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December 9, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
Former ward at St James girls’ home, Sunday school teacher are first recipients of Bishop Philmon Samuels Scholarship
WESTERN BUREAU: Two young women, a Sunday school teacher and a former ward of the Melody Girls’ House in St James, became the first recipients of the inaugural Bishop Philmon Samuels Scholarship Fund,…
December 9, 2025
Basil Jarrett | What STATIN’s new census really tells us
AN INTERESTING report came out last week from the Institute of Family Studies in the USA, a right-wing organisation that seems to favour conservative causes such as anti-abortion and anti-gay rights.…
December 9, 2025
Editorial | Tourism and growth
THE GOVERNMENT’S reaching for advice on how Jamaica can make tourism deliver more to the wider society is an obviously positive development. But while The Gleaner welcomes the move, we hope that the…
December 9, 2025
Massia Bailey| Managing impact of the learning environment on students
STUDENTS LEARN as much from what’s implied as from what’s explicitly taught. In many teacher preparation programmes, the concept of the formal and informal curriculum is introduced to emphasise that…
December 9, 2025
Police identify three men killed in alleged St Catherine shootout
The police in St Catherine have identified the three men who were reportedly shot and killed during a fierce gun battle with police in Linstead, St Catherine, Monday night. They are 24-year-old…
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December 9, 2025
Man taken into custody after driving his car into security gate outside White House, authorities say
WASHINGTON (AP) — A man was taken into custody late Tuesday after driving his car into a security barrier outside the White House, authorities said. The US Secret Service said the man crashed into…
December 9, 2025
Man reportedly shot by police in St Catherine succumbs to injuries
A man who was shot and injured after he allegedly engaged the police in an armed confrontation in Caymanas Bay, St Catherine, has died in hospital. He is Rushawn Gayle, otherwise called…
December 9, 2025
Full Text|'An affront to proper order'...House Speaker criticises Opposition over walkout
House Speaker Juliet Holness has criticised today’s walkout by the Opposition during the sitting of Parliament. Opposition members and Holness clashed this afternoon over the asking of questions to…