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Khadija Shaw ... will miss friendly.
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

Busby turns to ‘core group’ in absence of key players

Reggae Girlz head coach Hubert Busby Jr said he will once again turn to his core group of players for their upcoming friendly against Trinidad and Tobago, in the absence of several key players.…
His court date is being finalised.
December 9, 2025

14-y-o St Elizabeth boy charged with murder over stabbing of relative during fight

A 14-year-old St Elizabeth boy has been charged for the stabbing death of a relative during a fight at their home. Reports from the police are that about 9:50 p.m. on Friday, October 10, the accused…
Shanoya Douglas
December 9, 2025 by Robert Bailey

Douglas brings massive buzz to Holland High

Principal of Holland High School, Dayle Evans, says there has been a massive buzz and wave of excitement throughout the school and wider community following the arrival of World Under-20…
From left: Ayana Rivière, Naomi Cowan, Lauren ‘Lo’ Watkis, Jesse Royal and Gabriel Davis pose in the grandstand as the Reggae Boyz face Bermuda at the National Stadium in St Andrew on Tuesday.
December 9, 2025

Something Extra | Saturday

The Reggae Boyz reclaimed the top spot in Group B of the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualification final round with a commanding 4-0 victory over Bermuda at the National Stadium in St Andrew on Tuesday. From…
Dr Adrian Stokes, chairman of the Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC), gives his update on the progress of the implementation of the recommendations from the Patterson Report at a press conference at the UWI Regional Headquarters in St Andr
December 9, 2025 by Sashana Small

ETOC reports steady progress on education reform

The Education Transformation and Oversight Committee (ETOC) says implementation of the Orlando Patterson Report recommendations remains on track, with a 32 per cent progression rate achieved so far.…
A section of the Montpelier roadway through Mt Carey in St James. Residents and motor vehicle operators have complained about the poor condition of the roadway, which is resulting in longer commute times.
December 9, 2025 by Christopher Thomas

ROAD RAGE

WESTERN BUREAU: Despite a promise that repairs to the Montpelier main road, in St James, will begin before the end of the year, residents continue to express anger and frustration over the existing…
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December 9, 2025 by Lester Hinds

Registration, nomination open for Jamaica Diaspora Council elections

NEW YORK: Jamaicans living across North America, the United Kingdom, and other parts of the world are being encouraged to take part in the upcoming elections for the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council. …
Rabbi Yaakov Raskin
December 9, 2025

Yaakov Raskin | From darkness to light – finding hope in troubled times

THIS PAST week, the Jewish community celebrated Simchat Torah, a holiday which concludes and immediately restarts the reading of the Five Books of Moses. Literally meaning ‘Rejoicing in the Torah’,…
The East Queen St Baptist Church is said to have grown out of the first church in Jamaica to be built and led by a black man, the African American George Liele.
December 9, 2025 by Paul H. Williams

Black Americans established the Baptist Church in Jamaica

DURING THE American War of Independence, enslaved black people were promised their freedom if they fought for the British against the separatists. When the British lost the war, these enslaved people…