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Leather good operators work at the Prada factory in Scandicci, Italy, on Friday, November 28, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Prada finalises purchase of fashion rival Versace

The Prada Group closed the purchase of Milan fashion rival Versace in a US$1.375-billion cash deal that puts the fashion house known for its sexy silhouettes under the same roof as Prada’s “ugly chic”…
Phillip J. Pierre wa was first sworn in as prime minister in July 2021.
December 9, 2025

Phillip Pierre secures second term as PM

CASTRIES (CMC): The “Mood is Red” prevailed Monday as the St Lucia Labour Party (SLP) won a decisive second consecutive five-year term in office. Supporters of the SLP had long vowed to prevent a…
Letters
December 9, 2025

Caribbean – the end of elections

THE EDITOR, Madam: The president of the USA has indicated his intention to pardon the convicted drug trafficker and ex president of Honduras. He has also threatened to cut off aid to that poverty…
A banner is held aloft above black students in Johannesburg, South Africa, in the township of Soweto where they rallied after the funeral of a 16-year-old black student who died in jail on October 18, 1976.
December 9, 2025

Two former South African apartheid police officers convicted of killing an activist 38 years ago

(AP) — Two former apartheid-era police officers in South Africa were found guilty of murder Tuesday in the 1987 killing of activist and student leader Caiphus Nyoka. Nyoka's fatal shooting at…
December 9, 2025

Ruthlyn James | Why Jamaica needs a national parenting system, not just parenting advice

THERE IS a quiet revolution in Jamaican homes, not loud enough to make headlines, but powerful enough to reshape a generation. It is not driven by activism, legislation, or community change. It is…
Letters
December 9, 2025

Letter of the Day | A leader should fear failing the people ...

THE EDITOR, Madam: I write today not from a place of politics, but from a place of deep pain shared by many Jamaicans in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. What this nation experienced was more than…
No arrests have been made in connection with the seizure, the Jamaica Constabulary Force said in a post on social media site X. 
December 9, 2025

Submachine gun among firearms seized in Kingston

A submachine gun was among a cache of firearms and ammunition seized by the Kingston East police during an operation on Thompson Avenue on Tuesday morning. Authorities recovered one Uzi submachine…
Letters
December 9, 2025

Building resilience into our public health system

THE EDITOR, Madam: In the aftermath of the devastation caused by hurricane Melissa, there are many emotions that have been expressed, ranging from grief, hope and faith, to gratefulness for life and…
Minister of Finance Fayval Williams opening the 2025/2026 Budget Debate in Parliament on March 11, 2025.
December 9, 2025

In Parliament today: finance minister to table third revised budget as Jamaica confronts hurricane fallout

Finance Minister Fayval Williams will this afternoon table Jamaica's third revised budget for the ongoing 2025-2026 financial year, as the country continues to grapple with the severe economic…