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December 9, 2025

Earth Today | Upcoming Adaptation Futures conference to showcase resilience

WITH A strong focus on the Pacific region, the 8th Adaptation Futures Conference is set to take place in New Zealand from October 13-16, and is to spotlight some of the most pressing adaptation…
AOSIS leaders meet in New York.
December 9, 2025

Earth Today | Small island developing states insist on special consideration

THE ALLIANCE of Small Island Developing States (AOSIS) has further elevated the advocacy of their members for the recognition and consistent application of the “special circumstances of SIDS” in…
TODERIAN
December 9, 2025

Earth Today | ‘Where the city meets the sea’

The lecture is being hosted under the theme ‘Where the City meets the sea: Unlocking Downtown Waterfront as a public space and economic asset’ by the Pan Jamaica Group and the C.B. Facey Foundation.…
Beckford was charged with unauthorized access to  computer data.
December 9, 2025

Case dismissed against St Catherine accountant accused of fraudulently using company credit card

The case against a St Catherine accountant who was accused of fraudulently using a company credit card was dismissed on Tuesday after her employer told the court that she no longer wanted to continue…
Xodus Carnival’s Serve costume is inspired by tennis.
December 9, 2025 by O’brian Wynter

Xodus brings sport-inspired style to OlympiX

The Carnival 2026 season has officially kicked off, and Xodus Carnival was first out the blocks with its OlympiX reveal. Last Friday, the band hosted its highly anticipated virtual launch, unveiling…
CPFSA’s Director of Therapeutic Services and Psychosocial Support Dr. Marlon A. Simpson, CEO Laurette Adams-Thomas, Director of Intake, Investigations and Court Services Dr. Warren Thompson, and Public Relations and Communications Manager, Kristen Laing,
December 9, 2025

CPFSA opens two new child-friendly spaces in St Ann, St James

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) has facilitated the opening of two new child-friendly spaces at its parish offices in St Ann and St James. The additions, located at 8 Park…
Minister of Information, Dr Dana Morris Dixon. - File photo.
December 9, 2025

Education Ministry to undertake anti-bullying campaign

Education Minister Senator Dana Morris Dixon said the Government, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), is developing an anti-bullying campaign for schools to address the…
Tyrese Gibson arrives at a special screening of "Morbius" on March 30, 2022, at Cinemark Playa Vista theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
December 9, 2025

Tyrese Gibson fails to turn himself in for animal cruelty

AP: Tyrese Gibson failed to turn himself in to police after an arrest warrant was issued because his four Cane Corso dogs mauled and killed a neighbour’s dog in Georgia in mid-September, police said…
Ainsley Henry
December 9, 2025

Forestry CEO dedicates surprise national honour to late mother

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Conservator of Forests at the Forestry Department, Ainsley Henry, was in the midst of a team-building exercise when he received the unexpected call informing him of…