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December 9, 2025
Jamaica so far records 29 days with triple road deaths, analysis reveals
Jamaica recorded three road deaths in a single day 29 times this year up to September 6, an analysis of police data has revealed. The figures are for separate fatal crashes and not single events with…
December 9, 2025
JN helps transform Luigi Allen’s setbacks into Microsoft career
Microsoft customer success account manager and 2003/04 JN Scholarship recipient Luigi Allen has five points of advice for students navigating college life. First, he is urging them to embark on…
December 9, 2025
If you preach it, be it
THE EDITOR, Madam: Please allow me space to address comments made by Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness in his speech at the swearing-in ceremony for members of parliament on Tuesday, September 18.
December 9, 2025
'Badda Don' gunned down in Old Harbour
Forty-three-year-old Orace Frankson, otherwise called 'Badda Don', was gunned down while walking along a road in Old Harbour, St Catherine last night. The police are searching for his…
December 9, 2025
Editorial | Whither the drainage plan?
The flooding and traffic gridlock caused by the thunderstorm over the capital on Friday starkly reminded us of the drainage problem faced by Jamaica’s cities and towns, and raised questions about the…
December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | Congrats to Ja’s athletes at the World Championships
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) extends heartfelt congratulations to our athletes who have once again carried the black, green, and gold to the global stage with…
December 9, 2025
The incoming DPP has good examples to follow
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Public Service Commission will soon, we hope, announce the appointment of a director of public prosecutions.
December 9, 2025
by O’brian Wynter
Kymani Kirby dedicates bodybuilding win to late mom
When 25-year-old Kymani Kirby took the stage at the 2025 Mayberry/JABBFA National Senior Championships last Saturday night, he displayed more than just muscle and determination. There was love, grief,…
December 9, 2025
Are more foreign soldiers likely to do any better for Haiti?
THE EDITOR, Madam: My letter on Haiti to The Gleaner (September 15) was submitted on the 12th, before the article by Sir Ron Sanders (September 13) emerged. His interest, differing from mine, was on…