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Christopher Tufton, minister of health and wellness.
December 9, 2025

Gordon Robinson | Always market me!

There has been much public discussion, most of it uninformed, about a recent report from Integrity Commission’s (IC’s) Director of Investigation (DI). IC began by recording what it investigated: “DI…

Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
December 9, 2025

David Salmon | Pragmatic foreign policy is not moral bankruptcy

A new sport has emerged among commentators where each battles to see who can repeat trite comparisons between Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness and Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley. Sometimes this…
Letters
December 9, 2025
Letters
December 9, 2025

Culture of crudeness and indiscipline in schools

THE EDITOR, Madam: It seems as if Jamaica has found itself on a steady diet of indiscipline and crudeness among children, both in the classroom and on the streets. The once-sacred space of learning…
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives as he goes on trial over alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign by the government of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
December 9, 2025

Adekeye Adebajo | The comeuppance of Nicolas Sarkozy

The recent conviction of 70-year old former French president (2007-2012), Nicolas Sarkozy, for criminal conspiracy and “corruption at the highest level”, marked the final humiliation of a rabidly…
A section of the ATL Automotive complex at Oxford Road as seen in 2013.
December 9, 2025 by Neville Graham

ATL Automotive adds more Chinese brands to its line-up

In a rapidly evolving automotive landscape, ATL Automotive Group, which is a dominant force in Jamaica’s car market as well as master dealer for various auto brands, has recently added two more…
President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with Finland's President Alexander Stubb in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, October 9, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
December 9, 2025

US Chamber of Commerce sues Trump administration over $100,000 H-1B visa fee

The US Chamber of Commerce is suing the Trump administration for imposing a $100,00 annual fee for new H-1B visa applications, claiming the fee is unlawful and would significantly harm US businesses. …
December 9, 2025

Update|British man held with cocaine in suitcase at Kingston airport pleads guilty, fined over $800,000

The 24-year-old British man who was held with cocaine in his suitcase at the Norman Manley Airport in Kingston in August has pleaded guilty and has been fined over $800,000. Isun Shaka Haywood, a…