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A Real ID sign is displayed as travellers wait to go through security check point at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
December 9, 2025

US air travellers without REAL IDs will be charged a $45 fee

Air travellers in the United States without a REAL ID will be charged a $45 fee beginning in February, the Transportation Security Administration announced Monday. The updated ID has been required…
Ocho Rios High School’s Shamari Linton shields the ball from York Castle High’s Rushawn Coke (back) during their Zone K football match in the ISSA daCosta Cup competition at Drax Hall Sports Complex on Tuesday, October 7.
December 9, 2025 by Ashley Anguin

Ocho Rios season goes on the line today

WITH THE ISSA daCosta Cup round of 16 coming to a nail-biting close, Ocho Rios High School will put their season on the line today as they meet a strong St Elizabeth Technical High (STETHS) team in a…
George Williams, a schizophrenic who spent more than 50 years in prison without a trial.
December 9, 2025 by Livern Barrett

$120m impasse

A legal squabble is brewing over the $120 million the Supreme Court ordered the Government to pay George Williams, the mentally disabled man who languished in prison for nearly 50 years – or his…
American singer Charlie Puth performing at the Rock in Rio music festival in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, September 19, 2024.
December 9, 2025

Charlie Puth, Brandi Carlile, Coco Jones for Super Bowl 2026 pregame

LOS ANGELES (AP): The Super Bowl pregame show will open with a trio of standout performers in Northern California: Charlie Puth will hit the stage to sing the national anthem, Brandi Carlile will take…
Danree Delancy. - File photo.
December 9, 2025

65% of small businesses in Westmoreland wiped out by Hurricane Melissa - Mayor

Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar Danree Delancy says at least 65 per cent of small businesses in Westmoreland have shuttered their operations following the passage of Hurricane Melissa. That is one of the…
File photo.
December 9, 2025

14-y-o boy killed in crash in Clarendon

A 14-year-old boy died on Sunday following a crash in Clarendon. He has been identified as Jayden Smith of Crawl River district in the parish. Reports are that about 6:30 p.m., Smith was inside a…
Reggae Girlz captain, Khadija Shaw, reacts during her team’s Group B Concacaf W Qualifier against Dominica at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground in St Lucia on Saturday. The Reggae Girlz won 18-0.
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

‘It’s always an honour’

AFTER A hat-trick against Dominica over the weekend led to her 60th international goal, Reggae Girlz captain Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw says she is proud to once again don the black, green, and gold of…
Shuga, whose real name is Mitsy Campbell, has created a GoFundMe to assist in hurricane recovery.
December 9, 2025

Shuga releases ‘Montego Bay’; sets up GoFundMe

On her new single, which was released last Friday via VP Records, singer Shuga revisits Bobby Bloom’s 1970 classic, Montego Bay. Produced by Donovan Germain, the track reimagines the song in a reggae…
December 9, 2025

Jamaica’s march forward

AS THE world paused to observe World AIDS Day 2025, Jamaica is taking the opportunity to highlight significant progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS while reaffirming its commitment to reducing new…