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December 14, 2025

Angela Brown Burke | Sister P at 80

If you travel far enough into St Catherine, past the bustle and the quick talk of the capital, you’ll find Wood Hall. It’s a quiet place, the kind of community where yards feel like open hands and…
In this October 30 photo a man is seen sitting by the roadside on High Street, Black River, surrounded by debris of structures damaged by Hurricane Melissa.
December 14, 2025

Aubrey Stewart | Billions on the table – Can Jamaica finally deliver?

Jamaica’s public procurement system was built to protect taxpayers and ensure value for money. But, alongside these strengths sits a stubborn problem: delay. Too often, our own rules slow us down,…
Roofing of houses blown off by Hurricane Melissa are seen in Union Acres, Montego Bay, St James.
December 14, 2025

Mark Wignall | Connected at 185 miles per hour

In 2019, as Hurricane Dorian literally sat on Abaco in The Bahamas (between 27 and 36 hours) and achieved a consistent 185mph, none could know that it was sending a message to Jamaica about the…
In this file photo, a champion Boer ram goat (left) knocks heads with a champion ram sheep at the Denbigh Agricultural Show in Clarendon.
December 14, 2025 by Luke Douglas

Goat rearing vibrant despite Melissa setback

Some Jamaican farmers are showing renewed interest in the rearing of goats despite the setback that many in the sector have faced following the passage of Hurricane Melissa, even while consumer demand…
December 14, 2025

Sean Major-Campbell | Blessing gay unions

LAST SUNDAY saw the Annual Human Rights Service held at Christ Church Vineyard Town, on the Sunday closest to World Human Rights Day (December 10 every year). The Sunday Gleaner carried the headline,…
December 14, 2025

Gabriel Agbo | Healing is for you

“Dear friend, I am praying that all is well with you and that YOUR BODY IS AS HEALTHY as I know your soul is.” 3 John 2
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December 14, 2025

Dwight Fletcher | Tis the season for resilience

THIS IS a very interesting time in the history of the world. Life, in general, has never been this good. I know that statement might shock or offend you, but hear me out. The technology that exists…
The volunteer activity also marked the local launch of the all-new Kia Tasman pickup.
December 14, 2025

Auto dealers mobilise fleets for Hurricane Melissa relief

In the wake of Hurricane Melissa, which ravaged the island’s western parishes on October 28, 2025, Jamaica’s automotive sector has shifted gears from commerce to humanitarian aid. With catastrophic…
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Glenmuir High School’s Dunsting Cohen (right) tries to evade the tackle of Cornwall College’s Khalid Fraser during their ISSA daCosta Cup quarter-final football match at Cornwall’s playing field yesterday. The game ended 1
December 14, 2025 by Ashley Anguin

Glenmuir, STETHS, Kemps Hill, Dinthill complete final four picture

Many-time champions Cornwall College were sent packing from ISSA daCosta Cup semi-final contention, despite a 1-1 draw with Glenmuir High in their closing quarter-final match at Cornwall playing field…