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December 9, 2025
Venezuelan president says regional peace threatened by joint military drills between Trinidad and US
CARACAS, CMC – Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is warning that Trinidad and Tobago’s joint military drills with the United States could “threaten peace” in the Caribbean. He made the statement…
December 9, 2025
Kasey Palmer in for Jamaica, Tahith Chong out for Curaçao
It has been contrasting squad updates for Jamaica and Curaçao ahead of Tuesday’s decisive Concacaf World Cup Qualifier as the Reggae Boyz are bolstered by the return of Kasey Palmer, while Curaçao…
December 9, 2025
Immigration Corner | How can I check my case status?
Dear Mrs Walker-Huntington, My mom is a US citizen and she filed for me in January 2020 as an unmarried adult daughter. I still have not received the I-130 approval. Is there anything I can do to find…
December 9, 2025
Apprentice jockey charged in relation to another robbery
Multiple criminal charges have been laid against 21-year-old apprentice jockey, Delroy Walker, following an alleged robbery on Bridgeport Road, Portmore, St Catherine, on October 15. Walker,…
December 9, 2025
Immigration Corner | Canada sets new immigration direction for 2026 to 2028
Dear Miss Powell, I have been waiting to hear the latest immigration updates from Canada. I know the government usually announces new plans at the end of the year. Have they introduced any changes…
December 9, 2025
by Carl Gilchrist
Poko Loko rides out Melissa unscathed
Opened to much fanfare on June 16, 2024, one of Ocho Rios’ most unique attractions, the Poko Loko floating bar, lasted just 17 days before Hurricane Beryl tore it apart on July 3, with looters then…
December 9, 2025
Hundreds of lineworkers in MoBay in a bid to restore power to the western city
Hundreds of lineworkers from Jamaica, the Caribbean and North America are currently in Montego Bay, St James, working to restore power to critical facilities and residential areas in the tourism…
December 9, 2025
Shaggy drops new collab with Akon, Aidonia; ready for Macy’s parade
The year 2025 has been another milestone one for diamond-selling reggae artiste, Shaggy. In recent months, the entertainer, who is managed by Martin Kierszenbaum/Cherrytree Music Company, fronted…
December 9, 2025
Hurricane Melissa pushes back timeline for reopening of Bahia Principe resort, triggering redundancies
Bahia Principe Hotels & Resorts says its Grand Jamaica property will remain closed until December 1, 2026, one year longer than planned, after Hurricane Melissa caused extensive damage and slowed…