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December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | Let’s do it together
THE EDITOR, Madam: Notwithstanding the many instances in life when I’ve mused on swaying the unchecked powers securely reposed in the safe and balanced remit of God, without failure, I’m immediately…
December 9, 2025
Gov’t launches first-ever Agriculture Deal Book to attract investors
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s agriculture sector now has its first structure investment guide following Friday’s launch of the Agriculture Deal Book, which was unveiled at the inaugural Jamaica…
December 9, 2025
Adekeye Adebajo | The fall of Peter Mandelson
The 71-year old Peter Mandelson was recently fired as Britain’s Ambassador to the United States (US) amidst more revelations of his close ties with American financier and convicted sex offender,…
December 9, 2025
Patricia Green | Why is Jamaica celebrating pirates?
What is there to celebrate about pirates that Kingston would be allowed to designate an entire week for this? Historians describe a pirate as the lowest grade of seafaring robbers, the scourge of the…
December 9, 2025
Clothing, resource swaps spreading across neighbourhoods
When Cassie Ridgway held her first clothing swap in Portland, Oregon, 14 years ago, she had a few goals: keep clothes out of landfills, help people find free fashion treasures and build community. The…
December 9, 2025
Mudslides trap drivers, bury roads and damage homes in southern California
OAK GLEN, California (AP) — Mudslides and debris flows knocked down trees, ploughed into homes and trapped drivers for 10 hours after several Southern California communities were hit by heavy rain,…
December 9, 2025
by Neville Graham
GDSS prepping for succession
After five decades at the helm of one of Jamaica’s private and community-rooted waste management companies, Dorothea Gordon-Smith is preparing to hand over the reins of Garbage Disposal &…
December 9, 2025
by Barry Rattray
Dream House | Inside India House: Diplomacy meets culture in St Andrew
We marvel at the unforgettable richness of a civilisation more than 5,000 years old – India, a country of nearly 1.5 billion people that has long been a source of adventure, romance, and spiritual…
December 9, 2025
Nutramix donates canteen, poultry house to Baxter’s Mountain Primary
The Baxter’s Mountain Primary School family in St. Mary is celebrating new opportunities after a canteen, tuck shop, and poultry house populated with 150 ready-to- lay hens were donated by feed brand…