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December 9, 2025
Jamaica Customs locations, except at airports, closed on Friday
The Jamaica Customs Agency is advising that all its offices, except those at the island's airports, will be closed on Friday, October 24, in light of the pending passage of Tropical Storm…
December 9, 2025
by Sashana Small
Mount Airy coffee farmers rush harvesting ahead of storm
The approaching Tropical Storm Melissa has forced coffee farmers in Mount Airy, St Andrew, to speed up the harvesting of their coffee cherries in an attempt to minimise potential damage from the…
December 9, 2025
by Gregory Bryce
JamRockerz preparing for ‘tough’ FIBA Qualifiers pool
Having been drawn in Pool B for the FIBA Basketball World Cup Americas Qualifiers, Jamaica men’s basketball head coach, Rick Turner, said they now face the toughest pool in the competition. Jamaica…
December 9, 2025
Something Extra | Saturday
Hulu and Netflix are lighting up the screen with new premieres, and two of the biggest are Ryan Murphy’s legal drama All’s Fair and Season Four of the fantasy hit The Witcher. Set to debut on November…
December 9, 2025
Greater Miami and Miami Beach celebrate global art
Visual arts has taken centrestage in Greater Miami and Miami Beach as part of ‘Fall for the Arts’ a three-month cultural celebration presented by The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau…
December 9, 2025
PSOJ looking into CEMEX payment to JLP
The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) has indicated that Cemex’s payment to the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has reignited concerns around campaign financing. “We are looking at…
December 9, 2025
María Villarreal | COP30: Time to act for the defenders of the planet
Latin America faces one of its deepest contradictions: it is the most dangerous region in the world for those who defend the environment, yet it is also the birthplace of the first international…
December 9, 2025
School poetry tour seeks to ‘find your stride’
Finding Your Stride is the theme for this year’s eighth staging of the annual Jamaica Poets Nomadic College and School Tour, from November 3 – 15. The tour will target 50 schools across the island…
December 9, 2025
Curtis Ward | Sanctions — Coercive or to punish?
In recent months, we have not focused on US sanctions against Trump administration adversaries. Yet we have seen that the administration’s use of sanctions is widespread, and, in many cases, more…