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December 9, 2025
Environment preservation needs to be central to all development
THE EDITOR, Madam: Hurricane Melissa should be a wake-up call to all Jamaicans – and especially to the Government – that climate change can erase generations of progress overnight. Protection of…
December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | The straw that broke the camel’s back
THE EDITOR Madam:
December 9, 2025
Mbappé scores, but Real Madrid frustrated by Girona
MADRID (AP): Real Madrid failed to return to the top of the Spanish league yesterday after being held 1-1 at relegation-threatened Girona. Kylian Mbappé converted a 67th-minute penalty after Azzedine…
December 9, 2025
Dorothy Pine-McLarty, esteemed attorney and electoral leader, dies
Jamaica is mourning the passing of Dorothy Pine-McLarty, a transformative figure in the development of Jamaica’s modern electoral system. Pine-McLarty, who was widely regarded as one of Jamaica’s…
December 9, 2025
Garner receives Barbados’ Order of Freedom
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): In a fitting tribute to a colossal figure in the world of cricket, legendary West Indies fast-bowler Joel Garner was yesterday conferred with the Order of Freedom of…
December 9, 2025
by Raymond Graham
Clarendon showdown! Glenmuir host champions Garvey Maceo in daCosta Cup tomorrow
EXPECT fireworks when Glenmuir High host defending champions Garvey Maceo High in their Group Three top-of-the-table, round-of-16 daCosta Cup football clash tomorrow at 3 p.m. Following 1-0 and 2-1…
December 9, 2025
Thousands in Philippines protest corruption and demand return of stolen funds from flood projects
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators including from the Roman Catholic church clergy protested in the Philippines on Sunday, calling for the swift prosecution of top legislators and…
December 9, 2025
Time to end the English experiment
Jamaica’s failure to secure automatic qualification to the 2026 World Cup should mark a turning point in its football. It should define the end of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) experiment to…
December 9, 2025
by Livingston Scott
Jamaica target Puerto Rico sweep
National senior men’s basketball coach, Rick Turner, said winning consecutive games against Puerto Rico in Puerto Rico would be an amazing feat as Jamaica prepare to face the hosts for the second…