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Rabbi Yaakov Raskin.
December 16, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

‘Light will overcome darkness’

WESTERN BUREAU: Rabbi Yaakov Raskin, director of Chabad Jamaica Limited, has condemned what he described as a “despicable” and hate-driven attack on the global Jewish community, following a deadly…
A St Elizabeth resident receives an air mattress from diaspora leader Dr Karren Dunkley (left) and a volunteer during Dunkley’s recent relief drive in New Market.
December 16, 2025 by Lester Hinds

Diaspora plans Christmas support for children

A consortium of diaspora leaders is preparing a major Christmas initiative for children in western Jamaica affected by Hurricane Melissa. The effort will include a toy drive for children who lost…
Coreen Smith, founder of Perfecting Savannah’s Craft 
December 16, 2025

Growth & Jobs | Things Jamaican™ urges shoppers to buy local, rebuild with Christmas campaign

‘Yaad’ or ‘Home’ is special to Jamaicans. As a structure, it stores the key memories of their lives. But the country has become a special place to the world, and many want a piece of it – experienced…
From left: Dr Wes Hall, Chancellor of the University of Toronto; Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett; and Dr Donette Chin‑Loy Chang, Chancellor of Toronto Metropolitan University, at the Harmonies of Hope relief concert last month.
December 16, 2025

Over J$340 million raised in Canada for hurricane relief

Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, is praising the Canadian diaspora for what he described as extraordinary leadership and generosity in raising more than CDN$3 million ($348 million) for…
JN Life Insurance agent Shereda Morgan
December 16, 2025

Growth & Jobs | ‘I never thought I’d need it’

Last year, Nerissa Gordon* (not her real name) was diagnosed with Stage three breast cancer. The news was devastating, but she is thankful that the one decision she made months earlier turned out to…
Dancehall artiste Suspense performs at Ghetto Splash held on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at Waterhouse Mini Stadium, Drewsland.
December 16, 2025

Ghetto Splash to be ‘bigger and better’ for 2026

Ghetto Splash, the annual free show held at the Waterhouse Mini Stadium in Drewsland, would have been held today – the third Tuesday in December – however, the concert has joined the list of events…
Rodger Brown (left), managing director and Steven Brown, director of operations.
December 16, 2025

Growth & Jobs | Herald Printers – JN, TEF boost helps sustain century-old brand

After more than a century in operation, Herald Printers is charting a bold new course for growth powered by innovation, sustainability, and strategic reinvestment. Having benefited from a Tourism…
A police officer detains a supporter of the Russian punk group Pussy Riot outside a court in Moscow, Russia, Friday, August 17, 2012. A Moscow judge has sentenced each of the three members of the provocative punk band Pussy Riot to two years in prison on h
December 16, 2025

Pussy Riot declared ‘extremist organisation’

Punk group Pussy Riot was declared an “extremist organization” by a Russian court on Monday. The ruling, which was made by Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court, effectively outlaws the group from…
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December 16, 2025

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