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December 26, 2025

Sensible legal reform for adolescent sexual justice

THE EDITOR, Madam: We join Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) in calling on legislators to introduce a narrowly defined statutory close-in-age defence to Jamaica’s sexual offences framework. Such a reform…
Letters
December 26, 2025

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Model Blaire Wilson shines in green Bebie Powell Designs.
December 26, 2025 by Krysta Anderson

30+ Fashion Show and Expo celebrating beauty, style at any age

Every woman deserves to look and feel beautiful, no matter her age or size; that’s the cornerstone of Stephanie Elliott-Gunning’s 30+ Fashion Show and Expo. “I wanted to create a fashion show where…
Residents of Winchester Housing Scheme in Green Island, Westmoreland, helped a paraplegic senior from Glenbrook, Westmoreland to acquire a new wheelchair after being displaced by Hurricane Melissa.
December 26, 2025 by Mickalia Kington

Hope in motion

A paraplegic senior displaced by hurricane damage is regaining a measure of independence, thanks to swift community action and quiet generosity in Green Island, Westmoreland. The woman, Claudette…
CIBC Caribbean’s Head of Country, Annique Dawkins and Sherian McDonald, senior manager deals management, present gifts to a ward of the state at the United Way of Jamaica’s annual ‘Bringing Cheer to Children in State Care’ initiative.
December 26, 2025

UWJ, CIBC deliver holiday cheer to children with movie night

The United Way of Jamaica (UWJ) , in partnership with title sponsor CIBC Caribbean, recently hosted a movie night for 210 children and 35 caregivers from 10 children’s homes across Jamaica. The event…
Principal of Denbigh High Annett Daley.
December 26, 2025 by Raymond Graham

Principal Daley on a high after Denbigh’s netball triumph

WHEN Denbigh High School’s netballers broke an eight-year drought by winning their fifth all-island junior netball title, defeating Wolmer’s Girls’ by two goals in the final, one of the happiest…
Robert Almeida, CEO of NCB Financial Group Limited (centre), shares a moment with Maurice Dawson (left), customer care agent, and Cordell Brown, business banker at NCB Fairview Financial Centre, before surprising them with a Grant a Wish donation to help c
December 26, 2025

NCB CEO grants wishes of two fathers with children battling cancer

“Without my community, I don’t know how I would survive,” shared Cordell Brown, a business banker at NCB’s Baywest branch in St James. “This donation is coming from home. NCB has been my backbone…
Steve Beaver, co-owner of Geejam Hotel.
December 26, 2025 by Neil Armstrong

Hoteliers rallying around communities affected by Melissa

Across Jamaica, in tourist destinations minimally affected by Hurricane Melissa – from Montego Bay, St James to Ocho Rios, St Ann; Port Antonio in Portland and Kingston – hoteliers are helping their…
Jade Fearon (left) collects one of her trophies from Ann Marie Maxwell, All Jamaica Tennis administrator, during the All Jamaica Tennis Championship held at the Eric Bell National Centre on Saturday, December 20, 2025. Fearon won the under-16 and under-18
December 26, 2025 by Ashley Anguin

Sky is the limit for 15-year-old Jade Fearon

Jamaica’s rising tennis star, 15-year old Jade Fearon, is bursting with confidence after a sensational performance at the All-Jamaica Tennis Tournament at the Eric Bell National Tennis Centre in…