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Former Senator Don Wehby.
December 9, 2025

Senators salute Wehby at first working session

Lawmakers from both sides of the political divide, at their first working meeting on Friday since the start of the new parliamentary term, came together to pay glowing tribute to former Senator Don…
Research fellow Sachin Surwase shows an image of a pancreatic lymph node from a mouse in the lab where he studies autoimmune diseases at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.
December 9, 2025

Autoimmune treatments struggle, prompting new approach

Scientists are trying a revolutionary new approach to treat rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, lupus and other devastating autoimmune diseases – by reprogramming patients’ out-of-whack immune…
The victorious JLP candidate, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness.
December 9, 2025 by Kimone Francis

BALLOT RIFT

The Supreme Court is expected to rule next month on the case filed by Paul Buchanan against the Constituted Authority, which rejected his bid to have the St Andrew West Central general election…
A sudent of Mavis Bank High School in St Andrew journeys home on his motorbike after school last week.
December 9, 2025 by Karen Madden

BIKES TO THE RESCUE

In the best of times, the drive to Halls Delight in the hills of rural St Andrew is not for the faint of heart. Now, three weeks after Hurricane Melissa dumped several inches of rain on the…
Pearnel Charles Jr, minister of labour and social security.
December 9, 2025 by Corey Robinson

Charles details shift to needs-based hurricane relief

As of yesterday, the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, working with the Jamaica Defence Force and other partners, had made 138 air and ground drops with relief for communities that remain…
A classroom that has lost its roof at Belmont Academy in Westmoreland.
December 9, 2025 by Erica Virtue

Some W’land schools to reopen with shelter dwellers

Unless shelter occupants relocate within the next four days, upper-school students returning on Monday to three Westmoreland high schools will return with hurricane evacuees on the compounds. At least…
Jonay Guerra.
December 9, 2025 by Erica Virtue

We are not abandoning Jamaica, says Bahia Principe MD

Ahead of Monday’s meeting with the Ministry of Labour and the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU) about the planned redundancy exercised to accommodate refurbishment exercises Bahia Principe’s…
Janathan Brown
December 9, 2025 by Olivia Brown

Steady, consistent work

For Glenmuir High School student Janathan Brown, determination and consistency matter more than natural talent. He believes steady work can surpass ability, a mindset that has shaped his academic…
MegaMart Montego Bay severely damaged by floods caused by Hurricane Melissa
December 9, 2025 by Janet Silvera

MEGA BLOW

WESTERN BUREAU: MegaMart Wholesale Club is to permanenty close its largest store – located in Montego Bay, St James – after suffering catastrophic flood damage during the passage of Hurricane Melissa.…