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December 9, 2025
by Paul H. Williams
From missionaries to Rastafari
FOR YEARS, there has been the saying that Jamaica has the highest number of churches per square mile, according to The Guinness Book of World Records. I am yet to see for myself that record. A quick…
December 9, 2025
Wang Jinfeng | New starting point, new vision
I am honoured to come to this beautiful “land of wood and water” and serve as the 17th Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica. Reputed as the “Pearl of the Caribbean”, Jamaica is…
December 9, 2025
11 police officers in Dominican Republic arrested in rare move following killing of five suspects
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic have detained 11 police officers following the killing of five suspected criminals during a police operation last month. …
December 9, 2025
Christopher Burgess | Kingston’s Friday flood: Building resilience
On September 19, Kingston’s urban corridors and transport hubs uptown were flooded in just ninety minutes of intense rain, and resulted in probably over a billion dollars in damages. Flooding in…
December 9, 2025
Adekeye Adebajo | The King’s speech: Trump at the UN
American president, Donald Trump’s recent extraordinary speech at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York, once again demonstrated his monarchical delusions, as he haughtily proclaimed to…
December 9, 2025
by Steven Jackson
Investment sector profits rise sixfold in June quarter
Higher income and trading gains led the securities sector to post a sixfold rise in profit during the June 2025 quarter, according to regulator Financial Services Commission. Licensed securities…
December 9, 2025
St Catherine driver without licence and insurance who crashed into cars fined $280,000
A St Catherine man who crashed into two vehicles and fled the scene was fined a total of $280,000 or 14 days' imprisonment in the parish court on Wednesday. Donovan Benson, of a Spanish Town…
December 9, 2025
JUTC developing security-enabled student card for rural school bus network
The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is developing a special student card equipped with a built-in security alert feature, designed for use on rural school buses. Minister of Education, Skills,…
December 9, 2025
School Mental Health Literacy Programme to resume this month
The Ministry of Health and Wellness says its School Mental Health Literacy Programme will resume this month as part of efforts to build awareness and provide support to students and wider communities.…