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Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis.
December 9, 2025 by Edmond Campbell

Real-time audit

The Auditor General’s Department is conducting a real-time audit to assess the transparency and accountability of resources received and utilised under the Hurricane Melissa relief initiative. The…
Regional Operations Manager at WPM Waste Management Ltd., Dramaine Jones, speaking during an Emergency Operations Centre meeting held at the St James Municipal Corporation on November 6.
December 9, 2025

WPM Waste Management intensifies clean-up operations, including night collections, in St James

WPM Waste Management Limited has intensified clean-up operations across St James, following the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28, with night shifts now being activated to clear mini dumps…
Applicants affected are being encouraged to contact the ITA to confirm their new appointment date. - File
December 9, 2025

ITA prioritising applicants who missed driver's licence tests due to Hurricane Melissa

The Island Traffic Authority (ITA) says it is prioritising serving applicants who missed their learner's permit or driver's licence test due to Hurricane Melissa. It says all learner’s…
In this May 2016 file photo, Mama Christie, mother of legendary dancehall deejay, Shabba Ranks, shares lens with Dexta Daps, who paid tribute to her in the song ‘Shabba Madda Pot’.
December 9, 2025 by Yasmine Peru

10 years later ‘Shabba Madda Pot still a bubble’

When Dexta Daps and Daseca Productions teamed up in 2015 for the single Shabba Madda Pot, they knew that the song was great, and they were anticipating that it would hit, but most of all they hoped…
Emergency personnel from Coral Springs and Coconut Creek are on scene where a plane crashed in the Windsor Bay community in Coral Springs on Monday, November 10, 2025. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
December 9, 2025

Small plane carrying hurricane relief supplies to Jamaica crashes in Florida

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — A small plane bound for Jamaica on a hurricane relief mission crashed into a pond in a residential area of the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Coral Springs on Monday morning. …
A FedEx cargo plane.
December 9, 2025

Flight cuts add strain to supply chain as US shutdown lingers

Several airports with major package distribution centres are on the list of airports that will reduce capacity in the wake of the US Federal Aviation Administration’s announcement of a 10 per cent…
Foreigners look at a display board for flights at Baiyun airport in Guangzhou, southern China’s Guangdong province, on November 6, 2025.
December 9, 2025

China rolls out its version of the H-1B visa to attract foreign tech workers

Vaishnavi Srinivasagopalan, a skilled Indian IT professional who has worked in both India and the United States, has been looking for work in China. Beijing’s new K-visa programme targeting science…
The St Ann’s Bay Criminal Investigation Branch is probing the incident. - File Photo
December 9, 2025

Forklift operator fatally stabbed during alleged dispute with stepfather

A 30-year-old St Catherine man has died from injuries reportedly received during a dispute with his stepfather in Portmore, St Catherine, on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Trevor…
Giving Tree Award honouree Serena Williams strikes a pose in an off-the- shoulder Pamella Roland RE26.
December 9, 2025

Something Extra | Tuesday

The 2025 Baby2Baby Gala took place last Saturday, at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, gathering stars for a night of glamour and giving. Ciara, Kerry Washington, Meghan Markle, and Prince…