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December 9, 2025
Public hospitals in emergency mode as storm looms
As the country is now placed on a Tropical Storm warning and a hurricane watch, public hospitals have entered emergency mode which means that in-patient services and elective surgeries have now been…
December 9, 2025
by Paul H. Williams
Formerly enslaved people created Revivalism
FROM THE Catholics to the Baptists to the other denominations, Christians from Europe and American came to the West Indies to Christianise and save the souls of the Tainos (the natives) and enslaved…
December 9, 2025
by Paul H. Williams
Great Huts promoting the Afro-Jamaican heritage
WE ARE still in Jamaica’s heritage month, and Heritage Week was concluded on Monday, October 20 with the annual National Honours and Awards Ceremony at King’s House. But, there is a place in Boston,…
December 9, 2025
Marathon world-record holder Ruth Chepng'etich banned for three years after admitting doping violation
MONACO (AP) — Women's marathon world record-holder Ruth Chepng'etich has been banned for three years after admitting a doping violation, track and field's Athletics Integrity Unit said…
December 9, 2025
Alberto Pacheco Capella | The Caribbean Sea’s new compact for survival
October 24 marked United Nations Day, our 80th anniversary under the theme The Future We Want: The UN We Need: Reaffirming Our Collective Commitment to Multilateralism. It is a moment not only to…
December 9, 2025
A literary laureate honoured
JIS: Award-winning author, Olive Senior, is still beaming with gratitude after being conferred with the Order of Distinction in the rank of Commander for her contribution to Jamaica’s literary arts. …
December 9, 2025
Jeffrey Wu | Electricity will decide the AI race
The next stage of the global AI race will be decided not by algorithms or chips, but by electricity – and that puts China at a distinct advantage. While Western tech giants are emphasising closed,…
December 9, 2025
US strikes two more alleged drug-carrying boats, this time in the Pacific Ocean
The US military on Wednesday launched its ninth strike against an alleged drug-carrying vessel, killing three people in the eastern Pacific Ocean, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said, expanding the…
December 9, 2025
Tropical Storm Melissa lumbers through the Caribbean, killing an elderly man in Haiti
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Melissa has been blamed for downing a large tree that killed an elderly man in the coastal town of Marigot in southern Haiti, while five other people were…