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December 9, 2025
Disabled Jamaicans and their families urged to prepare for TS Melissa
The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) is encouraging all persons with disabilities and their families to take precautionary steps now to prepare for Tropical Storm Melissa and the…
December 9, 2025
Unlock tourism’s potential by integrating with other sectors
THE EDITOR, Madam: Tourism has long stood as one of Jamaica’s most resilient and dynamic pillars, yet the country continues to struggle with how to make this sector deliver greater and more inclusive…
December 9, 2025
by Neil Armstrong
Heritage Singers Canada archival collection now accessible
Grace Lyons, the founder and music director of Heritage Singers Canada, is overjoyed that the Heritage Singers Canada archival donation is now housed in the Clara Thomas Archives and Special…
December 9, 2025
WPM pulls garbage trucks from neighbouring parishes to address St James’ waste backlog
WESTERN BUREAU: The National Solid Waste Management Authority’s (NSWMA) Western Parks and Markets Limited (WPM) has pulled several garbage trucks from neighbouring parishes to help clear the backlog…
December 9, 2025
French sports authorities warn of sanctions for athletes joining Enhanced Games
PARIS (AP) — Any French athlete participating in the Enhanced Games will face sanctions, French sports authorities said Friday, after suspended sprinter Mouhamadou Fall announced he would take part in…
December 9, 2025
VMBS relocates New York office
VM Building Society (VMBS) has relocated its New York Representative Office to 2700 Church Avenue, in the heart of Flatbush, Brooklyn. This new, larger space, which is set to officially open on…
December 9, 2025
Oran Hall | Signs of an impending personal financial crisis
We know that the hurricane season runs from June to November each year, but many wait until a hurricane or storm is heading seriously to Jamaica to begin to prepare. Personal financial crises do not…
December 9, 2025
Food, fashion and fun galore at Kingston Creative Artwalk Festival
The theme for the September 28 Kingston Creative Artwalk Festival was ‘Food and Fashion’. And there was indeed a lot of food and ‘free’ beverages. The samples at the Colombian Embassy were to die for.…
December 9, 2025
Gordon Robinson | We were complicit!
There’s turmoil in Caribbean waters not caused by Melissa. CNN: “US military has been steadily massing a large number of troops, naval and air assets in the Caribbean over the last two months,…