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December 24, 2025
Many Rivers to Cross Jamaica
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Jamaican governments do not wield the power people think it does. More than half of the expectations placed on it are beyond its control. The power lies with the two per cent…
December 24, 2025
Bank of England cuts rates by one vote
The Bank of England on Thursday cut its key interest rate for the first time in four months as stubbornly high inflation that has plagued British consumers and businesses starts to ease. The central…
December 24, 2025
by Nicola Cunningham
Jazz classics, carols blend at Jamaica Pegasus
It was an evening filled with smooth syncopated rhythms and clear improvisations as the Blend Bar at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel hosted a gathering of jazz enthusiasts who turned out to enjoy Thursday…
December 24, 2025
How Trump changed world trade in 2025
After a half-century immersed in the world of trade, customs broker Amy Magnus thought she had seen it all, navigating mountains of regulations and all sorts of logistical hurdles to import…
December 24, 2025
TRUE Pet Food delivers relief for animals
When the winds died down and the floodwaters began to recede, the true cost of Hurricane Melissa slowly came into view. Beyond damaged homes and disrupted lives, another crisis unfolded quietly across…
December 24, 2025
by Gareth Davis Snr
Colonel Sterling laments end of Jonkunnu in Moore Town
The Jonkunnu festivity at Moore Town, a Maroon village in East Portland’s Rio Grande Valley, has died a slow, natural death — leaving residents with a quiet resolve. Colonel of the Moore Town Maroons,…
December 24, 2025
Mortimer and Jonkunnu featured at the ArtWalk Festival
Downtown Kingston came alive with music, movement, visual art, and community pride on Sunday as the ArtWalk Festival transformed the city into an open-air celebration of Jamaica’s cultural heritage.…
December 24, 2025
Japan’s new flagship H3 rocket fails to put geolocation satellite into orbit
Japan’s space agency said its H3 rocket carrying a navigation satellite failed to put the payload into a planned orbit, a setback for the country’s new flagship rocket and its space launch programme.…
December 24, 2025
Get the most from your doctor’s visit
WASHINGTON (AP): It is not unusual for a 20-something to text their mother in a panic from the doctor’s office, stuck on a question they did not expect. Even experienced patients forget medications,…