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December 9, 2025
Shallow to remain CWI boss while serving as minister of tourism in St Vincent
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): Dr Kishore Shallow will not relinquish his role as president of Cricket West Indies (CWI), despite being named as St Vincent and the Grenadines’ minister of tourism and…
December 9, 2025
Christmas shopping prompts traffic changes near PriceSmart on Red Hills Road
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is advising motorists to expect temporary traffic changes in the vicinity of the PriceSmart supermarket complex along Red Hills Road in St Andrew, as Christmas…
December 9, 2025
Portugal, Colombia await Reggae Boyz if World Cup spot is secured
Should the Reggae Boyz qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, they will contest Group K of the tournament, which includes Portugal, Uzbekistan and Colombia. Despite missing out on automatic…
December 9, 2025
What Netflix’s acquisition of Warner Bros. means for movies
AP: Netflix’s acquisition of Warner Bros., one of Hollywood’s oldest studios, signals major shifts for the entertainment industry and the future of movie-going. At 102 years old, Warner Bros. – one of…
December 9, 2025
Anthony Savari Raj | Cosmic confidence: A hope in the invisible
As we all know and painfully witnessed, Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm with devastating and catastrophic consequences. Anticipating the adversity in store for his…
December 9, 2025
Why doing good also makes us feel good, during the holidays and beyond
WASHINGTON (AP): The holiday season is a time for giving thanks, giving gifts – and for many, a time for giving back. Food banks, services that deliver meals to seniors and other US charities…
December 9, 2025
New FDA-approved glasses can slow nearsightedness in children
WASHINGTON (AP): For many children, the experience of getting their first pair of glasses is an inevitable milestone, the first in a lifetime of visits to the eye doctor. But what if those lenses…
December 9, 2025
by Yasmine Peru
Xana Romeo honours father Max Romeo’s legacy with ‘The Divine Blueprint’
Reggae chanteuse Xana Romeo exudes a girlish excitement when talking about her new album, but there is still a bit of nostalgia that seeps through. However, the singer, who is among her siblings…
December 9, 2025
by Andrés Abril
Karla Meneses
and León Padilla
The regional labor market: Growth without formalisation, recession with precarisation
The countries of the region are characterised by being small and open economies, which means that their growth is heavily conditioned by the level of global economic activity – particularly that of…