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December 9, 2025
Caribbean – the end of elections
THE EDITOR, Madam: The president of the USA has indicated his intention to pardon the convicted drug trafficker and ex president of Honduras. He has also threatened to cut off aid to that poverty…
December 9, 2025
Two former South African apartheid police officers convicted of killing an activist 38 years ago
(AP) — Two former apartheid-era police officers in South Africa were found guilty of murder Tuesday in the 1987 killing of activist and student leader Caiphus Nyoka. Nyoka's fatal shooting at…
December 9, 2025
Ruthlyn James | Why Jamaica needs a national parenting system, not just parenting advice
THERE IS a quiet revolution in Jamaican homes, not loud enough to make headlines, but powerful enough to reshape a generation. It is not driven by activism, legislation, or community change. It is…
December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | A leader should fear failing the people ...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I write today not from a place of politics, but from a place of deep pain shared by many Jamaicans in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. What this nation experienced was more than…
December 9, 2025
Submachine gun among firearms seized in Kingston
A submachine gun was among a cache of firearms and ammunition seized by the Kingston East police during an operation on Thompson Avenue on Tuesday morning. Authorities recovered one Uzi submachine…
December 9, 2025
Building resilience into our public health system
THE EDITOR, Madam: In the aftermath of the devastation caused by hurricane Melissa, there are many emotions that have been expressed, ranging from grief, hope and faith, to gratefulness for life and…
December 9, 2025
In Parliament today: finance minister to table third revised budget as Jamaica confronts hurricane fallout
Finance Minister Fayval Williams will this afternoon table Jamaica's third revised budget for the ongoing 2025-2026 financial year, as the country continues to grapple with the severe economic…
December 9, 2025
Elizabeth Morgan | CARICOM trapped between Venezuela and the USA
OVER THE last few years, this column has addressed the relationships between CARICOM and Venezuela, CARICOM and the USA, and within this hemisphere generally. CARICOM’s foreign policy was also…
December 9, 2025
Dwight Fletcher | The blood of Jesus is for you
HAVE YOU ever heard the phrase “the blood of Jesus is against you?” Whether you’ve heard it shouted in warfare prayer or jokingly said in a conversation, did you understand what it truly means? Last…