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Jannik Sinner.
December 9, 2025

Sinner back at number one

PARIS (AP): JANNIK SINNER reclaimed the number-one ranking in men’s tennis after beating Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 7-6 (4) in the Paris Masters final yesterday. The four-time Grand Slam champion from…
Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus.
December 9, 2025

Sabalenka serves her way past Paolini, Gauff struggles

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP): TOP-RANKED ARYNA Sabalenka put on a dominant serving display in her opening match at the WTA finals, producing 10 aces in a 6-3, 6-1 win over number eight-ranked Jasmine…
VM Building Society CEO, Paul Elliott. - File photo.
December 9, 2025

VMBS accelerates reopening of branches, ABM availability following Melissa

The VM Building Society says it is working to get all its operations up and running following Hurricane Melissa, noting that the majority of its branches are offering limited services and that most…
Manchester City’s Erling Haaland scores his sides first goal during the English Premier League match against Bournemouth in Manchester, England, yesterday.
December 9, 2025

Haaland scores brace in Man City win, West Ham break streak

AP: ERLING HAALAND’S latest double covered over a bad mistake from Gianluigi Donnarumma in Manchester City’s 3-1 win over Bournemouth that lifted the team into second place in the Premier League…
Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu attends an ECOWAS meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Olamikan Gbemiga, File)
December 9, 2025

Nigeria rejects US military threat over alleged Christian killings

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The United States cannot unilaterally carry out any military operation in Nigeria over its claims of Christian persecution in the West African country, a Nigerian presidential…
Backed-up traffic with motorists spending hours trying to make their way through Holland Bamboo in St Elizabeth last Thursday after Hurricane Melissa battered the western section of the island.
December 9, 2025 by Corey Robinson

Hurricane gridlock

Unless it is necessary, Jamaicans are urged not to venture into western parishes hit hard by Hurricane Melissa as the influx is causing heavy traffic, which has been slowing down official emergency…
General Manager of the JN Foundation, Claudine Allen.
December 9, 2025

JN strengthens humanitarian response for Melissa recovery

The JN Group says it has deepened humanitarian support to assist in Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts. The company says Jamaica National has reintroduced its ISupportJamaica Fund to channel…
Residents scramble to get gasolene for their vehicles, generators and the like at Total gas station, Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on October 31.
December 9, 2025 by Janet Silvera

Cash proves it’s king in aftermath of Melissa

WESTERN BUREAU: When Fernando Davis stepped out last Saturday morning, four days after Hurricane Melissa battered Jamaica, he thought recovery had begun…with money in his account, a charged phone, and…
The double bronze medal winning Jamaica Robotics team at the FIRST Global Robotics Olympics in Panama City.
December 9, 2025 by Lester Hinds

Jamaican team mines two bronze at Robotics Olympics despite hurricane delay

Jamaica’s 11- member team to the just-completed First Robotics Competition held in Panama City won two bronze medals at the 9th annual event, even after missing the first two full days of the…