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December 9, 2025
PM Holness calls for global war on gangs
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – Jamaica’s Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness, on Friday said that the crisis in Haiti has laid bare the truth of transnational criminal networks and the trafficking arms and…
December 9, 2025
by Lester Hinds
Holness urges reform of multilateral systems to better assist smaller nations
Jamaica’s Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is calling for the urgent reform of the world’s multilateral systems so that small countries, including his own island nation, can benefit from specific…
December 9, 2025
Lance Neita | Give thanks and praises for our heroes returning from Tokyo
In the unlikely event that you missed it, Jamaica came third in the medal table total in the World Athletics Championships held in Tokyo. Consider this. More than 2,000 athletes from almost 200 teams…
December 9, 2025
Orville Taylor | Obeah unto them!
A person kneels before a statue made of concrete or marble. Another enters a booth and confesses her sins to a man of the cloth hidden behind a screen. He listens, declares that her sins are forgiven…
December 9, 2025
Garth Rattray | Body-worn cams ASAP please
Many years ago, I was driving along a main thoroughfare at about 10 p.m. I was driving my father’s VW minibus. A police vehicle approached from behind and pulled me over. I wound down the window,…
December 9, 2025
Christopher Burgess | Kingston’s Friday flood fury – a rude wake-up call
On Friday, September 19, a thunderstorm settled over parts of the city and pounded Half-Way Tree, New Kingston, Barbican, and Cross Roads. The rain pelted hard between 4:30 and 6 p.m., and Kingston…
December 9, 2025
Board of Supervision encourages Jamaicans to report cases of homelessness
The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, through the Board of Supervision, is encouraging Jamaicans to report cases of homelessness. “If persons are aware of individuals who are on…
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.…
December 9, 2025
Visa gets on board with Reggae Boyz Road to 2026 campaign
THE Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) has announced Visa as the newest sponsor of the Reggae Boyz as the team continues its World Cup qualification campaign. The new partnership, valued at US$500,000…