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December 9, 2025

72-year-old St James retiree charged with arson

A 72-year-old St James retiree was today charged with arson for allegedly setting a house on fire in his community of Hill View in Pitfour. Junior Malcolm is charged with arson. His court date is…
Heavy rain on Old Hope Road yesterday forced the postponement of the Manning Cup match between hosts Jamaica College and St Andrew Technical High.
December 9, 2025 by Robert Bailey

No sweat for Wolmer’s Boys

Wolmer’s Boys recorded their sixth win of the season with a comfortable 3-0 victory over hosts Ascot High in their ISSA/WATA Manning Cup Zone E match yesterday. The victory lifted the Jerome…
 Members of the Kiwanis Club of West St Andrew, along with executive members of Kiwanis International, following the installation ceremony for the club’s new administration, held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel. The new administration is headed by Maur
December 9, 2025 by Keisha Hill

Kiwanis Club of West St Andrew inspiring change

A TOUCH of elegance, class and camaraderie set the perfect backdrop for the installation ceremony of the new administration of the Kiwanis Club of West St Andrew, held recently at the Terra Nova…
The GK Campus Connect Food Bank, located at the University of Technology, Jamaica, is seeking support to assist students in need. Donations can be made at www.ccfoodbank.com.
December 9, 2025 by Keisha Hill

GK Campus Connect Food Bank passionate about service to students

OVER 300 students at the University of Technology (UTech), The University of the West Indies, Mona (UWI) and the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts continue to benefit from the…
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December 9, 2025 by Andre Williams

UWI student found dead in dorm room

Residents at the George Alleyne Hall at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, were offered counselling services yesterday following the suspected suicide of a female student. The deceased has…
A man fishes in Cocorite, Trinidad and Tobago.
December 9, 2025

Venezuela at UN condemns latest US strike in Caribbean, as people in Trinidad mourn

LAS CUEVAS, Trinidad (AP) — Venezuela’s ambassador to the United Nations, Samuel Moncada, condemned on Thursday a recent US strike on a small boat in Caribbean waters that killed six people, calling…
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In this file photo portraits of Jamaica’s National Heroes are seen at Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay. From left are: Paul Bogle, Sir Alexander Bustamante, Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Nanny of the Maroons, George William Gordon, Norman Washington Manley
December 9, 2025

Tribute: In the footsteps of the brave

Each year, as the third Monday in October arrives, Jamaica pauses not merely for a holiday, but for a profound act of remembrance. National Heroes’ Day, officially observed since 1969, honours those…
December 9, 2025

You are just an ‘instrument’

Each of us plays a note in the grand symphony of life. Sometimes our role brings joy, sometimes lessonsm yet each note has meaning in the larger design. We often believe we are the ones composing the…
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly via video.
December 9, 2025

Ronald Sanders | A new world order — or formal admission of the old?

The world has long spoken of a “rules-based order” as though the law itself held dominion over power. Yet, behind the diplomatic courtesies and the fine print of charters, it was power that wrote the…