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December 9, 2025
Ruthlyn James | The neurodevelopmental cost of Jamaica’s climate future
Jamaica is not simply surviving hurricanes; we are quietly growing a population shaped by them. We speak about damage and repair funds but those are surface wounds. The deeper injury is neurological,…
December 9, 2025
Lloyd Barnett | Retaining and reforming the Senate
Since the adoption of universal adult suffrage and a representative system of government in 1944, Jamaica has always had two legislative chambers. In 1944, there were established the elected House of…
December 9, 2025
Editorial | Dodgy Olympics women’s 100m plan
World Athletics’ decision to schedule the three rounds of the women’s 100 metres race for the opening day of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics is a coup for marketers. For, as Sebastian Coe, the president…
December 9, 2025
A reality check on damage in schools
THE EDITOR, Madam: The recent comments by Education Minister Dr Dana Morris Dixon – expressing disbelief that schools repaired after Hurricane Beryl in 2024 were again severely damaged during…
December 9, 2025
Indiscipline on the roads: A symptom of moral decay
THE EDITOR, Madam: I write with deep concern about the overwhelming breakdown of discipline that now characterises the behaviour of many motorists on our roads – an alarming reflection of the wider…
December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | The long journey back
THE EDITOR, Madam: The suffering caused by Hurricane Melissa is real, and it runs deep. I am especially burdened by the plight of our children and the elderly. The displacement, trauma and…
December 9, 2025
by Ainsley Walters
Police National odds on for FUN title after dominant day in Miramar
Jamaica’s Police National Netball Team (PNNT), on Saturday, cruised into Sunday’s Championship Division as favourites to top the inaugural Florida United Netball (FUN) Extravaganza at the Vernon E.…
December 9, 2025
by Ainsley Walters
Zulu Warrior makes amends in Stargas feature
ZULU WARRIOR on Saturday made amends for his loss the last time races were run at Caymanas Park, October 25, closing the first meet after the passage of Hurricane Melissa by landing the Stargas United…
December 9, 2025
by Robert Bailey
UNDAUNTED
JAMAICA FOOTBALL Federation (JFF) President Michael Ricketts says the Reggae Boyz are fully prepared to knock off Curaçao tomorrow night and deliver the country’s long-awaited return to the FIFA World…