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December 9, 2025
by Lester Hinds
Registration, nomination open for Jamaica Diaspora Council elections
NEW YORK: Jamaicans living across North America, the United Kingdom, and other parts of the world are being encouraged to take part in the upcoming elections for the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council. …
December 9, 2025
by Andre Williams
UWI student found dead in dorm room
Residents at the George Alleyne Hall at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, were offered counselling services yesterday following the suspected suicide of a female student. The deceased has…
December 9, 2025
by Paul H. Williams
Sam Sharpe did not start the fire, but …
FROM 1823 rumours were going around that the king of England had granted the enslaved their freedom. The rumours were rife in late 1831, especially since Reverend Thomas Burchell was off the island.…
December 9, 2025
by Keisha Hill
GK Campus Connect Food Bank passionate about service to students
OVER 300 students at the University of Technology (UTech), The University of the West Indies, Mona (UWI) and the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts continue to benefit from the…
December 9, 2025
by Christopher Thomas
Security guard in ‘Slickianna’s’ murder case to return to court next year
WESTERN BUREAU: Rohan Rose, the security guard who was charged for allegedly concealing information he had received about the death of social media influencer, Aneka ‘Slickianna’ Townsend, who was…
December 9, 2025
by Keisha Hill
Kiwanis Club of West St Andrew inspiring change
A TOUCH of elegance, class and camaraderie set the perfect backdrop for the installation ceremony of the new administration of the Kiwanis Club of West St Andrew, held recently at the Terra Nova…
December 9, 2025
Rights group warns Jamaica at ‘critical juncture’ in mental health response
Rights group Stand Up for Jamaica says the country is now at a critical juncture in its response to mental illness as, despite years of advocacy, thousands of Jamaicans -including children, the…
December 9, 2025
Police probing suspected suicide of UWI student
The body of a female student of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, was reportedly discovered on the George Alleyne Hall at the campus on Thursday morning. It’s understood that suicide…
December 9, 2025
Beryllium probing robbery of one of its trucks
Security company Beryllium Limited says it has launched a comprehensive internal investigation into theft of "assets" from one of its trucks on Saturday. The company did not state the…