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Embracing the 1970s theme in stunning fashion are Krista Fisher (left), chief executive officer of Supreme Ventures Limited, and media personality Debbie Bissoon.
December 11, 2025

Something Extra | Tuesday

From flower-power dresses with knee-high platform boots to match, to groovy bell bottoms and complementing afro-centric hairstyles, and high-waisted wide-leg trousers and disco looks in-between,…
Jamaican delegation meets with secretary general of the International Maritime Organization, Arsenio Antonio Domínguez Velasco (centre). Pictured with him are (fom left): Alexander Williams, high commissioner to the UK, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, mi
December 9, 2025

Jamaica achieves record vote in IMO Council return

JAMAICA HAS been re-elected to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council, securing 129 votes, the highest number the country has ever received in an IMO Council election. The result…
Paul Buchanan, defeated candidate in the 2025 general election.
December 9, 2025 by Kimone Francis

‘Knockout blow’

The Supreme Court has thrown out an application brought by the People’s National Party’s Paul Buchanan to overturn the results of the St Andrew West Central general election which he lost to Prime…
Molynes United head coach Jermaine Thomas.
December 9, 2025 by Raymond Graham

McGrath’s daCosta Cup season on the brink

BEATEN FINALISTS McGrath High School have their backs against the wall when they play their second game in Group A of the quarter-final round of the ISSA daCosta Cup schoolboy football competition…
Mayne
December 9, 2025 by Edmond Campbell

‘We intend to fight this’

State Minister for Finance and the Public Service Zavia Mayne has filed a lawsuit against the Integrity Commission (IC), asking the court to quash the ruling of the director of corruption prosecution…
Maulton Campbell, the suspended principal of Kingston Technical High School.
December 9, 2025 by Sashana Small

Kingston Tech principal suspended

Principal of Kingston Technical High School Maulton Campbell has been suspended from the institution following an audit report, concerns over a hiring decision, and a formal complaint submitted by a…
The Warner Bros water tower is seen at Warner Bros Studios in Burbank, California, Friday, December 5, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Paramount goes hostile in bid for Warner Bros, challenging US$72b offer by Netflix

Paramount on Monday launched a hostile takeover offer for Warner Bros Discovery, initiating a potentially bruising battle with rival bidder Netflix to buy the company behind HBO, CNN and DC Studios,…
A moped, possibly similar to the one shown above, was involved in a fatal accident that left a Jamaican man dead in Queens, New York, on Friday.
December 9, 2025

Jamaican man dies after being struck by moped driver in Queens

A 68-year-old Jamaica-born man was struck and killed by a moped while standing on the street in a section of Queens, New York, in the United States on Friday. Dead is former corrections officer Trevor…
Professor Loraine Cook, education psychologist at the School of Education at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, presenting part of the first keynote address at the JN Foundation and UWI School of Education Dudley Grant Early Childhood Resource
December 9, 2025

Growth & Jobs | Psychologists call for ‘re-imagining education system’ to weather growing climate threats

AS JAMAICA begins the road to recovery from the emotional, economic and infrastructural fallout caused by Hurricane Melissa, two education psychologists are calling for an urgent overhaul of Jamaica’s…