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December 9, 2025
Rehab over prison
WESTERN BUREAU: Errol Greene, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, is calling for a more compassionate approach to dealing with mental health and dementia, emphasising…
December 9, 2025
by Lester Hinds
US delays visa surcharge
NEW YORK: The United States has delayed the start to the implementation of a US$250 visa surcharge despite the One Big Beautiful Bill signed by President Donald Trump in July indicating an October 1…
December 9, 2025
by Janet Silvera
Wingo’s mystery flight from Colombia touches down in MoBay
WESTERN BUREAU: Cheers erupted inside the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James, on Thursday morning as more than 370 Colombians disembarked from a “mystery flight” only to discover…
December 9, 2025
by Erica Virtue
Coding for change
Jamaica has officially become the 89th country to launch iamtheCODE, a global initiative aimed at empowering young girls and women through digital literacy and coding. The programme, which seeks to…
December 9, 2025
by Christopher Thomas
JTA urges teachers to tap into counselling services to combat stress
WESTERN BUREAU: With several cases of suspected suicides hitting the headlines in recent weeks, Jamaica Teachers’ Association [JTA] President Mark Malabver is urging teachers to make use of the…
December 9, 2025
by Paul H. Williams
‘One Nation, New Symbols’ exhibition opened at National Gallery of Jamaica
THE NATIONAL Gallery of Jamaica (NGJ), located in the Kingston Mall in downtown, was swarmed with patrons on the evening of Sunday, September 28, as it opened its newest exhibition, ‘One Nation, New…
December 9, 2025
Hurricane Imelda swirls away from Bermuda after battering tiny island
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The core of Hurricane Imelda was moving past Bermuda early Thursday as weather conditions were expected to improve around the tiny British territory that reported major…
December 9, 2025
Service of celebration to mark Rev Karl Johnson becoming first Caribbean president of Baptist churches worldwide
Reverend Karl John’s historic appointment to the helm of the Baptist World Alliance is being recognised today at Phillippo Baptist Church, the church he leads in Spanish Town, Jamaica’s first capital,…
December 9, 2025
School Mental Health Literacy Programme to resume this month
The Ministry of Health and Wellness says its School Mental Health Literacy Programme will resume this month as part of efforts to build awareness and provide support to students and wider communities.…