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‘Gallivant’ by Michelle Simone ‘SiiM’ Clarke.
December 9, 2025

Michelle Simone ‘SiiM’ Clarke releases debut memoir ‘Gallivant’

When Michelle Simone ‘SiiM’ Clarke talks about Gallivant, she isn’t simply describing her debut memoir; she’s revisiting a younger version of herself she never expected to meet again. “These stories…
Pairing up for a photo at the I Love Jamaica telethon and virtual concert are Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange and Lenford Salmon, executive director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission.
December 9, 2025 by Yasmine Peru

Hurricane Melissa won’t rain on Jamaica’s Christmas parade — Minister Grange

Reggae music is “a music for all seasons”, and Hurricane Melissa “is not going to rain on our parade”. That’s the word from Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange…
The frame of Alson Hughes’s house in Darliston, Westmoreland, after Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

Hurricane Melissa wrecks Christmas for W’land families

WESTERN BUREAU For thousands of Jamaicans, the warmth of Christmas will be more than a memory this year. Hurricane Melissa, now recorded as the most violent storm ever to strike the island, has left…
Mason Greenwood
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

Hayden, Bell opposed to Greenwood call-up

Reggae Boyz Isaac Hayden and Amari’i Bell have spoken out against the Jamaica Football Federation’s (JFF) ambitions of calling up ousted England striker Mason Greenwood for the intercontinental…
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December 9, 2025

Truck driver dies after suspected electrocution in St Catherine

The Spanish Town Criminal Investigation Branch in St Catherine has launched a probe into the death of a truck driver who is suspected to have been electrocuted. Dead is 27-year-old Demari Lewis of…
Dr Wayne Wesley (centre), CXC registrar, in conversation with Carol Simpson (left), officer-in-charge of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Division for Latin America and the Caribbean; Monica Halil Lövblad (second right), head of WIP
December 9, 2025

CXC to publishers: Make texts accessible for visually impaired learners

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) will require publishers to produce accessible texts, including braille and large print, registrar Dr Wayne Wesley said Monday. Speaking at a World Intellectual…
Minister of Transport Daryl Vaz speaking in the House of Representatives on November 25, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Government considering toll order to expand free access for relief efforts

The Government may have to move to issue a toll order to expand the categories of persons and vehicles that can access toll roads for free to carry out hurricane relief activities, amid restrictions…
The St Andrews Anglican Church in Albert Town, Trelawny. Normally a place of refuge, churches across Jamaica were also victims of Hurricane Melissa, which passed through Jamaica on October 25, 2025, leaving estimated damage of US$8.8 billion and counting.
December 9, 2025

Sean Major-Campbell | Churches should consolidate not rebuild post-Melissa

A CATASTROPHIC disaster has presented the Church with a wonderful opportunity to choose between operating from a place of understandably anxious, emotional responses and that place of inspired…
Reggae Girlz coach Hubert Busby takes his charges through a team talk.
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

Busby hints at further recruitment for Reggae Girlz

Reggae Girlz head coach Hubert Busby Jr said there are ‘one or two’ more players who are in the process of joining the national programme as he looks to add to the team’s strength for the future.…