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Ricardo Hutchinson, chairman of Portland JSX Limited.
December 9, 2025

Visual Vibe gets boost from Portland JSX as it readies for IPO

Private equity company Portland JSX Limited has boosted the prospects of Visual Vibe with US$500,000 of financing, but has not taken a stake in the advertising company. The sum translates to around…
Jamaica’s Jhaniele Fowler (centre) attempts to shoot during the gold medal netball match against Australia at the NEC Arena on day 10 of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, on August 7 of that year.
December 9, 2025 by Robert Bailey

Sunshine Girls keep one eye on Glasgow

PRESIDENT OF Netball Jamaica Karen Baugh says that the Sunshine Girls’ upcoming four-match Horizon Netball Series against rivals England will serve as a very important measuring stick for the senior…
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December 9, 2025 by Tanesha Mundle

Fake jobs, bogus invoices

A domestic helper unknowingly employed by the Ministry of Education is among the key allegations in the $25-million fraud case involving former Education Minister Ruel Reid and former Caribbean…
December 9, 2025

Mali retaliates against US $10,000 visa bond requirement with identical measure

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Mali ‘s Foreign Affairs Ministry said it will require US visa applicants to post a bond of up to $10,000 in response to an identical measure enacted by America last week that…
World champion in the men’s 100m Oblique Seville (left) celebrates the win with teamate and silver medallist Kishane Thompson at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 at the Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, September 14.
December 9, 2025 by Sharla Williams

Jamaicans miss out on Athlete of the Year Awards

DESPITE SEEING a sort of revival, especially in men’s sprinting, there is still no Jamaican among World Athletics shortlist for Athlete of the Year Awards. This is the second consecutive year that no…
Commanding Officer for the St Elizabeth Police Division, Superintendent Coleridge Minto, addressing the recent monthly meeting of the St Elizabeth Municipal Corporation in Black River.
December 9, 2025

St Elizabeth police report 25-year low in homicides

The St Elizabeth police have reported that the parish has recorded its lowest murder count in 25 years, with only 12 homicides documented up to October 2025. “We’re at 12 murders compared to 27 last…
PSG’s Bradley Barcola (left) controls the ball ahead of Barcelona’s Pau Cubarsi during the Champions League opening phase match at the Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, on Wednesday, October 1.
December 9, 2025

Champions League streaming deal to feature opening game for title holders

GENEVA (AP): THE CHAMPIONS League title holders will play a showcase opening home game as part of new commercial contracts for UEFA club competitions from the 2027-28 season that include a global…
Italy’s coach Gennaro Gattuso gestures during a training session ahead of today’s World Cup 2026, Group I qualifying  match against Israel at the Bruseschi training centre in Udine, Italy, yesterday.
December 9, 2025

Italy-Israel qualifier expected to attract less people than nearby pro-Palestinian march

UDINE, Italy (AP): ISRAEL’S WORLD Cup qualifying match against Italy will still be played in a strange climate today despite a breakthrough ceasefire deal that has paused two years of war in Gaza.…
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December 9, 2025

First witness in Ruel Reid and co-accused fraud trial to take stand on Thursday

The first witness is to take the stand on Thursday in the multimillion-dollar fraud trial involving former Education Minister Ruel Reid and others, after the presiding judge granted the order for…