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December 9, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
‘Duke of Earle’ urges diaspora to deepen ties in Jamaica
WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Bevan Earle, popularly know as the ‘Duke of Earl’ in South Florida, where he hosts a successful radio show, is calling for Jamaica’s diaspora to hold on to their Jamaican roots by…
December 9, 2025
Philanthropist Philip Wong donates US$1m to YMCA aquatic centre, gym in Miami
Renowned businessman and philanthropist Philip H. Wong, CEO of the Deltan Group of Companies, has once again demonstrated his commitment to community development with a US$1 million donation to the…
December 9, 2025
Dominican Republic says it seized cocaine that was on speedboat destroyed by US Navy
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic said Sunday they have confiscated some of the cocaine transported by a speedboat that was destroyed recently by the US Navy, as the Trump…
December 9, 2025
St Elizabeth businessman charged with fraud in car deal
Twenty-nine-year-old Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth businessman Jermaine Stewart has been charged by the police in St James with fraud in connection to a car-buying deal. Reports from the Barnett Street…
December 9, 2025
St Mary farmer charged after machete attack
Fifty-two-year-old farmer Cleveland Hird, also known as ‘Prick’ of Gibraltar Heights, Annotto Bay, St Mary, has been charged for chopping a man in a machete attack in his community. Hird was charged…
![Gleaner editorial writes: But the [NaRRA] bill has serious problems. While it gets the mission broadly right, it does not yet meet the criteria public bodies in Jamaica actually need to be successful.](/sites/default/files/styles/4_3_large_2x/public/media/article_images/2025/09/19/3235914/8372413.webp?h=4e5c9279&itok=_BX5adg4)
December 9, 2025
Gordon Robinson | Continuity not enough, Jamaica needs vision
In dominoes continuity/consistency is important but vision is the most vital element of success. Because you’re in a two person team, you should try to be consistent. Play the same card as often as…
December 9, 2025
Seanteès miraculous encounter at Coronation Market
AT JUST 26, Seanteé Hunt McFarlane felt weighed down by life. Stress eating, lacking motivation, and barely able to get out of bed, she found herself distant from herself and overwhelmed by the…
December 9, 2025
Michael Abrahams | Charlie Kirk: a life devoid of empathy
Charlie Kirk’s horrific murder has created a firestorm, with responses ranging from profound grief and anger to open celebrations of his passing. Grief is a natural response after someone dies,…
December 9, 2025
Veteran jockey Oneil Mullings killed in gun attack, two brothers identified as suspects
The St Andrew South police are probing the shooting death of 49-year-old veteran jockey Oneil Ricardo Mullings in his community on Sunday. The police say two brothers, with whom Mullings had a…