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Energy, Transport and Telecommunications Minister, Daryl Vaz.
December 9, 2025

Universal Service Fund to deliver internet connection to hurricane-damaged communities over next six weeks

The Universal Service Fund (USF) will deliver at least 90 community connectivity solutions to areas affected by Hurricane Melissa over the next six weeks. “Starting today, the Jamaica Defence Force…
Dujuan Richards. - File photo.
December 9, 2025

Chelsea confirms selection of Dujuan ‘Whisper’ Richards to Ja's Concacaf qualifier squad

English Premier League club Chelsea FC has confirmed Dujuan ‘Whisper’ Richards call-up to Jamaica’s squad for the upcoming Concacaf World Cup qualifier, one day before the Jamaica Football Federation…
From left: Lukie D; Pamputtae; Stephen Murad, chief executive officer, Digicel; Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange; Sean Wallace, head of commerce at Red Stripe; Christopher Martin, and Kerry-Ann ‘Chiney K’ Collins.
December 9, 2025 by Yasmine Peru

I Love Jamaica telethon, global concerts for hurricane relief

Philanthropy, passion and purpose linked arms on the Rooftop Terrace of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, last Thursday, as media gathered to hear the details of the I Love…
A house in Edmund Ridge housing scheme in Montego Bay, St. James which lost its roof during the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

Patricia Green | Strapping roofs can’t be the solution

“… Close the window weh de wind cum from. Open de other side. Do de same when de eye turn …”. How many Jamaicans and Caribbean people have passed on this knowledge to successive generations during the…
Antonia Thomas (left) and Josh Dylan appear on the set of the Agatha Christie series ‘Tommy & Tuppence’ in Beaconsfield, England, on Wednesday.
December 9, 2025 by Omar Tomlinson

Lifestyle Round-Up

What does a Hollywood actor receiving a career lifetime award, the new cover of Vogue Taiwan, and a children’s book author have in common? They are among The Rock-connected talents making waves across…
This photo shows houses damaged in Black River, St Elizabeth by Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

4.8 million tonnes of debris generated by Hurricane Melissa in western Jamaica, says UNDP

Using satellite-based analysis, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says Hurricane Melissa has left 4.8 million tonnes of debris across western Jamaica amid widespread devastation caused…
A resident of Logwood watches as Donmayne Gyles, president and CEO of Andrews Memorial Hospital Ltd, unpacks a brand-new solar lantern for him. The gift, courtesy of Nutri Delight, was presented during Andrews Memorial Hospital’s outreach on November 4,
December 9, 2025

‘This is not an act of God’

MANY JAMAICANS in the island’s west, hard-hit by Category 5 Hurricane Melissa, are praising God for sparing their lives. Others are mourning and asking why God caused such devastation. In response,…
Bishop Herro Blair
December 9, 2025

Religious and faith-based task force formed to support hurricane relief

A National Religious and Faith-Based Hurricane Task Force has been established to identify the needs of religious organisations and their members, and to coordinate relief efforts across more than 775…
World 100m Champion Oblique Seville will be honoured by the Calabar Old Boys’ Association on November 22.
December 9, 2025

COBA Awards to honour Oblique Seville

The Calabar Old Boys’ Association (COBA) will celebrate 14 distinguished awardees, including World 100m Champion Oblique Seville and Dr Wayne Henry, director general of the Planning Institute of…