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Debris littered the town of Lewisville, in St. Elizabeth, more than a month after the passage of Hurricane Melissa in October 2025.
December 17, 2025

Editorial | UDC and NRRA

As an early and aggressive promoter of clean-up brigades for debris left behind by Hurricane Melissa, this newspaper appreciates the Government’s recent accelerated effort to remove the huge mounds of…
CB Group CEO Matthew Lyn (left) and Evergo CEO Dr Wayne McKenzie seal their fleet partnership at the signing ceremony.
December 17, 2025

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CB Group CEO Matthew Lyn (left) and Evergo CEO Dr Wayne McKenzie seal their fleet partnership at the signing ceremony.
Yard Mas Creative Director Anna-Lisa Guthrie (centre) is flanked by models Rachel Silvera (left) and Tashnie Hinds.
December 17, 2025 by O’brian Wynter

Yard Mas turns carnival into moving art with Galleria

Yard Mas Carnival released an immersive and visually striking costume presentation on Sunday at the Palace Cineplex inside Sovereign Centre in St Andrew. The highly anticipated showcase, the first…
Letters
December 17, 2025

Letter of the Day | Reimagining the National Prayer Breakfast

THE EDITOR: Madam: The National Prayer Vigil remains one of Jamaica’s most meaningful spiritual traditions, and Christian churches deserve commendation for sustaining it faithfully over the years.…
Mazola wa Mwashighadi
December 17, 2025 by Paul H. Williams

In memory of Mazola

Great Huts Eco Resort, an Afrocentric, eco-friendly hotel perched on the cliffs above Boston Bay in Portland, is filled with art – most notably the work of the late Mazola wa Mwashighadi, known simply…
Dr Kerriann Peart, founder of Peart Consulting.
December 17, 2025

Tips to help women avoid burnout on the job

Many Caribbean women in professional spaces feel persistently tired or emotionally drained at work, without always recognising it as burnout. Dr Kerriann Peart, a Jamaican-born leadership strategist…
A man is detained by immigration agents at a car wash on Friday, August 15, in Montebello, California.
December 17, 2025

Elizabeth Morgan | The USA and immigration: Such hypocrisy!

The plaque inside the Statue of Liberty in New York harbour has the sonnet by Emma Lazarus, The New Colossus, which includes the lines: “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning…
The Alpha Boys Band performs.
December 17, 2025

Lance Neita | Rejoicing over you with singing

I did not know that God sings until I came across a verse in the Bible, Zephaniah 3:17. which says that the Lord will “rejoice over you with singing”.
 TUI Group headquarters in Germany.
December 17, 2025

Large travel group sees Jamaica setback but bets on AI

TUI Group, one of the world’s largest tour operators, has reported slower-than-usual winter bookings following Hurricane Melissa’s impact in Jamaica, but maintains a positive outlook. The…