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December 19, 2025
Author who sold 45m ‘Shopaholic’ novels dies
Writer Sophie Kinsella, whose effervescent rom com Confessions of a Shopaholic sparked a million-selling series, died on December 10, her family said. She was 55 and had been diagnosed with brain…
December 19, 2025
Peter Espeut | Pilgrims of Hope in 2025
“May the light of Christian hope illumine every man and woman, as a message of God’s love addressed to all!” — Pope Francis The late Pope Francis declared 2025 to be a Year of Jubilee. This was not…
December 19, 2025
Kristen Gyles | More on water desalination
A few weeks ago, the Consul General of The Bahamas visited Jamaica to support the hurricane relief efforts. The military team which accompanied her did something that was very eye opening. While…
December 19, 2025
Billionaire to run NASA
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to be NASA administrator, placing him atop the agency after a months-long saga where President Donald Trump revoked his…
December 19, 2025
Jamaica Broilers returns to positive capital position
Poultry producer Jamaica Broilers Group (JBG) has returned to a positive capital position following an upswing in its assets, according to its latest second quarter financials. “The group completed…
December 19, 2025
Letter of the Day | Queer agenda undermines moral and spiritual fabric
THE EDITOR, Madam: The recent launch of the Equality For All Foundation’s updated queer agenda highlights the group’s insistence on promoting values that contradict Jamaica’s moral and spiritual…
December 19, 2025
Children in media: To show or not to show their faces
THE EDITOR Madam: A man has reportedly been taken into custody after being intercepted with a six-year-old girl who was allegedly taken from her school in May Pen, Clarendon. While the swift…
December 19, 2025
Editorial | Engaging America
The United States hasn’t publicly provided a detailed account of its reasoning for placing visa restrictions on Antigua and Barbuda and Dominica over the operation of Citizenship by Investment (CBI)…
December 19, 2025
MFS Capital sheds Bar Central and Muse 360
Private equity firm MFS Capital Partners Limited has completed a strategic portfolio clean-up, disposing of two dormant subsidiaries — Muse 360 Integrated Limited and Bar Central Limited — as part of…