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Ricardo Ellis (left), deputy headboy of St George’s College, takes part in a question and answer session with Philip Wong.
December 9, 2025

Students stirred by call to persevere

Stirred by the call to persevere by South Florida-based entrepreneur and philanthropist Philip Wong during the second Pioneers of Tomorrow lecture series hosted by his alma mater, St George’s College,…
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, speaking at a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on March 4.
December 9, 2025 by Lester Hinds

Diaspora voices concern as Jamaica skips UN vote on Palestinian speech

Members of the Jamaican diaspora are voicing concern over the Government’s decision not to cast a vote on a resolution that would have supported Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to…
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December 9, 2025 by Livern Barrett

DPP mulls appeal after ‘lenient’ sentence in endangered animal smuggling case

The country’s prosecutorial authority is contemplating whether to lodge an appeal against what environmental watchers call a “tap on the back” sentence imposed on three men – two of them Honduran…
Kevona Davis running in the semi-finals of the 200 metres at the 2023 World Athletics Championships at the National Athletics in Pudapest Hungary, on August 24 of that year.
December 9, 2025 by Robert Bailey

‘IT IS GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME’

HEAD COACH of the Racers Track Club, Glen Mills, said he has been working assiduously with former national junior star Kevona Davis in a bid to have her return to her best form. Mills confirmed that…
Richard Pandohie, CEO and managing director of Seprod, draws close to his wife Nicole, director of the Jamaica Food and Drink Kitchen, for a quick photo.
December 9, 2025

Something Extra | Thursday

With its 11th staging set for November 13 to 16, the Jamaica Food and Drink Festival gave guests an irresistible taste of what’s to come at last Friday’s official launch. Held at The Jamaica Pegasus,…
This photo provided by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts on February 26, 2025. (ICE via AP)
December 9, 2025

Iowa schools leader held by ICE steps down as he fights deportation

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Des Moines public schools superintendent who has been detained by immigration authorities submitted his resignation Tuesday while he focuses on challenging his looming…