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December 11, 2025
Hostel ready for orphaned youth living with HIV
The Kiwanis Club of North St Andrew (KCNSA) has completed a transitional hostel for orphaned young men at the Matthew 25:40 Boys’ Home, run by Mustard Seed Communities in Kingston. Once a…
December 11, 2025
by Keisha Hill
Sweetness and scripture inspire student’s business venture
In a time when many young people struggle to balance academics with financial pressures, one determined baker is proving that passion, creativity and perseverance can open doors to opportunity. …
December 11, 2025
Youth gain skills through MultiCare, Starbucks initiative
The MultiCare Youth Foundation (MYF) and partners have announced the completion of the Starbucks YUTE Work II programme, which provided life skills and employability training to 53 young people from…
December 11, 2025
Myanmar military strike kills 34 patients at a hospital
(AP) - An airstrike by Myanmar ’s military destroyed a hospital in an area controlled by a leading rebel armed force, killing 34 patients and medical staff, according to a local rescue worker and…
December 11, 2025
JPS, NWC to waive charges for customers still without service after Hurricane Melissa, says OUR
The Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS) and the National Water Commission (NWC) will waive charges for customers who have been without service since Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica on…
December 11, 2025
PNP hails councillor and wife for 'heroic rescue' of abducted six-year-old in Clarendon
The People’s National Party (PNP) has praised its members and Clarendon councillor Scean Barnswell and his wife for their "swift, courageous, and heroic" action that led to the rescue of a…
December 11, 2025
UDC announces New Year's Eve fireworks for Black River and Negril
The Urban Development Corporation will, for the first time, stage New Year’s Eve fireworks in Black River, St Elizabeth, and Long Bay Beach in Negril, Westmoreland, two parishes hardest hit by…
December 11, 2025
Jamaica backs global action on sargassum and coral reefs at UN environment assembly
Jamaica has thrown its support behind two global environmental resolutions on coral reefs and sargassum seaweed, citing the country’s escalating climate-related losses, including the US$8.8-billion…
December 11, 2025
Woman killed, two men critical in crash near St Ann–Trelawny border
One woman is dead and two men are in critical condition following a two-vehicle collision along the Queen’s Highway near the St Ann–Trelawny border on Thursday morning. Reports are that a Toyota RAV4…