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Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett and Natasha Borota, grand prize winner of the Edith Baxter Memorial Award, at Palais Royale in Toronto.
December 9, 2025 by Neil Armstrong

Edith Baxter Memorial Award finalists honoured in Toronto

Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has commended the finalists of the 2025 Edith Baxter Memorial Award initiated by the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) and the Baxter family in Toronto,…
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December 9, 2025

Bog Walk Gorge impassable

The police are advising the public that the Bog Walk Gorge in St Catherine is impassable amid the inclement weather. The police are reporting that fallen boulders and rising water levels are blocking…
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December 9, 2025

McKenzie pledges upgrades to Clarendon Drop-In Centre

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie, has pledged to address concerns at the Clarendon Drop-in Centre to ensure that the facility adequately meets the needs of the…
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December 9, 2025

Political deadlock and spending on dual crises leaves French finances in disarray

France is a major industrial power with the world’s seventh-largest economy. So why are its government finances in such a mess? A political deadlock in parliament has left President Emmanuel Macron…
Dr Lincoln Cox speaks about the high incidence of breast cancer in Westmoreland, the challenges of late-stage presentations, and the urgent need for better diagnostic equipment and early detection.
December 9, 2025

Breast cancer taking toll in Westmoreland

Western Bureau: Westmoreland has one of the highest incidences of breast cancer in Jamaica and doctors say that’s only part of the crisis. “We have one of the highest incidence of breast cancer in the…
The family of Faith Gifford (from left) son Christopher Spence; daughter-in-law Petrena Spence; grandson Christopher Spence Jr; sister-in-law Hyacinth McFayden; husband Kelvin Gifford; and sister Kay Irving.
December 9, 2025 by Mickalia Kington

Remembering a fighter

Western Bureau: When Dorothy Satchwell spoke with The Gleaner Thursday evening, at the Faith Gifford Breast Cancer Symposium, she couldn’t help but feel overwhelmed by the turnout. “The support for…
Sean Paul
December 9, 2025 by Yasmine Peru

Wherever I go, Jamaica always on my mind

Dancehall superstar Sean Paul is continuing his Asian sojourn, which began in Singapore earlier this year and now takes him to exotic destinations such as Malaysia, Bali, and Thailand this month.…
Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness (second left) presents New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) recipient Gloria Williams (second right) with a symbolic key during the handover of her new home in Red Hills, St Andrew, on October 15. Sharing in the moment are
December 9, 2025

Census data will better guide gov’t in addressing housing needs – PM

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says data from Jamaica’s 2022 Population and Housing Census will help the Government determine the true scope of the country’s social housing needs and the resources…
US President Donald Trump (right) shakes the hand of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin during a joint press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, on August 15, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Putin expected to meet Trump in Hungary despite ICC arrest warrant

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP): Vladimir Putin is expected to travel to Hungary soon for talks with United States President Donald Trump on ending the war in Ukraine – despite the Russian leader facing…