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December 9, 2025
by Karen Madden
‘They are not alone’
A GAP in the public education programme is being blamed for some athletes not being aware of the financial assistance available to them. Eyebrows were raised during the recently concluded World…
December 9, 2025
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky welcome third child, Rocki
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rihanna and A$AP Rocky have announced the birth of their third child, a girl. Rihanna announced the birth of Rocki Irish Mayers in an Instagram post Wednesday. The post featured…
December 9, 2025
Something Extra | Friday
Access Financial Services (AFS) celebrated its 25th anniversary in grand style on Saturday night at The Jamaica Pegasus. Held under the theme ‘Moonlight and Magic’, the silver jubilee featured guest…
December 9, 2025
Gas prices down $2.60, diesel down $0.54
Motorists will pay less for gas on Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to move down by $2.60 to sell for $158.81 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will go down by $2.60…
December 9, 2025
Charlie Kirk is no martyr, say black pastors
AP: How Charlie Kirk is being memorialised — with many conservatives and white Christians, particularly evangelicals, emphasising his faith and labelling him a martyr — has sparked debate among black…
December 9, 2025
Coconut farmers urged to report bud rot
The Coconut industry Board (CIB) is urging coconut farmers to report incidents of bud rot on their farms. Caused by the Phytophthora palmivora pathogen, bud rot is a fungal disease, that attacks the…
December 9, 2025
by Janet Silvera
Ja poised to get Royalton CHIC Resort next year
WESTERN BUREAU: Royalton CHIC is set to bring its signature brand of glamour, style, and high-energy sophistication to Jamaica, with the announcement of Royalton CHIC Jamaica Paradise Cove, An adults…
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December 9, 2025
Drone strike on a market kills 15
CAIRO (AP): An aid worker and a local group in Sudan said a drone strike by the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed 15 people at a bustling market in the besieged city of…
December 9, 2025
21-y-o charged over imitation gun seized at party in St Mary
A 21-year-old St Mary man has been charged by the police over the seizure of an imitation gun in Stewart Town. Travis Shearer was charged on Wednesday with possession of a prohibited weapon. Reports…