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Venus Williams speaks during a ceremony at Arthur Ashe Stadium between matches during the women’s singles semifinals of the US Open tennis championships on September 4 in New York.
December 9, 2025

Venus Williams makes plans for 33rd pro season

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP): TENNIS GREAT Venus Williams plans to play for a 33rd straight season on the WTA Tour, starting in Auckland in January. Organisers of the ASB Classic in New Zealand said…
The Chelsea bridge in St James, which was severely damaged during the recent passage of Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

NWA reports steady progress reopening roads in Western Jamaica impacted by Hurricane Melissa

The National Works Agency (NWA) has been making steady progress in reopening roadways across western Jamaica that were impacted by Hurricane Melissa. Community Relations Officer for the NWA’s…
Bayern Munich’s Luis Diaz fouls Paris Saint-Germain’s Achraf Hakimi during the Champions League opening phase match in Paris, France on Tuesday.
December 9, 2025

Díaz tackle puts Hakimi in doubt for Africa Cup of Nations

PARIS (AP): PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN (PSG) and Morocco right back Achraf Hakimi faces a race against time to recover from injury before the Africa Cup of Nations in his home country. PSG said yesterday…
President Donald Trump (left) and FIFA President Gianni Infantino pose for a photo in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt on Monday, October 13.
December 9, 2025

FIFA announces new peace prize to be awarded at World Cup draw

MIAMI (AP): FIFA HAS announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award at the draw for the World Cup on December 5 in Washington. The award, called the FIFA Peace Prize, will “recognise…
December 9, 2025

ADRA delivers hot meals, trains volunteers

ADRA Jamaica, the humanitarian arm of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Jamaica, has been actively providing aid to those in need before and in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, which swept…
Ainsley Henry
December 9, 2025 by Olivia Brown

Forests show signs of ‘burn’ after Melissa

In the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa – a Category 5 system that ravaged sections of Jamaica – Jamaica’s forests tell a story of both devastation and endurance. Across several parishes, trees have…
Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett (second right), converses with Captain of the Carnival Horizon, Rocco Lubrano (left), on arrival at the Reynolds Pier, Ocho Rios, St Ann on Tuesday, November 4 where supplies were handed over to assist with Jamaica’s Hur
December 9, 2025

Cruise industry rallies behind Jamaica with over US$3 million in hurricane relief

Several of the world’s leading cruise companies have announced financial pledges totalling more than US$3 million in support of Jamaica’s Hurricane Melissa relief efforts. Carnival Corporation, Royal…
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

‘We are going to do well’

A STRONG performance is expected from Jamaica’s team to the Caribbean Women’s Basketball Championship (CBC) in Guyana despite an interruption in their training camp due to Hurricane Melissa. At least…
The entrance to the Accident and Emergency department at the Falmouth Hospital in Trelawny, which was extensively damaged during the passage of Hurricane Melissa, is shown in this October 30 file photograph.
December 9, 2025

UN agencies call for urgent donor support for Jamaica

WASHINGTON, CMC – The Pan American Health Organization and the World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) on Wednesday issued a donor alert to mobilise critical resources for the health response following…