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December 9, 2025
Immigration Corner | Will Canada end birthright citizenship?
Dear Mrs Powell, I hear there is a new proposal in Canada to end birthright citizenship for children born to temporary residents. I was born in Canada while my mother was visiting, but I grew up in…
December 9, 2025
Editorial | The AI protocols in courts
Last month’s promulgation by Chief Justice Bryan Sykes of protocols for the use of AI-generated documents in court proceedings advances his long-standing advocacy for the use of artificial…
December 9, 2025
Gordon Robinson | Grow older; never grow old
Today “senior citizen care” has become a national concern. 1970s family planning policies kept our population below 3,000,000. But, consequently, it’s an ageing population. If migration is brought…
December 9, 2025
Michael Abrahams | Why do people become suicidal?
Whenever someone dies by suicide, one of the most common reactions is to ask the question “Why?”. Most of us have never thought of taking our own lives. Persons who do, or attempt to do so, are…
December 9, 2025
Dug-up roads causing traffic mayhem in Kingston 6
THE EDITOR, Madam: Madness, of the traffic variety, is taking place in Kingston 6. Gridlock is the order of the day in the Liguanea area, and not just during morning and evening rush hours either.…
December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | Vale Royal should rise again
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing to commend the prime minister for renewing the Vale Royal Talks with Opposition Leader Mark Golding. In doing so, he has taken a crucial step towards restoring…
December 9, 2025
Can roll it in glitter
THE EDITOR, Madam:
December 9, 2025
by Lester Hinds
80% of Ja’s human trafficking victims are children – Gordon Harrison
Jamaican children are more at risk of being trafficked than any other group, according to Diahann Gordon Harrison, the national rapporteur on trafficking in persons. From 2020 to 2025, more than 80%…
December 9, 2025
Super six finalists named for ‘Police of the Year’ award
LASCO, in partnership with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), has announced the six finalists for the 2025 LASCO Saluting Our Heroes ‘Police of the Year’ title. The annual award recognises…