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December 9, 2025

UWI Benefit Dinner returns to London for second staging

The University of the West Indies (UWI) is set to host the second edition of its London Benefit Dinner on Friday, November 7 at The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, under the theme: ‘Educate to…
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December 9, 2025 by Christopher Thomas

WRHA honours 33 retirees for dedicated years of healthcare service

WESTERN BUREAU: Thirty-three retirees, who were formerly employed by the Western Regional Heath Authority (WRHA), were given a heartfelt send-off when they were honoured for their commitment and…
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December 9, 2025 by Bryan Miller

Green Island gets traffic lights to ease congestion, safety woes

Western Bureau: The staff at the Princess Hotel and Resort in Green Island, Hanover, and the 1,600 students at the nearby Green Island High School, will now find it much easier to negotiate the…
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December 9, 2025

Kick-starting a healthier lifestyle? Start small

NEW YORK (AP): Wellness advice seems to be everywhere these days, but change can be hard. How do you start a journey toward better health that you can stick with, and not be overwhelmed? Among the…
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December 9, 2025 by Livern Barrett

Keith Clarke’s family sues Gov’t

More than 15 years after businessman Keith Clarke was fatally shot during a joint police-military operation, his family has filed a lawsuit alleging that security forces stormed the wrong house during…
US President Donald Trump speaks as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick listens alongside a poster of the Trump Gold Card in the Oval Office of the White House, on Friday, September 19, in Washington.
December 9, 2025

What to know about the H-1B visa Trump has targeted with US$100,000 fees, generating confusion, fear

The Trump administration’s abrupt decision to slap a US$100,000 fee on H-1B visas has stunned and confused employers, students and workers from the United States to India and beyond. Since announcing…
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December 9, 2025

King Charles to make delayed state visit to Vatican 6 months after death of Pope Francis

LONDON (AP): Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla are set to make a state visit to the Vatican in late October, six months after the trip was postponed due to the illness of the late Pope Francis.…
Rabbi Yaakov Raskin
December 9, 2025

Rabbi Yaakov Raskin | I believe in G-d—or do I trust Him?

On all American coins and paper currency, the country’s national motto of “In G-d We Trust” is famously written. As we approach Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, taking place Sept 22-24, I want to…
December 9, 2025

Follow the Master’s command: Love your neighbour as you love yourself

How’s your day so far? Enjoyable, miserable or poko-poko. Caribbean definition of poko-poko: to take it easy. If you can’t say how yuh feeling right now, no problem, that’s a common response. Have…