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December 9, 2025
Regional exhibitions for JCDC Visual Arts Competition medallists
Jamaicans across the island will have the opportunity to view the medal-winning pieces in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) 2025 Visual Arts Competition at regional exhibitions…
December 9, 2025
Clarendon-based Rest Primary and Infant gets school bus from Japan
Students at the Clarendon-based Rest Primary and Infant School now have safer and more reliable transportation following the donation of a bus valued at over US$42,000 by the Japanese government. The…
December 9, 2025
SIA recognised as Caribbean’s leading airport for record 17th consecutive year
Sangster International Airport (SIA) has been named the Caribbean’s Leading Airport 2025 by World Travel Awards (WTA), marking an unprecedented 17th consecutive win of this prestigious accolade. The…
December 9, 2025
Paquee Golf Club donates $10.5m to Mustard Seed
Exceeding expectations, the Miami-based Paquee Golf Club, from its recent inaugural charity tournament, has raised $10.5 million for Mustard Seed Communities in Jamaica, a nonprofit organisation…
December 9, 2025
by Marcia Thomas
Whitfield Town: once a vibrant middle-income community
In the 1940s and 1950s, my parents, Samuel Thomas and Gladys Morgan, lived in Whitfield Town, where they had seven children. They lived at 31 Wellington Road and 15 Glen Road. My father had his…
December 9, 2025
Dorial Quintyne | It is not harm reduction; it is profiting from addiction
Why is the Caribbean suddenly the focus of lobbying by groups like the World Vapers’ Alliance, Smoke Free Sweden and We Are Innovation? The answer is clear; our region is being targeted as an…
December 9, 2025
Angela Rankine-Mullings | One medication, multiple benefits
Sickle cell disease (SCD) results from the inheritance of a sickle cell gene from both parents or a sickle gene from one parent and another abnormal haemoglobin gene from the other parent. This causes…
December 9, 2025
Hundreds of thousands march in support of Palestinians
ISTANBUL (AP) : Hundreds of thousands of people across several Turkish cities marched Sunday in support of Palestinians and an aid flotilla’s attempt to reach Gaza. At the largest demonstration in…
December 9, 2025
Thousands celebrate thanksgiving festival
ADDIS ABABA (AP): Thousands gathered in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, on Saturday for the East African country’s thanksgiving festival, which is celebrated annually by the largest ethnic group,…