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December 9, 2025
WI batters fail again as Bangladesh claim ODI series
MIRPUR, Bangladesh (CMC): The West Indies produced yet another abysmal performance with the bat to gift Bangladesh a mammoth 179-run victory in the third and decisive One Day International (ODI) …
December 9, 2025
Editorial | Making of a Speaker
John Bercow, who served for a decade (2009-2019) as Speaker of the British parliament, became an iconic figure globally for his unique style for calling for “OOorrrrdeeerr” in the Commons and his…
December 9, 2025
Something Extra | Friday
London has entered the chat with its own version of the Met Gala. The British Museum hosted its inaugural Pink Ball on Saturday, a dazzling celebration of art, fashion, and culture in support of the…
December 9, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
Governor urges Rotarians to build legacy, create lasting change
WESTERN BUREAU: Professor William Aiken, district governor for Rotary International District 7020, is calling on Rotarians and other community leaders to shift their focus from short-term projects to…
December 9, 2025
Tony Deyal | Kaiso month, days and jokes like Bush
“I am going to bite dem young ladies pardner/ Like a hotdog or ah hamburger/ And if yuh know yuh thin doh be in a fright/ Is only big fat women ah going to bite. “ When I was three years old, I…
December 9, 2025
Francis Wade | Tomorrow’s local leaders must think like scientists
Five years from now, the most effective local organisations won’t be the ones with the most detailed plans. They’ll be the ones that treat strategy like a testable hypothesis. To explain why, here’s…
December 9, 2025
Simplify storm bulletins
THE EDITOR, Madam: We are grateful to the government, media and meteorologists for the storm bulletins that are sent out. Though it would be great if the relevant authorities must instead name the…
December 9, 2025
Public hospitals in emergency mode as storm looms
As the country is now placed on a Tropical Storm warning and a hurricane watch, public hospitals have entered emergency mode which means that in-patient services and elective surgeries have now been…
December 9, 2025
by Paul H. Williams
Formerly enslaved people created Revivalism
FROM THE Catholics to the Baptists to the other denominations, Christians from Europe and American came to the West Indies to Christianise and save the souls of the Tainos (the natives) and enslaved…