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Ambassador Curtis Ward
December 10, 2025

Curtis Ward | Be vigilant: expose corruption in hurricane relief and recovery

Saying there are significant concerns by many in Jamaica and in the diaspora that the government on its own cannot be trusted to distribute hurricane relief without bias and favour would be an…
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December 10, 2025

Two elderly residents found dead in separate incidents in St Ann

Two communities in St Ann are mourning the deaths of two senior citizens whose bodies were found in advanced stages of decomposition on Tuesday. The deceased are 75-year-old farmer Arthur Bennett of…
António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations
December 10, 2025

António Guterres | ‘Human Rights: Our Everyday Essentials’

Nearly eighty years ago, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights defined what every person needs to survive and thrive. It was a philosophical and political breakthrough – and it has been the…
From left: Alexi Lalas and Ronaldo listen as FIFA President Gianni Infantino and host Andrés Cantor applaud as Francesco Totti, and Hristo Stoichkov look on during the match schedule reveal for the 2026 football World Cup in Washington on December 6, 2025
December 10, 2025

Egypt and Iran complain about planned football World Cup 'Pride' match

(AP) - Egypt and Iran, two Middle East nations that target gays and lesbians, have complained to FIFA over a World Cup football match in Seattle that is planned to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride. Leaders in…
Glenmuir High School players in a celebratory mood.
December 10, 2025 by Raymond Graham

Glenmuir give McGrath the boot with commanding victory

GLENMUIR HAVE one foot in the semi-finals of the ISSA daCosta Cup football competition following a comprehensive 4-0 win over last year’s beaten finalists, McGrath, yesterday at Glenmuir. Glenmuir…
Minister of the Finance and the Public Service (MFPS) Fayval Williams (centre) answers questions during a sitting of the House of Representatives last Tuesday. Looking on are  Darlene Morrison (right), financial secretary, and Zavier Mayne, minister of sta
December 10, 2025

All schools to reopen early January

At least 160 schools remain closed for teaching and learning weeks after the passage of Hurricane Melissa. These schools are expected to reopen on January 6, 2026, according to Minister of Finance and…
Jamaica’s Javon East reacts to a call by the referee in a Concacaf Nations League game against Aruba at The National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica, on October 12, 2019.
December 10, 2025 by Robert Bailey

EAST WANTS IN

NATIONAL STRIKER Javon East says he is eager to earn a recall to the Jamaica senior men’s football team, stating that he can play a crucial role in helping the Reggae Boyz secure qualification to next…
December 10, 2025 by Raymond Graham

Holmwood renews bid to defend junior, senior titles

DEFENDING JUNIOR and senior champions Holmwood Technical High School will be hoping to take another step towards retaining both titles as the quarterfinals of the ISSA Rural Schoolgirl Netball…
December 10, 2025 by Raymond Graham

Mixed fortunes for Camperdown

CAMPERDOWN HIGH School had mixed fortunes in the latest round of the ISSA Urban Schoolboy Basketball Competition on Monday as their under-19 team got by Kingston College while their under-16s suffered…