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Bayern Munich’s Luis Diaz fouls Paris Saint-Germain’s Achraf Hakimi during the Champions League opening phase match in Paris, France on Tuesday.
December 9, 2025

Díaz tackle puts Hakimi in doubt for Africa Cup of Nations

PARIS (AP): PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN (PSG) and Morocco right back Achraf Hakimi faces a race against time to recover from injury before the Africa Cup of Nations in his home country. PSG said yesterday…
President Donald Trump (left) and FIFA President Gianni Infantino pose for a photo in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt on Monday, October 13.
December 9, 2025

FIFA announces new peace prize to be awarded at World Cup draw

MIAMI (AP): FIFA HAS announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award at the draw for the World Cup on December 5 in Washington. The award, called the FIFA Peace Prize, will “recognise…
December 9, 2025

ADRA delivers hot meals, trains volunteers

ADRA Jamaica, the humanitarian arm of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Jamaica, has been actively providing aid to those in need before and in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, which swept…
Ainsley Henry
December 9, 2025 by Olivia Brown

Forests show signs of ‘burn’ after Melissa

In the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa – a Category 5 system that ravaged sections of Jamaica – Jamaica’s forests tell a story of both devastation and endurance. Across several parishes, trees have…
Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett (second right), converses with Captain of the Carnival Horizon, Rocco Lubrano (left), on arrival at the Reynolds Pier, Ocho Rios, St Ann on Tuesday, November 4 where supplies were handed over to assist with Jamaica’s Hur
December 9, 2025

Cruise industry rallies behind Jamaica with over US$3 million in hurricane relief

Several of the world’s leading cruise companies have announced financial pledges totalling more than US$3 million in support of Jamaica’s Hurricane Melissa relief efforts. Carnival Corporation, Royal…
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

‘We are going to do well’

A STRONG performance is expected from Jamaica’s team to the Caribbean Women’s Basketball Championship (CBC) in Guyana despite an interruption in their training camp due to Hurricane Melissa. At least…
The entrance to the Accident and Emergency department at the Falmouth Hospital in Trelawny, which was extensively damaged during the passage of Hurricane Melissa, is shown in this October 30 file photograph.
December 9, 2025

UN agencies call for urgent donor support for Jamaica

WASHINGTON, CMC – The Pan American Health Organization and the World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) on Wednesday issued a donor alert to mobilise critical resources for the health response following…
Miss Universe Jamaica 2025, Dr Gabrielle Henry, left the island on Tuesday to represent Jamaica at the 74th Miss Universe pageant in Thailand.
December 9, 2025 by Yasmine Peru

Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 left for Thailand with a ‘heavy heart’

Miss Universe Jamaica 2025, Dr Gabrielle Henry, is currently in Thailand, where she is representing the island on the world stage as she competes at the global pageant. However, with the passage of…
Chef Jacqui Tyson is committed to providing hot and ready meals for those living in western Jamaica.
December 9, 2025 by Krysta Anderson

Local chef and food entrepreneur step up to the plate

With Hurricane Melissa having wreaked havoc across western Jamaica, local chef Jacqui Tyson and entrepreneur Emelio Madden are among those in the food industry stepping up to offer a warm meal to…