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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…
December 9, 2025
by Andre Williams
1,000 BWCs coming
Under growing public pressure, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) on Thursday broke its silence on the controversial police killing of 22-year-old Jamar Farquharson while also taking aim at the…
December 9, 2025
by Leon Jackson
Cyberbullying a major concern in schools
WESTERN BUREAU: Darien Henry, principal of Montego Bay Community College, is urging parents to closely monitor their children’s use of tablets and mobile phones, warning that these devices can serve…
December 9, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
All J’cans, 50 Chinese laid off as Western children’s hospital almost finished
WESTERN BUREAU: Errol Greene, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, has confirmed that all Jamaican workers and 50 unskilled Chinese workers are no longer employed on the…
December 9, 2025
by Tanesha Mundle
Court hears Maitland paid deposit to clean sofa at car wash
A former supervisor at a Kingston car wash testified on Thursday that Constable Noel Maitland paid her a $2,000 deposit at the business in July 2022 after bringing in a sofa for cleaning.
December 9, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
Greene urges colleagues to call out rogue JPs
WESTERN BUREAU: Errol Greene, trustee of the Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica (LMAJ), has appealed to justices of the peace (JPs) to expose colleagues who exploit their office for personal gain,…
December 9, 2025
Demo Day to shine spotlight on Jamaica’s female creatives
ONE OF the highlights of the Kingston Creative Artwalk Festival on Sunday, September 28 in downtown Kingston is the launch of the FAME (Film, Animation, Music & Entertainment) Incubator Demo Day,…
December 9, 2025
by Paul H. Williams
Kingston Creative Artwalk Festival back with food and fashion
KINGSTON CREATIVE suspended its August 2025 iteration of Artwalk Festival because it was days away from the general elections. Now, it is back on Sunday, September 28, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. with…