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13 Dec, 2025
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St Elizabeth municipal services resume after Melissa
WESTERN BUREAU Richard Solomon, mayor of Black River and chairman of the St Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, says essential municipal services have resumed from the Jeremy Palmer Building in Black…
13 Dec, 2025
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Editorial | Delivering basic rights of children
There are ongoing concerns about the state of the world’s children, wherein one in five children in low- and middle-income countries are severely deprived in at least two areas crucial for their…
13 Dec, 2025
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Shai Hope alone can’t carry West Indies on his back
THE EDITOR, Madam: It’s not fair to Shai Hope, a shocking performance by West Indies batters. West Indies could’ve won the first and the second Tests. The excuse cannot be that both Josephs are ruled…
13 Dec, 2025
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Letter of the Day | Recovery through cooperatives after Hurricane Melissa
THE EDITOR, Madam: Hurricane Melissa has left many residents in St Elizabeth, Hanover, Trelawny, St James, and Westmoreland grappling with the daunting task of rebuilding their lives. With homes…
13 Dec, 2025
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Female vendor, in custody since 2020, gets almost 6 more years for robbing cab passengers
A female vendor who, along with two men, robbed three persons including a police constable, while posing as a taxi driver and passenger, has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison following a…
13 Dec, 2025
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Ronald Sanders | Weakness of sovereignty exposed: Why CARICOM should stand together
The Caribbean is living through a moment of rising geopolitical tension. As the United States intensifies pressure on the Maduro government in Venezuela, the ripples reach CARICOM shores fast. None of…
13 Dec, 2025
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GoodHeart | Christmas Joy for children: JYC, UWI Guild launches toy drive
The Jamaica Youth Chorale (JYC) and its senior ensemble, The Kingston Seventeen, have partnered with the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Guild External Affairs Committee (EAC) on a toy drive…
13 Dec, 2025
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Tony Deyal | Raging, paging and ageing for Christmas
At 80-plus years, my memory is not as sharp as it used to be. Also, my memory is not as sharp as it used to be. Not remembering what I’m saying makes me, like Winston Churchill, the British statesman,…
13 Dec, 2025
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Relax fiscal rules to tackle low literacy
THE EDITOR, Madam: In the wake of Hurricane Melissa, which has devastated so many communities across Jamaica, and as we rally to address this immediate crisis, we must also confront Jamaica’s…