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December 9, 2025
by Keith McGhie
Levell's bronze a big statement
Bryan Levell beamed a huge smile of satisfaction when the big screen showed that he had won a photo finish for the bronze medal in a 200-metre World Championship won by the United States' Noah…
December 9, 2025
by Keith McGhie
Jackson earns bronze in first global event since injury
Shericka Jackson was forced to settle for the bronze medal in the women’s 200 metres at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, as Melissa Jefferson-Wooden claimed the event inside the Japan…
December 9, 2025
by Keith McGhie
Salmon falls victim to pace of 400mh final
Jamaica’s Shiann Salmon faded to eighth place in the women’s 400m hurdles final as the Netherlands’ Femke Bol lived up to her billing as pre-race favourite to land the World Championship title in…
December 9, 2025
Rhoda Moy Crawford and Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert and Abka Fitz-Henley among new state ministers
Member of Parliament for Manchester Central Rhoda Moy Crawford, former House Speaker Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert and Senator Abka Fitz-Henley are among the new state ministers named by Prime Minister…
December 9, 2025
Goul-Toppin misses 800 final
Keith McGhie/Contributor Natoya Goule-Toppin’s hopes of making it to her third World Championship 800-metre final evaporated down the home straight of her semi-final at the National Stadium in Tokyo.…
December 9, 2025
It’s about the cost of living
THE EDITOR, Madam: While it is good on the surface to increase the minimum wage, it is equally important for the government to never recant from the goal of reducing the cost of living. The more…
December 9, 2025
True love is more than romance
THE EDITOR, Madam: A love between a man and a woman has to be more than a romantic attraction. For true love is all-encompassing. It is the antidote for good mental and physical well-being – which…
December 9, 2025
Treat constitutional reform with urgency
THE EDITOR, Madam: The time has come for Jamaica to complete its long-overdue journey toward full constitutional sovereignty. The Gleaner editorial makes a compelling case for not only replacing the…
December 9, 2025
Editorial | Watch the drug list
Jamaica’s appearance on America’s list of countries that are either major producers or transshipment points for illicit drugs will be discomforting for Kingston, but isn’t, on its face, a source of…