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December 9, 2025
Yaakov Raskin | From darkness to light – finding hope in troubled times
THIS PAST week, the Jewish community celebrated Simchat Torah, a holiday which concludes and immediately restarts the reading of the Five Books of Moses. Literally meaning ‘Rejoicing in the Torah’,…
December 9, 2025
Sean Major-Campbell | Healing in the balmyard
MY RECENT obeah piece certainly triggered many comments, questions, and some condemnation both for obeah and for me. I decided to ask AI Overview about obeah!
December 9, 2025
by Paul H. Williams
Black Americans established the Baptist Church in Jamaica
DURING THE American War of Independence, enslaved black people were promised their freedom if they fought for the British against the separatists. When the British lost the war, these enslaved people…
December 9, 2025
by Karen Madden
‘Dangerous and horrible’
Former Prime Minister P.J. Patterson is describing the United States (US) drone attacks on vessels in Caribbean waters as “fundamentally dangerous and a horrible erosion of regional leaders’…
December 9, 2025
by Kimone Francis
Late delivery
The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) has revealed the population grew by 2.8 per cent from 2011 to 2022, as it yesterday released the long-anticipated census, bringing an end to a gruelling…
December 9, 2025
by Bryan Miller
‘Living a cop’s dream’
Western Bureau: Constable Monique Ann Bartley, of the Hanover Police Division, will be the Area One representative in the 2025 LASCO/Jamaica Constable Force’s (JCF) Saluting Our Heroes Awards,…
December 9, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
Gov’t contemplating phased opening of MoBay Bypass ahead of 2026 completion date
WESTERN BUREAU: While the projected completion date for the new Montego Bay Bypass Road is May 2026, it is likely that motorists will start using sections of the multimillion-dollar project ahead of…
December 9, 2025
Booted press secretary claims unlawful dismissal, takes GG to court
Sonja Simms, a former press secretary to Governor General Sir Patrick Allen, has filed a constitutional claim against the Government of Jamaica, alleging unlawful removal from office, and is seeking…
December 9, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
JSIF says Montpelier Road repairs will begin in November
WESTERN BUREAU: The daily inconvenience faced by motorists and pedestrians who traverse the Montpelier main road in St James is set to end soon, as the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) has…