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December 9, 2025
Prosecutors want Diddy sentenced to more than 11 years in prison
NEW YORK (AP): Key witnesses against Sean 'Diddy' Combs, including longtime ex-girlfriend Casandra 'Cassie' Ventura, are urging a federal judge to reject leniency for the hip-hop…
December 9, 2025
by Lester Hinds
NEW VISA FEE KICKS IN
NEW YORK: Effective immediately, Jamaicans applying for visitor, student, or work visas to the United States must now pay an additional US$250 visa surcharge, bringing the total cost of a standard…
December 9, 2025
by O’brian Wynter
From pageantry to bodybuilding
From the stage of the Miss Universe Jamaica pageant to the world of competitive bodybuilding, Nastassia Haughton has shown that elegance and strength can coexist. On September 20, the 2025 pageant…
December 9, 2025
Why vitamin D matters
WHAT IS the deal with vitamin D? It is known as the ‘sunshine vitamin’ because your body absorbs it during time spent outdoors, but then again, it is also in some of the foods you eat. This vitamin…
December 9, 2025
Tropical Storm Octave forms at sea in Pacific Ocean, forecasters say
MIAMI (AP) — A tropical storm formed Tuesday in the Pacific Ocean far from land, forecasters said. Tropical Storm Octave was well off the coast of Mexico, centred about 930 miles (1,500 kilometres)…
December 9, 2025
by Keisha Hill
Sickle cell warriors are survivors
THREE YEARS ago, Latoya Minott Smikle’s world plunged into darkness. After five-and-a-half years of fighting courageously, her son Aiden-Jon Hall passed away due to complications of the deadly Sickle…
December 9, 2025
Involuntary early retirement: a silent crisis for Jamaica’s mature workforce
THE EDITOR, Madam: Several women I know in their 50s have faced the harsh reality of being deemed “redundant” or “no longer suited” for their roles—not due to poor performance, but because of age,…
December 9, 2025
Jamaica failed to show solidarity with Palestine at UN assembly - PNP
The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) is criticising the Government for what it describes as a failure to demonstrate solidarity with the Palestinian people during key moments at the United…
December 9, 2025
Religion vs roots: the Obeah debate
THE EDITOR, Madam: More than a century after the Obeah Act of 1898 made the practice illegal, Obeah remains one of Jamaica’s most polarising issues. Last week, Christian groups warned that legalising…