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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange cuts the ribbon to open the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) 2025 Visual Arts Competition Gold Medal Winners Exhibition at the Olympia Art Centre in St Andrew on October 2
December 9, 2025

Regional exhibitions for JCDC Visual Arts Competition medallists

Jamaicans across the island will have the opportunity to view the medal-winning pieces in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) 2025 Visual Arts Competition at regional exhibitions…
Urology Consultant at the Mandeville Regional Hospital, Dr Davon Mitchell, displays a urology instrument, during the handover of pieces of equipment, donated by the Manchester Wellness Foundation, at the hospital in Manchester on Friday.
December 9, 2025

Mandeville Regional Hospital receives urology equipment

The delivery of urology services at Mandeville Regional Hospital in Manchester has been strengthened through the donation of critical pieces of equipment valued at over $21 million. The instruments,…
Dr Mark Stevenson (left), a dental practitioner with 34 years of experience, performs a root canal on a faculty member at William Knibb Memorial High School as part of the Great Shape! Inc. 1000 Smiles Mission, hosted at the school. Assisting him is Daniel
December 9, 2025

William Knibb High students receive free dental care

More than 200 students at William Knibb Memorial High School received free, professional dental care this past week, thanks to the Sandals Foundation-sponsored Great Shape! Inc. 1000 Smiles Dental…
Community leader Patricia Durrant-Young (left), shares her experience with Project STAR’s impact in Parade Gardens, as resident Kevin Josephs (second left), Perrin Gayle (second right), CEO of NCB Foundation, and Ian Neita, chair of Project STAR’s Moni
December 9, 2025

‘Parade Gardens has changed for the better’

“Since Project STAR came to Parade Gardens, we’ve seen less crime, more people finding jobs, and children playing outside without fear. Parade Gardens has changed for the better,” said Patricia…
A curious squirrel monkey peeps from his enclosure at the Hope Zoo. While the Hope Zoo would have followed all required procedures to bring its animals into the country, authorities are concerned about possibly thousands of other animals that are brought
December 9, 2025 by Livern Barrett

Exotic animals free-for-all

Jamaican authorities confiscated more than 250 endangered and exotic species of animals over the last five years amid worrying signs that more locals are seeking to cash in on the global…
President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, September 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
December 9, 2025

Lawsuit seeks to stop Trump’s US$100,000 fee for H-1B visas

SEATTLE (AP) — In what appears to be the first major challenge to the new $100,000 fee required for H-1B visa applications, a coalition of health care providers, religious groups, university…
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December 9, 2025

Teen and taxi driver killed in early morning crash in Portmore

An investigation is under way into a crash along the main road in Hellshire, Portmore, St Catherine this morning in which two persons, including a teenage boy, perished. Those killed are 17-year-old…
Reggae Boyz head coach Steve McClaren speaking at a press conference on October 4.
December 9, 2025

McClaren names Reggae Boyz squad for October Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers

Reggae Boyz head coach Steve McClaren has named his 26-man squad for the October international window of the CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers. Jamaica will travel to Curaçao on October 10 before hosting…
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December 9, 2025

76-y-o man found dead at St Catherine home, suicide suspected

The Point Hill police in St Catherine are investigating the death of an elderly man whose body was found hanging on the veranda of his home in Grass Piece in Browns Hall district. The deceased has…