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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles Jr ( right), converses with Executive Director of the Jamaica Society for the Blind, Conrad Harris (left), and Director of Stakeholder Engagement at the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), Trevo
December 9, 2025

Gov’t reviewing proposals to enhance telecoms services for persons with disabilities

The Government is currently reviewing proposals designed to enhance telecommunications services for persons with disabilities islandwide. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles Jr,…
Jamaica College’s Duwayne Burgher (centre) attempts to dribble past Serani Brown (left) and Antoinne Burton of Vauxhall High during their Manning Cup football match at Vauxhall yesterday. The game ended in a 1-1 draw.
December 9, 2025 by Robert Bailey

Wasteful JC held to draw by Vauxhall

Ian Forbes, manager of former champions Jamaica College (JC), was left disappointed after his team played out a 1-1 draw against hosts Vauxhall High in their ISSA/WATA Manning Cup Zone C match…
Attorney-at-law Tamika Harris.
December 9, 2025

Advocates Association presses gov't to address overcrowded, unsanitary police lockups

The Advocates Association of Jamaica (AAJ) is calling for the Government to urgently address the deplorable state of the country’s police lockups, which it says has been long documented. The…
Lambert Brown, trade unionist and People’s National Party senator.
December 9, 2025 by Erica Virtue

Dixon defence

Trade unionist Lambert Brown, an industrial relations adviser to the Jamaica Medical Doctors Association (JMDA), is claiming that the Orders used for the interdiction of Dr Aujae Dixon are not…
England’s Jude Bellingham celebrates after scoring the opening goal during a Euro 2024 Group C football match against Serbia in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, on June 16, 2024.
December 9, 2025

Jude Bellingham fails to regain place in England squad

LONDON, England (AP): Jude Bellingham failed to regain his place in England’s squad yesterday after returning from injury, with Thomas Tuchel stressing the need to maintain a strong team spirit in the…
December 9, 2025

Mini-meditations are a way to foster peace of mind at work

NEW YORK (AP): The idea of meditating can be intimidating. Beginners may imagine sitting uncomfortably in silence while breathing deeply and scrubbing all thoughts from their minds. The prospect of…
December 9, 2025 by Karen Madden

FEARFUL FISHERS

With news emerging on Friday that the United States forces carried out another strike on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel off the Venezuelan coast, local fishers have differing views on how this is…
President, Northern Caribbean University, Professor Lincoln Edwards.
December 9, 2025

NCU president wants church spaces to be converted into learning centres

President of Northern Caribbean University (NCU), Professor Lincoln Edwards, is calling for a partnership between the Government and churches to convert their spaces into learning centres. He…
Josef ‘Joe’ Bogdanovich, owner and chief executive officer of DownSound Entertainment.
December 9, 2025 by Kenrick Morgan

Josef Bogdanovich humbled by AFJ honour, driven to do more

American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ) honouree, Josef ‘Joe’ Bogdanovich, says he and his company, DownSound Entertainment, remain committed to raising the standard of entertainment in Jamaica, creating an…