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December 9, 2025
Orville Taylor | Obeah unto them!
A person kneels before a statue made of concrete or marble. Another enters a booth and confesses her sins to a man of the cloth hidden behind a screen. He listens, declares that her sins are forgiven…
December 9, 2025
Garth Rattray | Body-worn cams ASAP please
Many years ago, I was driving along a main thoroughfare at about 10 p.m. I was driving my father’s VW minibus. A police vehicle approached from behind and pulled me over. I wound down the window,…
December 9, 2025
Christopher Burgess | Kingston’s Friday flood fury – a rude wake-up call
On Friday, September 19, a thunderstorm settled over parts of the city and pounded Half-Way Tree, New Kingston, Barbican, and Cross Roads. The rain pelted hard between 4:30 and 6 p.m., and Kingston…
December 9, 2025
Board of Supervision encourages Jamaicans to report cases of homelessness
The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, through the Board of Supervision, is encouraging Jamaicans to report cases of homelessness. “If persons are aware of individuals who are on…
December 9, 2025
King Charles to make delayed state visit to Vatican 6 months after death of Pope Francis
LONDON (AP): Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla are set to make a state visit to the Vatican in late October, six months after the trip was postponed due to the illness of the late Pope Francis.…
December 9, 2025
Visa gets on board with Reggae Boyz Road to 2026 campaign
THE Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) has announced Visa as the newest sponsor of the Reggae Boyz as the team continues its World Cup qualification campaign. The new partnership, valued at US$500,000…
December 9, 2025
What to know about the H-1B visa Trump has targeted with US$100,000 fees, generating confusion, fear
The Trump administration’s abrupt decision to slap a US$100,000 fee on H-1B visas has stunned and confused employers, students and workers from the United States to India and beyond. Since announcing…
December 9, 2025
by Bryan Miller
Green Island gets traffic lights to ease congestion, safety woes
Western Bureau: The staff at the Princess Hotel and Resort in Green Island, Hanover, and the 1,600 students at the nearby Green Island High School, will now find it much easier to negotiate the…
December 9, 2025
Antigua and Barbuda signs visa waiver agreements with African countries
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Antigua and Barbuda government says it has signed three separate visa waiver agreements with African countries amid efforts by the wider Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to…