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December 9, 2025
SSP Diaries | Courting ‘Gaza’ in the Caribbean
AS CONFLICTS rage across the world, the Caribbean continues to be counted as one of the ‘hotspots’ globally. In the Central area, the Haitian situation remains unresolved for many years and, in the…
December 9, 2025
Rebuild with concrete, not containers, engineering groups urge after Hurricane Melissa
Three of the leading construction and engineering groups in Jamaica are urging the Government to prioritise permanent, hurricane-resilient housing over temporary container units as the country moves…
December 9, 2025
For the Love of Jamaica raises £20K for Melissa recovery
More than £20,000 has been raised by Jamaicans and other supporters in the UK for children’s homes, early childhood institutions, homes for the elderly, persons with disabilities, community groups,…
December 9, 2025
Editorial | Damoclean Marlene
The positive twist is that Marlene Malahoo Forte is no longer a minister and, therefore, not a member of the Cabinet. So, she can’t, from the inside, as readily have a say in shaping government…
December 9, 2025
Earth Today | Climate funds yield results
MULTILATERAL CLIMATE Funds (MCFs) have produced a results impact report that reveals US$34 billion in total approved financing, US$176.2 billion in co-financing, close to 2,300 active adaptation and…
December 9, 2025
Court orders removal of 16 Haitians for immigration breaches
A parish court judge has ordered 16 Haitians to leave Jamaica after they were found to have overstayed the three-day period granted to them upon arrival. The order was issued today after the group was…
December 9, 2025
IMF ‘blackmails’ Jamaica
THE EDITOR, Madam: On December 1, Jamaica secured a $6.7 billion loan to help rebuild after Hurricane Melissa. With damages estimated at $8.8 billion, the loan doesn’t cover the full extent of…
December 9, 2025
Police probing shooting and robbery attempt in St Andrew
Police are investigating a daring early morning shooting and robbery attempt along Oxford Road on Wednesday. Explosions were reportedly heard about 8:50 a.m., and men seen running away from the…
December 9, 2025
Earth Today | Countries failing
IN THE decade since the historic Paris Agreement was inked, heralding new arrangements for solutions to the climate crisis, there has been progress on limiting global warming. The problem is that it…