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December 9, 2025

ICE arrests one of Haiti’s most powerful and wealthy businessmen

SAN JUAN (AP): Federal immigration agents have arrested Dimitri Vorbe, one of Haiti’s most powerful businessmen and the latest elite figure from the troubled Caribbean country to be detained on US…
This 2019 illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) bacteria. (Stephanie Rossow/CDC via AP)
December 9, 2025

‘Nightmare bacteria’ cases are increasing in US

NEW YORK (AP) — Infection rates from drug-resistant “nightmare bacteria” rose almost 70% between 2019 and 2023, according to a new report from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scientists. …
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December 9, 2025

Earth Today | AOSIS, LDCs insist on 1.5 degrees goal

THE ALLIANCE of Small Island Developing States (AOSIS) together with the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Group are pressing in on their advocacy to affirm 1.5 degrees Celsius as the global…
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December 9, 2025

Earth Today | Forestry Department hosts first-ever Wellness Fair

THE FORESTRY Department recently made wellness its focus, with the hosting of its first-ever Wellness Fair, which exposed staff to a range of health and other services. “The five areas of wellness…
Mixologist Chantal Wilson presents the quick and easy Campari Grapefruit which was served during Campari’s new bottle launch lyme event.
December 9, 2025 by Krysta Anderson

Campari brings a new look to the mix

Campari has unveiled a new look, drawing attention for its sleek Italian design. While some are focused on the fresh packaging, others are glad the aperitif’s bold taste remains the same. Food stopped…
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December 9, 2025

John Junor | Get the record straight on P.J. Patterson’s legacy

WESLEY MORRIS’ September 7 article on former Prime Minister P.J. Patterson’s tenure reads less like serious political analysis. His surgical cherry-picking of the 1992-1995 period is a masterclass in…
December 9, 2025

Caribbean Airlines to cut Florida–Jamaica flights in November

Caribbean Airlines will discontinue its Fort Lauderdale to Montego Bay and Fort Lauderdale to Kingston routes effective November 2, 2025, just a few months after resuming the service following a…
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December 9, 2025

National Gallery of Jamaica’s ‘One Nation, New Symbols,’ exhibition opens Sunday

Members of the public are invited to view the National Gallery of Jamaica’s (NGJ) latest exhibition: ‘One Nation, New Symbols,’ which opens on Sunday, September 28. Featuring the work of 46 artists…
A law enforcement agents search a vehicle near the scene of a shooting at a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Dallas on Wednesday, September 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
December 9, 2025

Update | Two detainees killed and another critically injured in Dallas ICE facility, Homeland Security says

DALLAS (AP) — A shooter with a rifle opened fire from a nearby roof onto a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement location in Dallas on Wednesday, killing two detainees and wounding another before…