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December 9, 2025
by Corey Robinson
Workshop launched to tackle challenges impacting high schoolers’ mental health
Parental relationships, cellular phone usage, and self-esteem struggles are labelled among the major challenges impacting high school students’ mental health and Chevening, Mindfulness Jamaica, and…
December 9, 2025
by Tanesha Mundle
Appeal Court rejects Jennifer Housen’s bid to delay disciplinary sanction
Former politician and attorney, Jennifer Housen, has lost her bid to delay her six-month suspension arising from a land transaction, after the Court of Appeal rejected her application to put the…
December 9, 2025
Man in Guyana found guilty of murdering his mother
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – A High Court judge in Guyana has set January 6 next year as the date for sentencing Deonarine Dookhoo, who was found guilty of murdering his mother in an incident that…
December 9, 2025
by Olivia Brown
Health ministry applauds Jamalco, Cousins Construction for $6.5m Lionel Town Hospital upgrade
The Ministry of Health and Wellness has commended refinery giant Jamalco and Clarendon-based construction and civil engineering company, Construction Services Limited, for their partnership in…
December 9, 2025
World Cup draw could hardly have gone better for US
WASHINGTON DC (AP): The United States (US) could hardly have asked for a better draw at the 2026 World Cup. The co-hosts should expect to stick around at their own party until at least the round of…
December 9, 2025
Government urged to present plan for bankable reconstruction projects
Opposition Senator Ramon Small-Ferguson says the US$2.4 billion in private capital that is to be mobilised from external sources for Jamaica’s reconstruction efforts is contingent on the country’s…
December 9, 2025
by Janet Silvera
New flights, 2026 expansion underscore strong airlift to Jamaica, says MBJ CEO
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica is set to welcome a wave of new international flights this winter and into 2026, a clear signal that global confidence in the island’s tourism product remains strong despite…
December 9, 2025
Mexico freezes Miss Universe co-owner’s bank accounts during organised crime investigation
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s anti-money laundering office has frozen the bank accounts of the Mexican co-owner of Miss Universe as part of an investigation into drugs, fuel and arms trafficking, an…
December 9, 2025
by Mickalia Kington
Local gov’t minister galvanises Cornwall citizens for cleanup campaign
A call to unity and community action resonated through Pentecost Lane, Darliston, yesterday as Desmond McKenzie, minister of local government and community development, officially launched the…