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President Donald Trump  watches as Rev Mariann Budde arrives at the national prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral, on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 in Washington.
January 25, 2026

Sean Major-Campbell | Faith in Donald Trump

Say what you may, many Christians are maintaining that President Donald Trump is an answer to prayer. He is protecting their favourite doctrines, he loves the Bible, and he is God’s chosen. This is a…
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January 25, 2026

Dwight Fletcher | Have you drawn strength from God?

We’re in the last week of January, and the last week of our discussion on resilience. I pray that this has been a series that has given you time to reflect and prepare for all that 2026 has in store.…
Rev Dr Wendell Gibbs, senior pastor of First Baptist Church Toronto, standing in the Penny Hodge Heritage Room.
January 25, 2026 by Neil Armstrong

Historic Baptist churches played pivotal role in liberation

TORONTO: Two historic Baptist churches that are miles away from each other in different countries and have been around for two centuries were major centres in the liberation struggle of black people…
January 25, 2026

Gabriel Agbo | Move a little farther!

“ On the third day of the journey, Abraham saw the place in the distance. ‘Stay here with the donkey’, Abraham told the young men. ‘The boy and I will travel a little farther” Genesis 22:4-5
The deep pit initially caused by land caving in at The Estuary housing scheme, in St James.
January 24, 2026 by Adrian Frater

Estuary on edge

Western Bureau: With the 2026 hurricane season just months away, some residents of Phase Two of the Estuary Housing Scheme, in St James, are worried about the slow pace of the rehabilitation work on a…
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January 24, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

‘Quite frankly, I was afraid’

Minister of Agriculture Floyd Green testified on Thursday that fear had prevented him from giving an immediate statement to investigators following a fatal 2013 police shooting along Arcadia Road in…
Leighton Johnson and La Sonja Harrison, former presidents of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association.
January 24, 2026 by Sashana Small

Former JTA head loses lawsuit against teachers’ body

The wage agreement for a 20 per cent minimum increase in basic salary after tax, between the Government and the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), has been upheld after the Supreme Court dismissed a…
January 24, 2026

Ports under pressure

Jamaica’s ports and cargo warehouses continue to face significant congestion, weeks after the traditional holiday rush. The Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) and key stakeholders yesterday urged…
This photo shows reconstruction work, which is under way at the Outpatient Clinic at the Savanna-la-Mar Hospital, Westmoreland, which was destroyed during Hurricane Melissa last October.
January 24, 2026 by Mickalia Kington

Sav hospital reckons with disturbing pickup in patient load post-Melissa

In the days following the passage of Hurricane Melissa, doctors at the Savanna-la-Mar Hospital began noticing a troubling pattern among patients seeking care. Dr Suman Vemu, orthopaedic surgeon at the…