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Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a roundtable on criminal cartels with President Donald Trump in the State Dining Room of the White House, Thursday, October 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
December 9, 2025

US is sending an aircraft carrier to Latin America in major escalation of military buildup

WASHINGTON (AP) — The US military is sending an aircraft carrier to the waters off South America, in the latest escalation and buildup of military forces in the region, the Pentagon announced Friday. …
From left: Milaika Capella Ras, general manager of the CSA; Magda Milano, director of the Suriname Port Management Company; Nico Suys, SPTI manager – Port Projects; and William Brown, president of the CSA, following the signing of the memorandum of under
December 9, 2025

CSA, SPTI sign MoU to expand maritime training and workforce development in the Caribbean

THE CARIBBEAN Shipping Association (CSA) and the Suriname Port Training Institute (SPTI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), establishing a strategic partnership to expand access to…
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December 9, 2025

Shipping Schedule

CMA CGM JAMAICA KINGSTON TBN FEEDER 12 29/10 CMA CGM ALEXANDRIA 29/10 SEABOARD SUN 29/10 CMA CGM FORT ROYAL 29/10 CMA CGM LOUGA 30/10 BF FORTALEZA 30/10 SEABOARD SUN 30/10 CFS HORIZON 31/10…
December 9, 2025

Poems

Deadly intoxication A man named Mr. Set was driving his truck down the street His foot hit the gas like a boulder in water, rum, and beer in hand His thirst could not be quenched, one quart and four…
Contributed Designer Grace Wales Bonner photographed backstage her Pitti Uomo show in Florence, Italy, in June 2022, by ‘New York Times’ photog Clara Vannucci, as SAINT chief executive officer Deiwght Peters (left) and SAINT model Aakesh Henderson loo
December 9, 2025 by Omar Tomlinson

Lifestyle Round-Up

What’s new and exciting in global fashion? Quite a lot, if you’re Jamaican-connected. Designers, models, and hairstylists with roots in The Rock are elevating the conversation around image-making in…
Shara Williams-Lue is all smiles as she poses with one of her potted babies from her Cacti Corner.
December 9, 2025 by Krysta Anderson

Plant mom Shara Williams-Lue finds hope with Cacti Corner Ja

With an innate love for gardenscapes and greenery, Shara Williams-Lue admits that planting wasn’t always second nature. Rooted in faith, she took the leap and created her cactus corner. She told…
Don-Juanique Gardener (right), crash survivor, handed over medical equipment to the St Ann’s Bay Hospital on October 16. Receiving the donation are from left: Dr Tanya Hamilton-Johnson, senior medical officer at the St Ann’s Bay Hospital; Debby-Ann Hen
December 9, 2025

Crash survivor donates medical equipment to hospital

Over a decade later, Don-Juanique Gardener is using his second chance at life to give back to the hospital that helped save his life after a near-fatal crash in St Ann. The JN Bank merchant…
This NOAA graphic shows the projected path of Tropical Storm Melissa in the Central Caribbean Sea.
December 9, 2025

TS Melissa drifts to the east-southeast

The Meteorological Service of Jamaica has reported that reconnaissance aircraft indicates a drift of Tropical Storm Melissa to the east-southeast over the Caribbean Sea, however, the Tropical Storm…
Centenarian Elsa Louise Atkinson is embraced by her daughter Michelle Williams, moments before receiving her Badge of Honour for 60 years of service in the field of pharmacy.
December 9, 2025 by Yasmine Peru

GoodHeart |Centenarian Elsa Louise Atkinson ‘blessed’ to receive Badge of Honour

On National Heroes Day, Elsa Louise Capleton Atkinson was recognised for 60 years of service in the field of pharmacy. Nicely dressed, with her nails well manicured and a smile on her face, the…