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Shipping containers line the Ever Most cargo vessel docked at the Port of Oakland on April 3, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)
December 9, 2025

Nations meet to consider regulations to drive green transition in shipping

The world’s largest maritime nations gathered in London on Tuesday to consider adopting regulations that would move the shipping industry away from fossil fuels to slash emissions. If the deal is…
Basil Watson’s bronze bust of National Hero Marcus Garvey mounted in 2018 in Emancipation Park, St Andrew, Jamaica.
December 9, 2025 by Paul H. Williams

The inspiration and manifestation of Marcus Garvey’s UNIA

IN UNFLATTERING circumstances Malcus Mosiah Garvey was born in St Ann’s Bay, St Ann on August 17, 1887. Somewhere along the journey Malcus was changed to Marcus. He became a printer’s apprentice,…
In this August 15, 2023 photo, cars pass through the middle of a banana farm in Los Rios, Ecuador, which provides about 30 per cent of the world’s supply.
December 9, 2025 by María Fernanda Espinosa Ulrich Volz and Alex Dryden

María Fernanda Espinosa | Overcoming Latin America’s mounting debt crises

Earlier this year, the International Monetary Fund declared that “debt levels have stabilised and are projected to remain stable or slightly decline” in emerging markets and developing economies. But…
Williams' court date is being finalised.
December 9, 2025

Man charged for allegedly leaking sex tape of his ex-girlfriend

A St Catherine man who allegedly leaked a video with sexual content of his former lover has been charged with malicious communication. The accused is 20-year-old driver Eric Vaughn, of Daytona,…
The Instagram logo is seen on a cell phone in Boston, October 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
December 9, 2025

Instagram says it's safeguarding teens by limiting them to PG-13 content

Teenagers on Instagram will be restricted to seeing PG-13 content by default and won't be able to change their settings without a parent's permission, Meta announced on Tuesday. This means…
Sutay Kameka, JN Foundation scholar
December 9, 2025

Scholarship opens doors for aspiring mathematician

At 12 years old, Sutay Kameka, a bright and determined 2025 JN Foundation PEP Scholar, has her eyes firmly set on becoming a mathematician. Her love for numbers, combined with discipline and support…
Lawrence Nicholson
December 9, 2025

Lawrence Nicholson | Family-owned businesses must tell their stories

Jamaica has a rich tradition of storytelling, and it is not an exaggeration to say that Jamaicans’ appetite for talking far exceeds their appetite for reading. The latter might help to explain the…
During a search of the area, the lawmen discovered a Mac 11 submachine gun loaded with a magazine containing two live rounds.
December 9, 2025

Submachine gun seized in Kingston 13

The St Andrew South police are reporting the seizure of a high-powered submachine gun and ammunition during an early morning operation on Tuesday. Reports are that about 6:10 a.m., a team of…
The deceased man is known as 'Southie'.
December 9, 2025

Man killed in Kingston East was a suspect in Text Lane shooting, police say

The police say a man who was killed in Kingston East on Monday during a confrontation with law enforcers was a suspect in the multiple shooting incident at the intersection of Text Lane and Charles…