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December 9, 2025 by Gareth Davis Sr

Prospect College excelling in academics

Prospect, St Mary: Established in 1956, Prospect College in St Mary, which was designed to instil moral values and discipline among boys, is reaping academic success, especially during the recently…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
In this June 26, 2025 photo, a man walks through a cluttered Gayle square in St Mary.
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…