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December 9, 2025

Jamaican track and field coach acquitted of sexual assault in The Bahamas

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – A Jamaican man who is a high school track and field coach has been acquitted of sexually assaulting an underaged male student at Doris Johnson Senior High School in The Bahamas…
Mother-daughter duo of Happy Tails Melissa and Milena Esliger.
December 9, 2025

Fetch, fun and furry friends await at Yappy Hour

Dog-lovers and their fur babies can gear up for a day of fun and play as Happy Tails presents its third staging of Yappy Hour & Dog Park Pop-Up on Sunday, September 28. Set against the backdrop of…
Ernest Johnston Memorial Bursary (EJMB) recipient, Nevena Jones (right), receives a congratulatory token from Patricia Francis, representing the EJMB at the 2025  St Mary Education Trust Awards Ceremony.
December 9, 2025

GoodHeart | CMU student Nevena Jones turns setbacks into strength

For as long as she can remember, Nevena Jones has known the value of resilience. Growing up in the violence-stricken community of Rose Heights, St James, her childhood was marked by the constant…
Floyd Green, minister of agriculture, fisheries and mining.
December 9, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

Green hails Ja’s agricultural resilience, citing record-breaking production

Western Bureau: Agriculture Minister Floyd Green says Jamaica’s agricultural sector has demonstrated remarkable resilience in the face of recent disasters, citing record-breaking production and major…
A woman works on her field as Mount Marapi spews volcanic materials during its eruption in Agam, West Sumatra, Indonesia in 2023.
December 9, 2025 by Saini Samim and Hayden Dalton

Volcanoes can help us untangle the evolution of humans – here’s how

How did humans become human? Understanding when, where and in what environmental conditions our early ancestors lived is central to solving the puzzle of human evolution. Unfortunately, pinning down a…
Councillor Patrick Forrester
December 9, 2025

Transport Authority remembers Forrester for public transportation advocacy

The board, management and staff of the Transport Authority are expressing regret at the tragic death of councillor for the Petersfield Division in Westmoreland, Patrick Forrester, who was also the…
Youths use wheelbarrows to carry debris out of their homes, which were damaged by gang violence, in the Solino neighbourhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, September 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
December 9, 2025

Haitian gang attacks town, kills teacher, kidnaps residents and burns buildings

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A Haitian gang attacked a small town northwest of Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince, killing, kidnapping and burning down buildings as gang violence devours the…
In this September 2025 photo, members of parliament are seen at a sitting in Gordon House.
December 9, 2025

Gordon Robinson | Begin again!

A Constitution is to the building of a nation as a foundation is to the building of a house. A foundation sets the framework within which the house must be built. Then walls and roof are added but…
Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney presents President of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum with an official World Cup soccer ball ahead of their meeting at the Palacio National in Mexico City, Thursday, September 18, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Canada and Mexico vow closer economic ties

Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney and President of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum promised Thursday to strengthen trade relations in the face of US tariff threats and pushed to keep the most important…