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December 9, 2025
by Keith McGhie
Jamaican women impress in 4x400 heats
The Jamaican quartet of Dejanea Oakley, Stacey-Ann Williams, Roniesha McGregor, and Nickisha Pryce stormed into the final of the women’s 4x400-metre Relay at the World Athletics Championships in…
December 9, 2025
David Cox | Case for tariff reform in the Commonwealth Caribbean
Ever since the US Government announced that it would raise tariffs on imports earlier this year, a global debate was reignited on the role tariffs play in a country’s economic policy. If nothing else,…
December 9, 2025
by Keith McGhie
Tenacious Kennedy puts Jamaica into 4x400 final
A tenacious last leg by Delano Kennedy was good enough to earn Jamaica a place in the final of the men’s 4x400 metres at the World Athletics Championships as they were fourth in their heat in a…
December 9, 2025
Byron Blake | The United States armada and climate change
Unprovoked military actions and the unrelenting consequences of global climate change present immediate, existential challenges to the member states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
December 9, 2025
Orville Taylor | Champions and hope for the future
It is neither science nor ‘sciance’. Yet, my predictions were close, both in regard to the general election and of course the World Athletics Championships. It ends today, and I am sticking my neck…
December 9, 2025
Garth Rattray | September is prostate cancer awareness month
All males are born with a prostate gland. The name of the gland gets its origin from the Greek language. “Pro” means “before”, and “states” means “the one who stands”. This gland ‘stands’ before and…
December 9, 2025
by Luke Douglas
Coworking sector sprouting in Jamaica
Although most workplaces have long called back employees into office in the post-pandemic era, options for coworking and virtual office space in Jamaica continue to grow, at least in Kingston. From…
December 9, 2025
I was compelled to put up a fight as team captain despite the pain, says Dacres
While he failed to advance to the final of the men’s discus throw at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships, the story of Fedrick Dacres is that of a team leader who felt he had to lead by example,…
December 9, 2025
by Adrian Frater
Dementia and a family’s unhealed wound
WESTERN BUREAU: On the morning of November 5, 2005, Janice’s mother, diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer’s, walked away from home and disappeared, much to the distress of the six surviving of her…