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December 22, 2025
Ronald Thwaites | At Christmas
There is no story in human history more generous and gracious than the Christmas story. That God, the transcendent One, is so besotted in love with all His creation, but especially human beings, that…
December 22, 2025
Winsome Callum | Why electricity bills increased — and how volatility can be fixed
There is never a good time for an increase in electricity bills. That is especially true after a hurricane, just before Christmas, and for a service that households and businesses depend on every day.…
December 22, 2025
Financing, data, and equity issues challenge early childhood education in Latin America, the Caribbean
Strengthening early childhood education in Latin America and the Caribbean will require better financing, stronger data systems, and more inclusive services, experts addressing a recent panel…
December 21, 2025
130 schoolchildren and staff abducted in Nigeria last month have been released, police say
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Some 130 schoolchildren and staff abducted from a Nigerian Catholic school last month by gunmen have been released, police said Sunday. Gunmen seized at least 303 schoolchildren…
December 21, 2025
Woman robbed by men posing as taxi driver and passenger in St Catherine
The police in St Catherine are investigating an incident in which a woman was robbed on Saturday by men posing as a taxi driver and a passenger. According to a police report, the 63-year-old woman…
December 21, 2025
17-year-old charged for stabbing of teen during argument
A 17-year-old boy of the Temple Heights district in Stony Hill, St Andrew was charged by the police on Saturday in connection with the stabbing of another teenage boy during an argument in their…
December 21, 2025
Minnesota jury says Johnson & Johnson owes US$65.5 million to woman with cancer who used talcum powder
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota jury has awarded US$65.5 million to a mother of three who claimed talcum products made by Johnson & Johnson exposed her to asbestos and contributed to her…
December 21, 2025
Update | Driver whose vehicle plunged into river in St Elizabeth identified
The driver who ran off the road into a river in St Elizabeth has been identified by the police as 76-year-old businessman Norman Vikers of Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland. According to the police,…
December 21, 2025
Jamaica-born pastor in New York pleads guilty to tax evasion scheme
NEW YORK, CMC – A Jamaica-born pastor at a church in Brooklyn, New York has pleaded guilty in federal court in the United States to a tax evasion scheme. The United States Department of Justice (DOJ)…