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December 16, 2025
Smith lauded for integrity, innovation, and staff-centred leadership
Anthony Smith is being hailed as a compassionate media leader whose stewardship inspired his colleagues and fostered an environment of innovation. Smith, who was chief executive officer of the…
December 16, 2025
by Gareth Davis Sr
Deslandes calls for vigilance after reported rape at CASE
Passley Gardens, Portland: President of the College of Agriculture, Science, and Education (CASE), Derrick Deslandes, has condemned Sunday’s alleged rape of a female student by unknown assailants on…
December 16, 2025
by Mickalia Kington
Holness stresses Petersfield High must reopen January
WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness on Saturday told displaced hurricane survivors sheltering at Petersfield High in Westmoreland that the Government is committed to relocating them to…
December 16, 2025
Growth & Jobs | Things Jamaican™ urges shoppers to buy local, rebuild with Christmas campaign
‘Yaad’ or ‘Home’ is special to Jamaicans. As a structure, it stores the key memories of their lives. But the country has become a special place to the world, and many want a piece of it – experienced…
December 16, 2025
Over J$340 million raised in Canada for hurricane relief
Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, is praising the Canadian diaspora for what he described as extraordinary leadership and generosity in raising more than CDN$3 million ($348 million) for…
December 16, 2025
by Christopher Thomas
Janet Richards Foundation, DunnCox unite to support Farm Heights with much-needed supplies
WESTERN BUREAU: Residents of Farm Heights in St James last Thursday got a major boost in their bid to rebound from the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, thanks to the supplies they received…
December 16, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
St Elizabeth’s most vulnerable struggling to access benefits
WESTERN BUREAU: The destruction left in the wake of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa has dealt a major blow to PATH and social pension beneficiaries in St Elizabeth, with damaged post offices severely…
December 16, 2025
Court rules PSG must pay more than US$70M to Mbappé in dispute over unpaid wages
A labour court in France has ruled Paris Saint-Germain must pay more than 60 million euros (US$70 million) to footballer Kylian Mbappé in a dispute over unpaid wages and bonuses. The case is linked to…
December 16, 2025
Driver fined $450,000 or 12 months in prison for friend’s death in Portmore crash
A St Catherine motorist who pleaded guilty to causing the death of his friend in a motor vehicle crash in 2021 has been fined $450,000 or 12 months in prison. His driver’s licence has been suspended…