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Lucian Grainge, chairman and CEO of Universal Music Group.
December 9, 2025

Sony, Warner and Universal sign AI music licensing deals with start-up

LONDON (AP): The world’s biggest music labels have struck AI licensing deals with a little-known start-up named Klay Vision, the latest in a series of deals that underlines how the technology is…
Gio Castro (left), from Ecuador, and her friend Stephanie Farfan, from Spain, were spotted enjoying the Livewire concert series.
December 9, 2025

Something Extra | Monday

It was pure electricity inside Usain Bolt’s Tracks and Records in St Andrew as Govana, Ras-I, Everaldo ‘Evie Pukupoo’ Creary, Yaadcore and a line-up of guests powered the sixth Livewire concert. With…
This photo released by the Christian Association of Nigeria shows the dormitories of St. Mary's Catholic Primary and Secondary School after gunmen abducted children and staff in Papiri community in Nigeria, Friday, November 21, 2025. (Christian Association
December 9, 2025

Pope calls on kidnappers in Nigeria to free 265 students and teachers after 50 pupils escape

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Fifty of the 303 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school in north-central Nigeria’s Niger state have escaped captivity and are now with their families, the school…
Kirefa Malcolm sings along during Ras-I’s performance at Livewire.
December 9, 2025 by Yasmine Peru

Govana and friends blaze up Livewire concert at UBTR

‘Twas high energy on steroids inside Usain Bolt’s Tracks and Records (UBTR) last Thursday night as Govana, Ras-I, Puku Poo, Yaadcore and exciting surprise guests, courtesy of Govana, took charge of…
State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Krystal Lee (left), hands over a care package to expecting mother Shanae Cooper-Robinson during a maternal health outreach at the Black River Health Centre in St Elizabeth on November 21.
December 9, 2025

Maternal care and relief supplies provided to pregnant and lactating mothers

More than 60 pregnant women and new mothers have received support as the Ministry of Health and Wellness rolled out a new maternal health initiative to assist families affected by Hurricane Melissa. …
December 9, 2025

Police probing death of man found under bridge in Portmore

The body of a man was found under a bridge along Port Henderson Road in Portmore, St Catherine on Saturday. The police report that they were alerted to the discovery around 9:30 a.m. A team was…
Indigenous activists participate in a climate protest during the COP30 UN Climate Summit, in Belém, Brazil.
December 9, 2025

Indigenous people reflect on meaning of their participation in COP30

BELEM (AP): Indigenous people filled the streets, paddled the water ways and protested at the heart of the venue to make their voices heard during the United Nations climate talks that were supposed…
Bamboo plants
December 9, 2025

Bryndís Davis | A bamboo-tastic answer to plastic

Bamboo boasts a long and rich cultural history. Used for thousands of years in the construction of homes, bridges, and furniture, bamboo is woven into the fabric of human design and innovation, dating…
They are to go to court on April 21.
December 9, 2025

Policeman among four held with goats in car in Clarendon

A police constable is among four persons, including two teens, who were arrested after being found with goats and other items in the wee hours of this morning in Clarendon. The Gleaner understands…