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December 9, 2025
NBA head coach, player charged in sports betting schemes
NEW YORK (AP): The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and a player for the Miami Heat were arrested yesterday along with more than 30 other people in a takedown of two sprawling gambling…
December 9, 2025
Rabbi Yaakov Raskin | Noah and the ARK
WHAT DO Montego Bay’s Hip Strip, Ziggy Marley and Noah’s ark all have in common? In 2017, Jamaica got its first Kosher not-for-profit restaurant, the ‘Hot Spot’. Located in the heart of the ‘hip…
December 9, 2025
NWA ramps up TS Melissa preparations, drains, gullies and waterways being cleaned
The National Works Agency (NWA) is reporting that it has intensified its preparations for impact of Tropical Storm Melissa on Jamaica. The NWA says the ramped up activities include re-cleaning of…
December 9, 2025
Airports likely to close if Jamaica moves from hurricane watch to warning - Vaz
Jamaica’s international airports are likely to be closed within 24 hours if a hurricane warning is issued for Jamaica, Transport Minister Daryl Vaz has announced. Norman Manley in Kingston, Sangster…
December 9, 2025
House approves second Supplementary Estimates for 2025/26
The Second Supplementary Estimates for the 2025/26 fiscal year was approved in the House of Representatives on October 21. This followed the deliberations and adoption of the reports of the Public…
December 9, 2025
by Gareth Davis Sr
SDA church targets 40,000 meals to help ease hunger in Jamaica
The Jamaica Union of Seventh-day Adventists is aiming to provide meals for up to 40,000 Jamaicans who go hungry each night as part of efforts to combat food insecurity across the island. Speaking…
December 9, 2025
Toll road operators on storm alert
The operators of highway toll roads are now on alert to respond to any emergency directive that may come from the Minister of Transport as Jamaica braces for Tropical Storm Melissa. Transport…
December 9, 2025
Ludrick Morris | Why paediatricians back Jamaica’s School Nutrition Policy
Ten-year-old Shanelle collapsed during her school’s sports day. Teachers first thought it was dehydration, but at the hospital she was found to be in a hypertensive crisis – an illness rarely seen in…
December 9, 2025
Pregnant women and persons with chronic illnesses urged to make tropical storm preparations
The Ministry of Health & Wellness is urging persons with chronic illnesses and pregnant women to take the necessary precautions and preparations for the impending inclement weather condition. …