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Former ‘Scandal’ co-stars Katie Lowes (left), who played Quinn, and Kerry Washington, who played Olivia Pope, reunite at the 2025 InStyle Imagemaker Awards.
December 9, 2025

Something Extra | Tuesday

The InStyle Imagemaker Awards returned in dazzling fashion at a private Los Angeles residence, spotlighting the creative men and women redefining Hollywood style. The night celebrated leading…
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December 9, 2025

Haitians urged to remain vigilant as Melissa blamed for four deaths and injury of 15

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Haitian authorities were on Monday urging people to remain vigilant as Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm, could bring life-threatening flash flooding and landslides in…
December 9, 2025

Immigration Corner | Can I file for my nephew?

Dear Mrs Walker-Huntington, I am a USA citizen and wanted to know what is the process of filing for my nephew and how long would the process take. Thank you. ND Dear ND, Only certain biological and…
The health ministry says vector control activities, including fogging, larviciding, and community inspections, are likely to be temporarily disrupted following the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

Stock up on mosquito repellent amid anticipated increase in pest population after Melissa - MOH

The Ministry of Health & Wellness is advising Jamaicans to stock up on mosquito repellent to protect themselves from mosquito bites in anticipation of a significant increase in the mosquito…
From left: Poet Kacy Garvey, co-founder and managing director of JAIKU; Jodiann Edwards, executive assistant; and poet Britton Wright, co-founder of JAIKU.
December 9, 2025 by Paul H. Williams

Growth & Jobs | JAIKU promoting poetry as a business

JAMAICA HAS produced some great poets. Many of them were more than writers, engaging in other endeavours to eke out a living, and they perhaps did not see poetry as a structured business as we know it…
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December 9, 2025

KSAMC: Persuasion not force being used to relocate homeless amid TS Melissa

In light of public concern regarding the relocation of homeless individuals across the municipality, the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) says it has taken a rights-based and…
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December 9, 2025

Category 5 Hurricane Melissa now closer to Jamaica

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Hurricane Melissa, now a Category 5 storm with winds in excess of 160 miles per hour, is inching towards Jamaica on Monday and is expected to move near or over the Caribbean…
The UHWI said essential employees who are required to report for duty may do so only if it is safe to travel.
December 9, 2025

UHWI tells non-essential staff not to report to work in light of Melissa

The management of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) has advised all non-essential employees to remain at home until further notice in light of the adverse weather conditions associated…
Firefighters have indicated that they are unable to determine the cause of the fire at this time.
December 9, 2025

Fire leaves three homeless in Portland ahead of Melissa

As Portlanders braced for Hurricane Melissa, another kind of disaster struck, as fire of unknown origin left three people homeless in Port Antonio on Sunday night. The fire, which reportedly started…