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December 18, 2025
Can ...Jamaican leaders ever be reliably humane?
THE EDITOR, Madam: The letter from Fi We Children Foundation places a stark, necessary spotlight on Jamaica’s routine refusal of Haitian asylum seekers. It argues, correctly, that our current policy…
December 18, 2025
by Krysta Anderson
From Portland to television
It was a few months before Christmas when Chef Winston Murdock was invited to be a contestant on a holiday baking show. Excited to bring some local festive cheer to television, he had no idea that the…
December 18, 2025
Alcaraz ends seven-year partnership with coach Ferrero
AP: Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz is parting ways with his longtime coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero, the man who guided him to the pinnacle of men’s tennis during a remarkably successful seven-year…
December 18, 2025
Chef Akai Lindsay’s Christmas ham
’Twas the week before Christmas, and across the island, shoppers were busy making last-minute preparations — especially securing the perfect ham for the holiday table. Food caught up with Mark…
December 18, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
Westmoreland Chamber says Melissa exposed gaps in preparedness, not storage capacity
WESTERN BUREAU: Hurricane Melissa has reignited debate over disaster readiness in Westmoreland, but the parish’s business community says the solution does not lie in constructing a new, purpose-built…
December 18, 2025
by Nicola Cunningham
KC Choir delights in Christmas performance
One did not need to be a music aficionado to appreciate the voices raised in celebration of the Yuletide season, as the Kingston College Chapel Choir presented ‘Tidings of Comfort and Joy’ at the St…
December 18, 2025
by Krysta Anderson
Festive cocktails for the season
Two restaurants. One jolly good time! Christmas Day is fast approaching, and bars across the Corporate Area are already shaking and stirring things up, bringing one festive ‘cheers’ after the other.…
December 18, 2025
German-Caribbean climate talks spotlight urgent need for ambition, adaptation
REGIONAL AND international climate leaders convened in Grenada for the third edition of the German-Caribbean Climate Talks earlier this month, focusing on increasing ambition and accelerating…
December 18, 2025
Editorial | Asserting the Monroe Doctrine
When Donald Trump won the US presidential election more than a year ago, this newspaper stressed the good sense of the small nations of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) coordinating their policies…