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December 9, 2025
by Gareth Davis
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Hurricane Melissa reignites frustration among Portland’s fisherfolk
Having lost dozens of fish pots at sea during Hurricane Beryl last year without receiving support, fisherfolk in Portland fear they may once again be left on their own following the onslaught of…
December 9, 2025
by Corey Robinson
Kingston spared
Had Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Kingston, Jamaica’s capital and most populated city, the effects of the Category 5 disaster would have been far more cataclysmic, structural and environmental…
December 9, 2025
Hurricane Melissa weakens to Category 4 but continues to batter Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa has weakened slightly to a Category 4 system, but the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) says catastrophic winds, flash flooding, and storm surge remain ongoing across Jamaica. The…
December 9, 2025
by Robert Bailey
Time for the ‘real quality’
PRESIDENT OF the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) Keith Wellington says he is confident that the standard of play in the schoolboy football competitions will continue to rise as the…
December 9, 2025
At least four hospitals ‘significantly damaged’ by Hurricane Melissa - Tufton
Hurricane Melissa has caused “significant damage” to at least four major hospitals, Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, has confirmed. The hospitals are Noel Holmes in Hanover,…
December 9, 2025
Venezuela suspends energy agreements with Trinidad after US warship arrives at island nation
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela on Monday suspended energy agreements with Trinidad and Tobago, over what officials have described as “hostile” actions by the island nation. Trinidad is now…
December 9, 2025
India’s hopes hit as Pratika Rawal ruled out
NEW DELHI (AP): INDIA’S HOPES of winning a first Women’s Cricket World Cup title have been dented with the injury-enforced withdrawal of opening batter Pratika Rawal for the semi-final against…
December 9, 2025
Inter goalkeeper involved in car accident that kills 81-year-old
MILAN (AP): AN 81-YEAR-OLD man using an electric wheelchair died after being hit by a car driven by Inter Milan goalkeeper Josep Martínez yesterday, according to Italian media reports. Police…
December 9, 2025
by Lester Hinds
From barefoot beginnings to multi-millionaire: Altiman Davis tells his story
Like many Jamaican youths growing up in rural Jamaica in the 1960s and 1970s, Altiman Davis had to walk several miles between districts in St Ann and St Mary in order to get an education. Born in…