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December 9, 2025
by Karen Madden
It's official: Fraser-Pryce steps away from the track
Legendary sprinting icon Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has officially announced her retirement from the sport. Ahead of the National Championships in June Fraser-Pryce had revealed that it would be the…
December 9, 2025
Editorial | Good sense on Constitution
This newspaper may have misread Prime Minister Andrew Holness’ posture on constitutional reform in the immediate aftermath of last month’s general election. As we indicated in our October 2 comment in…
December 9, 2025
by Paul H. Williams
Heritage and heroes in the spotlight at Great Huts Eco Resort
FROM FRIDAY, October 17 to Monday, October 20, Great Huts Eco Resort, an eco-friendly, Afrocentric nature sanctuary, perched on the cliffs overlooking the turquoise Boston Bay in eastern Portland,…
December 9, 2025
One door to be shut, another kept ajar
THE EDITOR, Madam: Our Reggae Boyz are in pole position for qualification for the 2026 World Cup Finals, and the collection of players which has been assembled over the last few years is finally…
December 9, 2025
Elizabeth Morgan | The illegal trade in exotic animals, heritage artefacts, guns, and drugs
ILLEGAL TRADE is one of the reasons why Jamaica’s 2018 national trade policy promoted the mainstreaming of trade, ensuring that trade, legal and illegal, are reflected in the policies of the relevant…
December 9, 2025
Get rid of municipal corporations
THE EDITOR, Madam: Mr John Mahfood, former president of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association, has called for cuts to the size of the public-sector workforce as a way of reducing the…
December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | Caribbean justice - delayed and denied
THE EDITOR, Madam: The wires have been singing lately about the appointments of well-regarded Caribbean jurists to international bodies. They, like Bob Marley, often see minimal regard at home for…
December 9, 2025
Deloitte to partially refund Australian government for report with apparent AI-generated errors
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Deloitte Australia will partially refund the 440,000 Australian dollars paid by the Australian government for a report that was littered with apparent AI-generated errors,…
December 9, 2025
Labour Minister urges use of official channels for overseas employment
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles Jr., is again urging individuals seeking legitimate employment overseas to use official channels in order to protect themselves from fraudulent…