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President of the Miss Universe Organisation and Mexican businessman Raúl Rocha Cantú attends a press conference after the beauty pageant in Nonthaburi province, Thailand, Friday, November 21.
December 9, 2025

Mexico freezes Miss Universe co-owner’s bank accounts during organised crime investigation

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s anti-money laundering office has frozen the bank accounts of the Mexican co-owner of Miss Universe as part of an investigation into drugs, fuel and arms trafficking, an…
Desmond McKenzie (right), minister of local government and community development, and Dr Dayton Campbell left), member of parliament for Eastern Westmoreland, lead by example yesterday, assisting in removing debris to help restore community spaces in the p
December 9, 2025 by Mickalia Kington

Local gov’t minister galvanises Cornwall citizens for cleanup campaign

A call to unity and community action resonated through Pentecost Lane, Darliston, yesterday as Desmond McKenzie, minister of local government and community development, officially launched the…
A section of the crowd at yesterday funeral for Alsion Roach-Wilson, Jamaica’s late consul general for New York, held at the Community Baptist Church of Englewood, New Jersey in the United States.
December 9, 2025 by Lester Hinds

‘She gave more than she took’

An overflowing Community Baptist Church of Englewood, New Jersey, heard glowing tributes paid to Jamaica’s late Consul General to New York, Alsion Roach-Wilson, who died on November 8 after battling…
Cornwall College’s Ameche Robinson (left) tries to outrun William Knibb Memorial High’s Shavon Lewis during their round of 16 ISSA daCosta Cup match at Drax Hall Sports Complex on Saturday, November 29, 2025. Cornwall won 4-0.
December 9, 2025 by Ashley Anguin

Race for daCosta Cup title heats up

The race for this year’s daCosta Cup title intensifies today when the quarterfinals kick off at 3 p.m. at four venues. Football lovers will have their eyes locked in on a tough matchup with Group…
Jamaica’s Jermaine Bowen
December 9, 2025

Guerrero vs Bowen: Showdown set to ignite Wray & Nephew Fight Nights

KINGSTON: A clash of grit and pride is set to unfold next Saturday, December 13, as two rising light heavyweight talents step into the ring for the next instalment of the Wray & Nephew Fight…
Keisha Sutherland (right), waves to her daughter Shakeira Morris (left) as she rides on the train at the Funland at Hope Gardens in St Andrew during the Digicel Foundation Christmas Treat for special needs children yesterday.
December 9, 2025 by Sashana Small

Digicel delights children with special needs during Christmas treat at Hope Gardens

Christmas carols rang through speakers at Funland in Hope Gardens, Kingston, yesterday as excited children with special needs enjoyed games and competition organised especially for them by the Digicel…
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December 9, 2025

Section of Graham Street and Main Street in Ocho Rios temporarily closed for drainage works

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising that the intersection of Graham Street and Main Street in Ocho Rios, St Ann, has been temporarily closed to facilitate repairs to a damaged drain. The…
Venezuela-born, United States-based jockey Javier Castellano (left) celebrates after riding Mage to win the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 6, 2023. Castellano, 48, will be in action in the Mouttet Mile at C
December 9, 2025 by Robert Bailey

It’s Mouttet Mile day: SVREL boss ‘nervous, excited’

Chairman of Supreme Ventures Racing and Entertainment Limited (SVREL), Solomon Sharpe, says he is feeling both “nervous and excited” as Caymanas Park prepares to stage today’s fourth running of the…
Travel advisers and tourism stakeholders at the Sandals Back to Jamaica held at Sandal’s Dunn’s River in Ocho Rios, St Ann, yesterday.
December 9, 2025 by Janet Silvera

Room inventory surges back

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s Director of Tourism Donovan White has assured more than 250 visiting travel advisers that the country’s tourism recovery is accelerating faster than anticipated, revealing…