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December 9, 2025
LASCO continues call to celebrate everyday heroes as nominations open
The LASCO Chin Foundation, in partnership with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), has officially opened nominations for the 2025 Saluting Our Heroes Awards – the nation’s premier programme…
December 9, 2025
Charlie Kirk is no martyr, say black pastors
AP: How Charlie Kirk is being memorialised — with many conservatives and white Christians, particularly evangelicals, emphasising his faith and labelling him a martyr — has sparked debate among black…
December 9, 2025
Gabriel Agbo | Just before you give up – Part 2
SOME OF the bitter experiences you will have at the verge of your breakthrough are betrayal, envy, injustice and abandonment. And if indeed you have a great destiny, you must go through all these and…
December 9, 2025
December 9, 2025
Earth Today | Forestry Department hosts first-ever Wellness Fair
THE FORESTRY Department recently made wellness its focus, with the hosting of its first-ever Wellness Fair, which exposed staff to a range of health and other services. “The five areas of wellness…
December 9, 2025
Earth Today | AOSIS, LDCs insist on 1.5 degrees goal
THE ALLIANCE of Small Island Developing States (AOSIS) together with the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Group are pressing in on their advocacy to affirm 1.5 degrees Celsius as the global…
December 9, 2025
by Andre Williams
Deadly ride
The St Andrew traffic police are investigating two separate road crashes that occurred yesterday afternoon, leaving a woman dead and at least 13 others injured. The first crash occurred around 2:20…
December 9, 2025
by Sashana Small
Campaign clutter
Although some political candidates have begun taking down campaign advertisements in line with the September 17 deadline set by the political ombudsman, at least three mayors believe that the pace of…
December 9, 2025
by Janet Silvera
Regulation of Airbnbs still on the agenda, says Bartlett
WESTERN BUREAU: Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says regulation of peer-to-peer accommodation, such as Airbnbs, remains a priority, with over 30 per cent of last year’s 4.3 million visitors to the…