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Adut Duor, 14 months old, sits on his mother’s lap in the malnutrition ward of Bunj Hospital in Maban, South Sudan on August 18.
December 9, 2025

‘Children are bound to die’

JUBA (AP): At 14 months, Adut Duor should be walking. Instead, his spine juts through his skin and his legs dangle like sticks from his mother’s lap in a South Sudan hospital. At half the size of a…
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December 9, 2025

Children of TikToker Rosalee removed from home as part of ongoing probe into alleged abuse - CPFSA

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) says it moved to remove the children of popular TikToker June 'Rosalee' Dixon from their mother as part of an ongoing investigation…
Natoya Goule-Toppin (second left) of Jamaica competing in heat one of the women’s 800-metre semi-finals on day seven of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. Goule-Toppin finished fifth in 1:59.58 and did not advance to the final.
December 9, 2025

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The Matsapha Correctional Complex is seen in Matsapha, near Mbabane, Eswatini.
December 9, 2025

Amnesty International calls for urgent action for men deported to Eswatini

CAPE TOWN (AP): International rights group Amnesty International called Friday for urgent action from authorities in the African nation of Eswatini to give five men deported there by the United States…
People displaced by gang violence spend time at a makeshift shelter in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Wednesday.
December 9, 2025

Gang attacks town, kills teacher, kidnaps residents and burns buildings

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP): A Haitian gang attacked a small town northwest of Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince, killing, kidnapping and burning down buildings as gang violence devours the Caribbean nation.…
December 9, 2025

Jamaican track and field coach acquitted of sexual assault in The Bahamas

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – A Jamaican man who is a high school track and field coach has been acquitted of sexually assaulting an underaged male student at Doris Johnson Senior High School in The Bahamas…
Mother-daughter duo of Happy Tails Melissa and Milena Esliger.
December 9, 2025

Fetch, fun and furry friends await at Yappy Hour

Dog-lovers and their fur babies can gear up for a day of fun and play as Happy Tails presents its third staging of Yappy Hour & Dog Park Pop-Up on Sunday, September 28. Set against the backdrop of…
Ernest Johnston Memorial Bursary (EJMB) recipient, Nevena Jones (right), receives a congratulatory token from Patricia Francis, representing the EJMB at the 2025 St Mary Education Trust Awards Ceremony.
December 9, 2025

GoodHeart | CMU student Nevena Jones turns setbacks into strength

For as long as she can remember, Nevena Jones has known the value of resilience. Growing up in the violence-stricken community of Rose Heights, St James, her childhood was marked by the constant…
Floyd Green, minister of agriculture, fisheries and mining.
December 9, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

Green hails Ja’s agricultural resilience, citing record-breaking production

Western Bureau: Agriculture Minister Floyd Green says Jamaica’s agricultural sector has demonstrated remarkable resilience in the face of recent disasters, citing record-breaking production and major…