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December 9, 2025
Denise Eldemire-Shearer | Caring for loved ones living with dementia
Recently, dementia has been discussed in several fora. According to a Mona Ageing and Wellness Centre 2016 study, dementia affects approximately seven per cent of the Jamaican population, but this…
December 9, 2025
Garth Rattray | No consequences for impersonating a medical doctor
I have a lot of respect for and trust in our judicial system and for the judiciary. It, therefore, pains me to express a discordant view on the recent sentencing of 57-year-old Andrew Clarke. Andrew…
December 9, 2025
Byron Blake | Award and reward: Is there a difference?
In an increasingly transactional, materialistic, and individualistic world, the distinction between award and reward has become blurred. Service has been replaced by “what is in it for me” and civil…
December 9, 2025
by Raymond Graham
Injury-free and ready: Agent says Lyston is back and targeting world elite
Dwight ‘Bigga’ Thomas, the agent for 2022 World Under-20 200 metres champion Brianna Lyston, says the 21-year-old athlete is now injury-free and ready to make her mark on the global stage. Thomas, a…
December 9, 2025
by Neil Armstrong
Edith Baxter Memorial Award finalists honoured in Toronto
Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has commended the finalists of the 2025 Edith Baxter Memorial Award initiated by the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) and the Baxter family in Toronto,…
December 9, 2025
Bog Walk Gorge impassable
The police are advising the public that the Bog Walk Gorge in St Catherine is impassable amid the inclement weather. The police are reporting that fallen boulders and rising water levels are blocking…
December 9, 2025
McKenzie pledges upgrades to Clarendon Drop-In Centre
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie, has pledged to address concerns at the Clarendon Drop-in Centre to ensure that the facility adequately meets the needs of the…
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December 9, 2025
Political deadlock and spending on dual crises leaves French finances in disarray
France is a major industrial power with the world’s seventh-largest economy. So why are its government finances in such a mess? A political deadlock in parliament has left President Emmanuel Macron…
December 9, 2025
Breast cancer taking toll in Westmoreland
Western Bureau: Westmoreland has one of the highest incidences of breast cancer in Jamaica and doctors say that’s only part of the crisis. “We have one of the highest incidence of breast cancer in the…