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Sunderland’s Daniel Ballard (second left) celebrates scoring his side’s first goal during the English Premier League football match against Arsenal in Sunderland, England, yesterday.
December 9, 2025

Arsenal winning run ends, Chelsea go second

AP: PREMIER LEAGUE leaders Arsenal conceded their first goal in 88 minutes and then again in stoppage time to draw 2-2 with Sunderland yesterday, a result that potentially breathes new life into the…
Reggae Boyz fans at a Concacaf Group B World Cup Qualifying match between Jamaica and Bermuda at the National Stadium on October 14. Jamaica won 4-0.
December 9, 2025

McClaren repeats call for Reggae Boyz fans to turn out

WITH JAMAICA to host Curaçao at the National Stadium in their final match of Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers, Reggae Boyz head coach Steve McClaren has called on the fans’ support in what could prove a…
December 9, 2025

Manchester police probe suspected suicides of child and adult

Police in Manchester have launched investigations into the suspected suicides of an 11-year-old boy and a 37-year-old man, whose bodies were found in separate incidents within 24 hours. The child a…
Mint Reggae Boy Rico Henry in action at Brentford.
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

‘Ideal’ Henry in race against time

REGGAE BOYZ head coach Steve McClaren has touted Brentford defender Rico Henry as an ‘ideal’ acquisition for Jamaica ahead of the final Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers. However, it is a race against…
Dr Shantelle Broughton – Pittergill, senior registrar and Dr Debra Hall-Parkinson, Consultant Paediatrician in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Bustamante Hospital for Children share a moment in setting up newly provided infusion pump to ensure a
December 9, 2025

Bustamante Hospital gets $6m boost from Sandals Foundation to care for babies transferred from hurricane-hit facilities

The Sandals Foundation has donated $6 million worth of medical equipment and supplies to the Bustamante Hospital for Children to assist with the treatment of critically ill children transferred from…
This photo taken on November 3 shows a collapsed fence, uprooted powerlines and trees at Ferris Primary School in Westmoreland.
December 9, 2025

Editorial | Melissa exposes the Jamaican state

Melissa, the horrendously intense category 5 hurricane that smashed through western Jamaica nearly a fortnight ago, did not simply tear up infrastructure and take lives. Although plenty of that…
The Edmund Ridge housing scheme in Montego Bay, St James, where most of the roofs were seriously damaged during the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025 by Kimone Francis

Dream homes turned nightmares

A chorus of fury has erupted among homeowners of Edmund Ridge Estates in St James after Hurricane Melissa tore through the three-year-old housing scheme, ripping off roofs and flattening structures,…
Jamaican seasonal farm workers in Canada are receiving support from employers and diaspora groups after Hurricane Melissa’s devastation.
December 9, 2025

Canadian employers and diaspora mobilise support for Jamaican farm workers affected by Melissa

Major relief efforts are under way in Canada to support Jamaican seasonal farm workers whose families and communities were severely affected by Hurricane Melissa. Employers, diaspora groups, and civic…
Reggae Boyz head coach Steve McClaren.
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

‘I trust them’

REGGAE BOYZ head coach Steve McClaren said the 26 players selected for the final two games of the Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers are those who have earned his trust. McClaren was speaking yesterday at…