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December 9, 2025
by Keisha Hill
2025 Carlton Alexander Memorial Bursary awards excellence
‘Lights, Camera, Legacy’, was a powerful reminder to the 2025 Carlton Alexander Memorial Bursary recipients, as they were encouraged to step out into the spotlight, during the 35th staging of the…
December 9, 2025
Rabbi Yaakov Raskin | The voice of Charlie Kirk – Truth cannot be silenced
AS WE approach Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year which begins on September 22 at sundown and concludes after nightfall on the 24th, it is a season of awe, repentance and trembling. On these days, the…
December 9, 2025
by Bryan Miller
Hanover’s disaster preparedness coordinator to represent Jamaica in Japan
Western Bureau: Annissa Spence, the acting parish disaster coordinator at the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC), has been nominated by the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development to…
December 9, 2025
by Mia McMorris
Charting Caribbean history through its gastronomy
Bon apetit! Lee Johnson’s Mixing Memory & Desire: How History Shaped the Foods of the Caribbean is definitely a delicious confection. Every chapter is a journey for your mind and your taste buds.…
December 9, 2025
Peace begins within
As we embark on celebrating the “International Week of Peace”, let us pause to reflect on where peace truly resides. At the deepest level, there is only one religion that unites all of humanity: the…
December 9, 2025
Indians and the orange rinder
After the collapse of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, plantations lacked a large, cheap labour force. At the same time, British India’s socioeconomic conditions rapidly deteriorated, causing…
December 9, 2025
Richard Amenyah | Case for making the Caribbean’s HIV response sustainable
When the Caribbean mounted its bold response to HIV in the 1990s and early 2000s, it did so with the heavy backing of external donors. Through shared responsibility and global solidarity, the World…
December 9, 2025
Ruthlyn James | Fix it or fail our children
In Jamaica, families are fighting battles that few ever see. These are not the battles of indiscipline or “bad behaviour”, as is too often whispered. They are the daily struggles of parents raising…
December 9, 2025
Patrick Robinson | Need for a body of counsellors
Elaine Thompson-Herah of Banana Ground, Manchester, Jamaica is arguably the greatest female sprinter the world has ever seen. For the purpose of the analysis below, I am excluding the records held by…