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This image released by Universal Pictures shows Marlon Wayans (left) and Tyriq Withers in a scene from ‘Him’.
December 9, 2025 by Damian Levy

‘Him’– Football film fumbles

If the name Jordan Peele means anything to you, you’ve likely had some vague interest in the movie Him. Every bit of marketing has featured the horror mastermind’s name as producer. While not at the…
The St Ann’s Bay Criminal Investigation Branch is probing the incident. - File Photo
December 9, 2025

64-y-o man shot and injured by masked attacker in St Catherine

A 64-year-old man was shot and injured in Colbeck district, Old Harbour, St Catherine, on Tuesday night after being attacked by a masked man. Reports are that about 6:45 p.m., the complainant…
Letters
December 9, 2025

Crowning glory or school violation?

THE EDITOR, Madam: As we celebrate Heritage Week across Jamaica under the theme “Celebrating a Proud and Bold Heritage,” it is fitting that we pause to reflect on what that truly means – especially…
President Donald Trump holds the FIFA World Cup Winners Trophy as FIFA President Gianni Infantino looks on during an announcement in the Oval Office of the White House, August 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
December 9, 2025

Trump threatens to yank World Cup games from Boston though it's up to FIFA to choose sites

WASHINGTON (AP) — US President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to relocate World Cup matches set to be played next year in suburban Boston, after suggesting that parts of the city had been…
A sign that reads “Closed due to federal government shutdown”, is seen outside of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, October 6, 2025.
December 9, 2025

US shutdown delays release of critical inflation figures

The United States government shutdown is delaying another major economic report, leaving policymakers at the Federal Reserve with a cloudier picture even as the economy enters a challenging phase of…
A woman carrying a child walks away with food from the World Food Program (WFP) at the Jean Marie Vincent High School which has been turned into a shelter for families displaced by gang violence in the Tabarre neighbourhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in Jul
December 9, 2025

Basil Jarrett | From cholera to child soldiers: Remembering Haiti’s children

I REMEMBER my high-school history lessons on Haiti. Once proudly declared to be the first black republic and first independent state in the Caribbean, Haiti now owns the unenviable title of being the…
A malnourished child is checked on by a doctor from a travelling pharmacy at a shelter for families displaced by gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, October 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrice Noel)
December 9, 2025

Doctors Without Borders permanently closes its emergency center in Haiti's capital

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Doctors Without Borders said Wednesday that ongoing violence in the capital of Haiti has forced it to permanently close its Port-au-Prince emergency care center, which had…
Governor General Sir Patrick Allen laying a wreath at the monument of National Hero Marcus Garvey in National Heroes Park on the occasion of Garvey’s 130th birthday in August 2017.
December 9, 2025 by Paul H. Williams

Marcus Garvey ‘the greatest black man ever’

THE CAMPAIGN against Marcus Garvey in the US came from the wider community and people within his own organisation. Chief among his detractors were W.E.B. DuBois, Wilfred Adolphus Domingo, and A.…
Former Suriname President, Chandrikapersad Santokhi (Right) and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
December 9, 2025

Former Suriname president hopes son's immigration status in the US will be treated 'fairly'

PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC -Former Suriname president, Chandrikapersad Santokhi says he hopes that the detention of his son in the United States in connection with his immigration status “will be…