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December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | Schools must affirm students’ identities, not diminish them
THE EDITOR, Madam: I write as a concerned student to shed light on a troubling incident involving a peer and a school administrator. During a recent interaction, the administrator made disparaging…
December 9, 2025
Earth Today | Marine environment takes spotlight at critical UNEP summit
THE UNITED Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is hosting the 18th meeting of the contracting parties to the Cartagena Convention (COP18), intended to inform Caribbean-wide best efforts to address…
December 9, 2025
Editorial | CARICOM and the US armada
Despite apparently different perspectives among its members on America’s aggressive naval posture in the southern Caribbean, The Gleaner is surprised that Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders…
December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | Honouring the Jamaican dray – a symbol of heritage, enterprise
THE EDITOR, Madam: In the vibrant tapestry of Jamaican heritage, few symbols evoke the strength, ingenuity, and spirit of our people quite like the Jamaican dray. Though not unique to our island,…
December 9, 2025
Swaby raps NSWMA for uncollected garbage, dirty Corporate Area streets
Kingston's mayor Andrew Swaby has urged the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) to get its act together, citing complaints from several communities that their garbage has not been…
December 9, 2025
Three forgotten names in Cole legend
THE EDITOR, Madam: Before the dust settles on the life and times of Allan “Skill” Cole, three names ought to be recorded in history in the player’s rise to legendary status: “Foggy” Burrowes, Ben…
December 9, 2025
D’Angelo’s career-spanning playlist
LOS ANGELES (AP): Few artistes of his era blurred the lines between sacred and sensual quite like D’Angelo, who died Tuesday at 51. With his unmistakable voice, deep-rooted musicianship and devotion…
December 9, 2025
by Damian Levy
‘Him’– Football film fumbles
If the name Jordan Peele means anything to you, you’ve likely had some vague interest in the movie Him. Every bit of marketing has featured the horror mastermind’s name as producer. While not at the…
December 9, 2025
64-y-o man shot and injured by masked attacker in St Catherine
A 64-year-old man was shot and injured in Colbeck district, Old Harbour, St Catherine, on Tuesday night after being attacked by a masked man. Reports are that about 6:45 p.m., the complainant…