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People engage with JN+ staff members during their health camp at Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay.
December 22, 2025

JN+ strengthens HIV response after Hurricane Melissa

In moments of crisis, disruptions to healthcare, medication access, transportation, and essential services can have serious consequences for People Living with HIV (PLHIV).
Students of Chester Castle Basic and Primary School pose for a photo.
December 22, 2025

Chester Castle Basic and Primary School gets a fresh beginning

Thanks to a grant from the German Embassy, Chester Castle Basic and Primary School in Hanover has begun to breathe again after the devastation of Hurricane Melissa. The school lost its entire roof,…
December 22, 2025

Study: This tiny protein helps control how hungry you feel

WASHINGTON DC (ANI): Researchers have identified a previously overlooked protein that helps regulate appetite and energy use in the body. This ‘helper’ protein supports a key system that decides…
Ira Schab (right) who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor as a sailor on the USS Dobbin, talks with reporters while sitting next to his son, retired Navy Commander Karl Schab, in December 2022, in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
December 22, 2025

Ira ‘Ike’ Schab, one of last remaining Pearl Harbor survivors, dies at 105

World War II Navy veteran Ira ‘Ike’ Schab, one of the dwindling number of survivors of the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, has died. He was 105. Daughter Kimberlee Heinrichs told The Associated…
People attend a ceremony to mark the National Day of Reflection for victims and survivors, at Bondi Beach in Sydney.
December 22, 2025

Thousands gather at Bondi Beach to mourn victims of anti-Semitic attack

MELBOURNE (AP): Thousands of mourners gathered under tight police security at Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach on Sunday evening to mark a week since two gunmen targeting a Jewish festival killed 15…
People take part in the winter solstice celebrations during sunrise at the Stonehenge prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England.
December 22, 2025

People cheer as sun rises on winter solstice at Stonehenge

LONDON (AP): Thousands of people cheered and danced around Stonehenge as the sun rose over the prehistoric stone circle on Sunday, the winter solstice. The crowds, many in costume, had gathered…
Denham Town Dance Academy performs at the annual Christmas Tree-lighting ceremony at the St William Grant Park in Kingston.
December 22, 2025

Ronald Thwaites | At Christmas

There is no story in human history more generous and gracious than the Christmas story. That God, the transcendent One, is so besotted in love with all His creation, but especially human beings, that…
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December 22, 2025

Winsome Callum | Why electricity bills increased — and how volatility can be fixed

There is never a good time for an increase in electricity bills. That is especially true after a hurricane, just before Christmas, and for a service that households and businesses depend on every day.…
Dr Rebecca Tortello (second right), education specialist at the United Nations Children’s Fund, leads a conversation on the National Early Screening Pathway document with (from left) Dr Emre Ozaltin, lead economist for the Caribbean at the World Bank; P
December 22, 2025

Financing, data, and equity issues challenge early childhood education in Latin America, the Caribbean

Strengthening early childhood education in Latin America and the Caribbean will require better financing, stronger data systems, and more inclusive services, experts addressing a recent panel…