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December 9, 2025

Francis Wade | Tomorrow’s local leaders must think like scientists

Five years from now, the most effective local organisations won’t be the ones with the most detailed plans. They’ll be the ones that treat strategy like a testable hypothesis. To explain why, here’s…
Letters
December 9, 2025

Simplify storm bulletins

THE EDITOR, Madam: We are grateful to the government, media and meteorologists for the storm bulletins that are sent out. Though it would be great if the relevant authorities must instead name the…
Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton speaks at a special press briefing on Tropical Storm Melissa, at Jamaica House on Thursday.
December 9, 2025

Public hospitals in emergency mode as storm looms

As the country is now placed on a Tropical Storm warning and a hurricane watch, public hospitals have entered emergency mode which means that in-patient services and elective surgeries have now been…
Revivalists from across the island gathered in worship and celebration during the inaugural National Revival Conference and Church Service, hosted at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre on May 28, 2025.
December 9, 2025 by Paul H. Williams

Formerly enslaved people created Revivalism

FROM THE Catholics to the Baptists to the other denominations, Christians from Europe and American came to the West Indies to Christianise and save the souls of the Tainos (the natives) and enslaved…
The Jamaica coat of arms is painted on one of the structures at Great Huts Eco Resort in Boston, Portland.
December 9, 2025 by Paul H. Williams

Great Huts promoting the Afro-Jamaican heritage

WE ARE still in Jamaica’s heritage month, and Heritage Week was concluded on Monday, October 20 with the annual National Honours and Awards Ceremony at King’s House. But, there is a place in Boston,…
Kenya's Ruth Chepng'etich poses with her gold medal during the medal ceremony for the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, September 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty, file)
December 9, 2025

Marathon world-record holder Ruth Chepng'etich banned for three years after admitting doping violation

MONACO (AP) — Women's marathon world record-holder Ruth Chepng'etich has been banned for three years after admitting a doping violation, track and field's Athletics Integrity Unit said…
Wickie Wackie Beach in Kingston.AP
December 9, 2025

Alberto Pacheco Capella | The Caribbean Sea’s new compact for survival

October 24 marked United Nations Day, our 80th anniversary under the theme The Future We Want: The UN We Need: Reaffirming Our Collective Commitment to Multilateralism. It is a moment not only to…
An award-winning author, Olive Senior served as Jamaica’s third poet laureate from 2021 to 2024.
December 9, 2025

A literary laureate honoured

JIS: Award-winning author, Olive Senior, is still beaming with gratitude after being conferred with the Order of Distinction in the rank of Commander for her contribution to Jamaica’s literary arts. …
December 9, 2025

Jeffrey Wu | Electricity will decide the AI race

The next stage of the global AI race will be decided not by algorithms or chips, but by electricity – and that puts China at a distinct advantage. While Western tech giants are emphasising closed,…