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December 9, 2025
Lauren Graham, Amy Sherman-Palladino to release ‘Gilmore Girls’ book in 2027
NEW YORK (AP): After years of advice books, children’s books and cookbooks inspired by Gilmore Girls, an upcoming work promises a more personal take on the beloved series. The co-writers are Gilmore…
December 9, 2025
Ravindra, Latham crack centuries as WI bowlers toil
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (CMC): Rachin Ravindra and skipper Tom Latham hit contrasting centuries as New Zealand tightened their grip on the opening Test against West Indies with a dominant…
December 9, 2025
Rosé and Bruno Mars’ APT. leads Apple Music’s year-end charts
NEW YORK (AP): It arrived in 2024. And it never left. Rosé and Bruno Mars’ massively popular, Grammy-nominated APT. topped Apple Music’s global song chart in 2025 as the giant music streamer released…
December 9, 2025
Temporary waiver for medical and personal care imports
The Jamaica Customs Agency has announced a temporary waiver of import permits for a wide range of medical and personal care items, a measure designed to accelerate hurricane relief operations and…
December 9, 2025
Health Ministry reports more leptospirosis cases and deaths
The Ministry of Health and Wellness is reporting that Jamaica has recorded more cases and deaths of leptospirosis in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. In a release today, the ministry says the…
December 9, 2025
by Paul H. Williams
Recovery missions restoring Bluefields Organic Farm
Since Category 5 Hurricane Melissa struck on October 28, relief and recovery missions have been unfolding across western Jamaica, the area hardest-hit region. Local residents, government agencies,…
December 9, 2025
Tax offices across western Jamaica offering limited services
Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) says tax offices across western Jamaica are currently offering limited services with reduced operating hours arising from Hurricane Melissa. TAJ says among the…
December 9, 2025
by Damian Levy
‘Wicked: For Good’ – An adequate epilogue
One of the defining cinema experiences of 2024 was watching Cynthia Erivo shatter the ceiling of theatres across the world, hitting high notes hitherto unknown with her climactic number ‘Defying…
December 9, 2025
‘Rage bait’ named Oxford University Press word of year
LONDON (AP): Oxford University Press has named ‘rage bait’ as its word of the year, capturing the internet zeitgeist of 2025. The phrase refers to online content that is “deliberately designed to…