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December 9, 2025
by Gareth Davis Sr
SDA church targets 40,000 meals to help ease hunger in Jamaica
The Jamaica Union of Seventh-day Adventists is aiming to provide meals for up to 40,000 Jamaicans who go hungry each night as part of efforts to combat food insecurity across the island. Speaking…
December 9, 2025
Toll road operators on storm alert
The operators of highway toll roads are now on alert to respond to any emergency directive that may come from the Minister of Transport as Jamaica braces for Tropical Storm Melissa. Transport…
December 9, 2025
Ludrick Morris | Why paediatricians back Jamaica’s School Nutrition Policy
Ten-year-old Shanelle collapsed during her school’s sports day. Teachers first thought it was dehydration, but at the hospital she was found to be in a hypertensive crisis – an illness rarely seen in…
December 9, 2025
Pregnant women and persons with chronic illnesses urged to make tropical storm preparations
The Ministry of Health & Wellness is urging persons with chronic illnesses and pregnant women to take the necessary precautions and preparations for the impending inclement weather condition. …
December 9, 2025
Broadway musicians avert strike with tentative labour deal
NEW YORK (AP): The union representing Broadway’s musicians reached a tentative labour agreement with commercial producers on Thursday, averting a potentially crippling strike that would have silenced…
December 9, 2025
Mark Wignall | Dr Tufton, surely there is more
The Gleaner of October 8 spelled it out clearly: “IC: Tufton’s ‘indirect’ influence led to $80m in contracts to friend’s firm.” According to The Director of Investigation one would conclude that there…
December 9, 2025
Densil Williams | Unravelling growth: productivity in the digital age
Bad policy choices are not the only factor responsible for high and sustained levels of economic growth to elude Jamaica. There are structural defects in the economy as well. For high levels of…
December 9, 2025
Ronald Sanders | Law, power, and the Caribbean’s test of unity in face of US military action
Four days after the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government reaffirmed the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar of Trinidad and Tobago startled the region with…
December 9, 2025
Transport Minister says JUTC and MoBay Metro will continue to operate as long as possible amid TS Melissa
The Government-owned public transportation firms Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) and Montego Bay Metro will maintain regular operations “as long as conditions are safe to do so”, Transport…