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December 9, 2025
Trump declares drug cartels operating in Caribbean unlawful combatants
WASHINGTON (AP): President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels to be unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in a “non-international armed conflict,” according to a Trump…
December 9, 2025
JTC celebrates World Teachers’ Day on October 5
The Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) will join the global education community in celebrating World Teachers’ Day (WTD) 2025 on Sunday, October 5 under the theme ‘Recasting Teaching as a Collaborative…
December 9, 2025
Gov’t using shutdown to dole out firings, political punishment
WASHINGTON (AP): President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors, meeting with budget director Russ Vought on…
December 9, 2025
Mark Wignall | That questionable Farquharson killing
Most uptown people whose penthouses shield them from violent encounters with the police usually don’t care too much about another policeman’s bullet taking the life of an everyday citizen. Just as…
December 9, 2025
Environmental breach case against UC Rusal pushed back to November
The trial against bauxite company UC Rusal for alleged environmental breaches failed to continue in the St Catherine Parish Court today and has been pushed back to November 26. The matter could not…
December 9, 2025
NY rapper Sheff G gets 5 years for gang violence
NEW YORK (AP): A New York City rapper, who joined President Donald Trump during a campaign rally last year, has been sentenced to five years behind bars after he admitted he used earnings from his…
December 9, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
New St James LMAJ president puts mental health at heart of agenda
WESTERN BUREAU: Instead of just focussing on justice, educator Floyd V. Hitchman, the new president of the St James chapter of the Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica (LMAJ), has outlined a bold…
December 9, 2025
by Christopher Thomas
JTA urges teachers to tap into counselling services to combat stress
WESTERN BUREAU: With several cases of suspected suicides hitting the headlines in recent weeks, Jamaica Teachers’ Association [JTA] President Mark Malabver is urging teachers to make use of the…
December 9, 2025
Gift to neurology: A legacy of discovery
In the realm of medical discovery, some of the most profound contributions arise not from fame or glamour, but from quiet persistence, careful observation, and deep commitment. Jamaica has a legacy…