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December 13, 2025
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…
December 13, 2025
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…
December 13, 2025
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…
December 13, 2025
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…
December 13, 2025
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,…
December 13, 2025
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…
December 13, 2025
by Yasmine Peru
Delightful KSAMC Christmas tree-lighting ceremony
It was a “wow” moment when at exactly 7:37 p.m. on Tuesday, Mayor of Kingston Councillor Andrew Swaby, flicked on the lights on the gigantic Christmas Tree inside the St William Grant Park in downtown…
December 13, 2025
by Erica Virtue
Shoreline shift
The future, long-term viability and resilience of government-operated facilities situated near the shoreline in Jamaica are now under scrutiny following severe devastation inflicted on several as a…
December 12, 2025
Bondholders give more time to Lee-Chin, eye year-end payment
Bondholders have approved resolutions granting Jamaican-Canadian businessman Michael Lee-Chin more time to service bonds, provided they receive a payment tranche by year’s end. JCSD Trustee Services…