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The Instagram logo is seen on a cell phone in Boston, October 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
December 9, 2025

Instagram says it's safeguarding teens by limiting them to PG-13 content

Teenagers on Instagram will be restricted to seeing PG-13 content by default and won't be able to change their settings without a parent's permission, Meta announced on Tuesday. This means…
Sutay Kameka, JN Foundation scholar
December 9, 2025

Scholarship opens doors for aspiring mathematician

At 12 years old, Sutay Kameka, a bright and determined 2025 JN Foundation PEP Scholar, has her eyes firmly set on becoming a mathematician. Her love for numbers, combined with discipline and support…
Lawrence Nicholson
December 9, 2025

Lawrence Nicholson | Family-owned businesses must tell their stories

Jamaica has a rich tradition of storytelling, and it is not an exaggeration to say that Jamaicans’ appetite for talking far exceeds their appetite for reading. The latter might help to explain the…
During a search of the area, the lawmen discovered a Mac 11 submachine gun loaded with a magazine containing two live rounds.
December 9, 2025

Submachine gun seized in Kingston 13

The St Andrew South police are reporting the seizure of a high-powered submachine gun and ammunition during an early morning operation on Tuesday. Reports are that about 6:10 a.m., a team of…
The deceased man is known as 'Southie'.
December 9, 2025

Man killed in Kingston East was a suspect in Text Lane shooting, police say

The police say a man who was killed in Kingston East on Monday during a confrontation with law enforcers was a suspect in the multiple shooting incident at the intersection of Text Lane and Charles…
December 9, 2025

Gabriel Agbo | No cross, no crown

“Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: But rejoice, in as much as you are partakers of Christ’s sufferings;…
US President Donald Trump (left), and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
December 9, 2025

Elizabeth Morgan | China supports the multilateral system

IN THE lead-up to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), the concern was and continues to be whether the multilateral system created 80 years ago will hold or whether it will disintegrate. It was…
Ricardo Hutchinson, chairman of Portland JSX Limited.
December 9, 2025

Visual Vibe gets boost from Portland JSX as it readies for IPO

Private equity company Portland JSX Limited has boosted the prospects of Visual Vibe with US$500,000 of financing, but has not taken a stake in the advertising company. The sum translates to around…
Jamaica’s Jhaniele Fowler (centre) attempts to shoot during the gold medal netball match against Australia at the NEC Arena on day 10 of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, on August 7 of that year.
December 9, 2025 by Robert Bailey

Sunshine Girls keep one eye on Glasgow

PRESIDENT OF Netball Jamaica Karen Baugh says that the Sunshine Girls’ upcoming four-match Horizon Netball Series against rivals England will serve as a very important measuring stick for the senior…