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December 13, 2025

Editorial | Delivering basic rights of children

There are ongoing concerns about the state of the world’s children, wherein one in five children in low- and middle-income countries are severely deprived in at least two areas crucial for their…
West Indies Captain Shai Hope.
December 13, 2025

Shai Hope alone can’t carry West Indies on his back

THE EDITOR, Madam: It’s not fair to Shai Hope, a shocking performance by West Indies batters. West Indies could’ve won the first and the second Tests. The excuse cannot be that both Josephs are ruled…
The police in St Elizabeth overlook recovery efforts in Black River in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.
December 13, 2025

Letter of the Day | Recovery through cooperatives after Hurricane Melissa

THE EDITOR, Madam: Hurricane Melissa has left many residents in St Elizabeth, Hanover, Trelawny, St James, and Westmoreland grappling with the daunting task of rebuilding their lives. With homes…
December 13, 2025

Female vendor, in custody since 2020, gets almost 6 more years for robbing cab passengers

A female vendor who, along with two men, robbed three persons including a police constable, while posing as a taxi driver and passenger, has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison following a…
This image from video posted on Attorney General Pam Bondi’s X account, and partially redacted by the source, shows an oil tanker being seized by US forces off the coast of Venezuela.
December 13, 2025

Ronald Sanders | Weakness of sovereignty exposed: Why CARICOM should stand together

The Caribbean is living through a moment of rising geopolitical tension. As the United States intensifies pressure on the Maduro government in Venezuela, the ripples reach CARICOM shores fast. None of…
 The Jamaica Youth Chorale performing at its Christmas Joy concert in 2024.
December 13, 2025

GoodHeart | Christmas Joy for children: JYC, UWI Guild launches toy drive

The Jamaica Youth Chorale (JYC) and its senior ensemble, The Kingston Seventeen, have partnered with the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Guild External Affairs Committee (EAC) on a toy drive…
December 13, 2025

Tony Deyal | Raging, paging and ageing for Christmas

At 80-plus years, my memory is not as sharp as it used to be. Also, my memory is not as sharp as it used to be. Not remembering what I’m saying makes me, like Winston Churchill, the British statesman,…
December 13, 2025

Relax fiscal rules to tackle low literacy

THE EDITOR, Madam: In the wake of Hurricane Melissa, which has devastated so many communities across Jamaica, and as we rally to address this immediate crisis, we must also confront Jamaica’s…
Marking the annual celebration of the Christmas tree-lighting ceremony are (from left) Custos of St Andrew Ian Forbes; Mayor of Kingston Andrew Swaby; Miss Kingston and St Andrew Festival Queen first runner-up, Johnique Francis; Little Miss Kingston and St
December 13, 2025 by Yasmine Peru

Delightful KSAMC Christmas tree-lighting ceremony

It was a “wow” moment when at exactly 7:37 p.m. on Tuesday, Mayor of Kingston Councillor Andrew Swaby, flicked on the lights on the gigantic Christmas Tree inside the St William Grant Park in downtown…