned True Colours into a defiant call for courage and the music of Outkast, Soundgarden and the White Stripes brought waves of emotion Saturday night at the Rock &…
Minister of Industry Investment and Commerce Senator Aubyn Hill (right) engages FosRich Group CEO Cecil Foster during a Jamaica Investment and Housing forum at the Resort World hotel in Queens, New York, while Jamaica’s Consul General to New York Alsion
December 9, 2025 by Lester Hinds

‘A profound loss’

The Jamaican diaspora has reacted with shock and disbelief at news that Jamaica’s Consul General to New York Alsion Roach-Wilson has died following her battle with breast cancer. Roach-Wilson died at…
Rising theatre star, Tesfa Edwards (left) in his role as Ephraim, the son of Jonas (Oliver Samuels) in the play ‘Di Prodigal Son’.
December 9, 2025

American première of Oliver Samuels’ play to benefit hurricane relief

The American première performances of the new stage comedy written, directed by and starring Jamaican theatre legend Oliver Samuels, will serve as fundraisers for hurricane relief efforts in Jamaica.
Abigail Whittaker-Clarke (second left) and Elecia Whittingham-Gayle (third left) collect a donation from the Burmese community, on behalf of the Western Regional Health Authority staff members.
December 9, 2025

Burmese community donates care packages to Western Regional Health Authority

The Burmese community in Jamaica has donated care packages to the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) for distribution to staff members in support of recovery efforts, following the passage of…
Volunteers from JMMB and the Council of Voluntary Services prepare care packages for distribution to communities impacted by Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

JMMB mobilises support for communities impacted by Melissa

In response to the widespread devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, the JMMB Group, through its philanthropic arm, the JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation, has committed an initial $25 million toward…
Danee Pye, a health communications and marketing specialist at California State University, Sacramento, gives a tour of a campus food pantry in the Basic Needs Resource Center.
December 9, 2025

College students, stressed about federal food aid uncertainty, look to campuses for support

SACRAMENTO (AP) : Acorn squash, Spam and baby food lined the shelves on a recent day at a college food pantry in California’s capital city, a resource that students receiving federal aid to purchase…
This photo released by Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency shows migrants handed over to authorities after they were rescued by a sailboat, in waters off northern resort island of Langkawi.
December 9, 2025

Boat from Myanmar with hundreds of migrants capsizes, one body found, 10 rescued

KUALA LUMPUR (AP): A boat carrying about 300 migrants from Myanmar capsized last week in the Indian Ocean close to the maritime border between Thailand and Malaysia, with at least one body recovered…
Passengers look at a departure board after several cancellations and delays as a result of reported overnight drone activity over Brussels International Airport in Zaventem.
December 9, 2025

UK sends military experts and equipment after drone sightings near airports

LONDON (AP): Britain is sending equipment and personnel to Belgium after a spate of drone sightings near airports, the head of the UK military said Sunday. In the past week, both Belgium’s main…
Judy Bertuso (left) feeds her husband Apollo inside a tent at an evacuation centre as Typhoon Fung-wong entered the country on Sunday, November 9 in Quezon city, Philippines.
December 9, 2025

Photo captures tenderness amid chaos as Typhoon Fung-wong hits

MANILA (AP): Judy Bertuso, 63, leans forward inside a bright orange tent set up on the floor of a basketball court in Quezon City, carefully spooning porridge into her husband Apollo’s mouth. Apollo,…