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Rachel Scott, founder and creative director of Diotima and newly minted creative director of Proenza Schouler.
December 9, 2025

Lifestyle Round-up

From Negril’s sands to runways in Paris, Jamaica is everywhere, whether it’s The Business of Fashion spotlighting Rachel Scott, Wales Bonner redefining sneakers, or Sweet Like JAM making its Negril…
Homer Davis
December 9, 2025

Gordon Robinson | Pack your bags and go!

If you didn’t know that Jamaican governance is fatally flawed, last week’s spat between former and current MPs in St James Southern ensured you know now.
Rescuers carry the body of a victim of a collapsed building at an Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia yesterday.
December 9, 2025

Crews pull more bodies from rubble of collapsed school as death toll rises

SIDOARJO(AP): Recovery crews on Friday pulled multiple bodies from beneath the rubble of a school that collapsed in Indonesia, with dozens of students still unaccounted for and the death toll expected…
Stevie Duncan.
December 9, 2025

Man found dead following fire at his home in Portland

The police in Portland are investigating the death of a man whose charred remains were found following a fire at his home in Drapers Heights on Friday morning. He has been identified as 39-year-old…
CB Food team members enjoying the vibes at the launch of the Jamaica Food and Drink Festival are (from left); Dejaughn Trowers, marketing assistant, Nicole Hall, senior manager, commercial marketing, Lisanne Bewry, assistant trade marketing manager, Samant
December 9, 2025

CB Foods at the heart of JFDF 2025

For more than a decade, the Jamaica Food and Drink Festival (JFDF) has been serving up bold flavours and unforgettable experiences. Now in its 11th year, the festival has grown into one of the…
Fort Charles at Port Royal.
December 9, 2025

Dennis Minott | Pulverising romance of Port Royal and plunder

There is an unsettling ease with which Jamaica is now being asked to clap for pirates. Port Royal has gained the glitter of UNESCO inscription and, in the heady rush to monetise heritage, marketers…
Demonstrators march in Tel Aviv, Israel, on September 30, calling for the immediate release of all hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip and an end to the ongoing war.
December 9, 2025

Trump sets Sunday deadline for Hamas to agree to deal for ending war in Gaza

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP): US President Donald Trump said Friday that Hamas must agree to a proposed peace deal by Sunday evening, threatening an even greater military onslaught nearly two years…
Minister of health and wellness, Dr. Christopher Tufton; chief medical officer of health, Dr. Jacquilin Bisasor-Mckenzie; and Jamaica’s ambassador to the United States, Major General (Rtd) Antony Anderson, sharing a light moment at the 62nd Directing Co
December 9, 2025 by Derrick Scott

Ja ranks second in Caribbean for noncommunicable disease prevention - Tufton

WASHINGTON D.C.: Jamaica has achieved significant progress in combating noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), ranking 14th overall in the Americas and second in the Caribbean according to the World Health…
From left: Lemar James, president of the Rotary Club of Montego Bay, presents a certificate of appreciation to Dr Michelle Walden-Pinnock, regional director, Region Four of the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, during the club’s weekl
December 9, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

Pinnock urges volunteers to help students move from good to great

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Michelle Pinnock, regional director for Region Four of the Ministry of Education, is urging Rotary Clubs and other volunteer groups to help students move beyond simply being “good”…