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December 9, 2025
Month-long tributes keep Miss Lou’s cultural legacy alive
The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) spearheaded more than a dozen tributes across the island this September to salute the Honourable Louise Bennett-Coverley, affectionately known as…
December 9, 2025
Loaded M16 rifle seized in Portsmouth in Portmore, man on the run
Lawmen assigned to the St Catherine South Police Division on Monday seized an M16 rifle with a magazine containing seven 5.56 rounds of ammunition during an operation on Western Parade in the…
December 9, 2025
Terry Ganzie the original ‘Outlaw’ is back
One of the marquee dancehall artistes of the 1990s, Terry Ganzie is once again immersed in music. He has returned to his roots after a self-imposed hiatus from the music business to concentrate on…
December 9, 2025
Spirit Airlines to furlough 1,800 flight attendants amid second bankruptcy
Spirit Airlines plans to furlough 1,800 flight attendants before the end of the year, the cash-strapped budget carrier said Monday. The company said it made the “difficult decision” to put cabin crew…
December 9, 2025
Theresa Rodriguez-Moodie | Promises without timelines: Jamaica’s environmental future needs accountability
IN THE lead-up to the recent general elections, both political parties made promises about how they would manage and protect Jamaica’s natural environment. With the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) new…
December 9, 2025
Terran Wright’s journey to bring awareness to sickle cell disease
TERRAN WRIGHT is one of over 20 million people worldwide who live with sickle cell disease (SCD). He has been using triathlon as the vehicle to inspire people to see adversity as opportunity. On this…
December 9, 2025
Take the time you need to recover from depression
DEPRESSION CAN affect anyone, even those who seemingly have it all. The death of a loved one, loss of a job or the ending of a relationship are difficult experiences for a person to endure. It is…
December 9, 2025
by Keisha Hill
What is depression?
IF IT feels like we are all a bit more anxious or depressed, it might be because we are. A new national report, published by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),…
December 9, 2025
Elizabeth Morgan | 80th UN General Assembly: an unpredictable high-level week
THE 80TH session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) commenced on September 9. This should be a session commemorating the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations in 1945 with…