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Gleaner editorial writes: On the matter of the use of BWCs, the JCF should be ready to offer its compelling argument for holding fast to its declared course when what has been proposed by INDECOM, JFJ and others seems so obvious and unimpeachably logical.
December 9, 2025

Editorial | Cool heads on body-worn cameras

This newspaper is surprised at the apparent hostility with which the constabulary has responded to organisations calling for the use of body-worn cameras (BWC) when cops go on planned operations. …
Opposition Leader Mark Golding.
December 9, 2025

Golding names new Shadow Cabinet

People’s National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding today named a 36-member Shadow Cabinet comprising a team of spokespersons and some deputies. Among those returning from the previous Shadow…
This GOES-19 GeoColor satellite image taken Sunday, September 28, 2025 and provided by NOAA, shows weather systems in the tropical Atlantic Ocean. (NOAA via AP)
December 9, 2025

Hurricane Humberto and Tropical Storm Imelda threaten the Bahamas and Bermuda

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in the Bahamas closed a majority of schools on Monday following mandatory evacuations for some islands in the archipelago as Tropical Storm Imelda was expected…
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December 9, 2025

Gordon Robinson | Likkle but tallawah!

So the fatal index finger has finally been raised in the life of the great Harold Dennis “Dickie” Bird. I can hear readers, especially members of Generation Born Yesterday, sounding like New Orleans…
Letters
December 9, 2025

JCF’s defiance sends wrong message

THE EDITOR, Madam: The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has again revealed its contempt for accountability with its statement that “The JCF will not be dictated to by Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), the…
Letters
December 9, 2025

Letter of the Day | Address the crisis of values and attitudes

THE EDITOR, Madam: Three articles in The Gleaner on September 28 – ‘Costly lift-off’, Jalil Dabdoub’s ‘Cabinet bloat and the crisis of entitlement’, and Rev. Sean Major-Campbell’s reflection –…
Letters
December 9, 2025

Take men’s health seriously

THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing to highlight the importance of male health. Too often, men only seek medical care when illness has already taken hold when symptoms have worsened to the point of…
Bishop Leon Golding preaching at his enthronement as Anglican Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands at the Cathedral of St Jago de la Vega in Spanish Town, the oldest Anglican church outside of the United Kingdom, on September 28, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Church called to be part of Jamaica’s governance, declares new Anglican head

The Christian Church must play an active role in Jamaica’s governance and moral fabric, newly installed Anglican Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, Leon Golding, declared on Sunday. Preaching…
Sports
December 9, 2025 by Ainsley Walters

Unspun too good for Typewriter rivals

UNITED States-bred UNSPUN ran INTRESTNTIMESAHEAD off his legs in yesterday’s Typewriter Trophy at seven and a half furlongs, foiling the 2024 St Leger winner’s attempt at winning a second…