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December 9, 2025
CARICOM leaders meet to discuss US request to Grenada
BRIDGETOWN (CMC): Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders met on Wednesday and Thursday last week, including a caucus on the United States request to Grenada to allow Washington to install radar…
December 9, 2025
Editorial | JLP, Cemex must explain
The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the global cement manufacturer, Cemex, are obliged to say why the company reported a more than US$200,000 payment to the ruling party then expunged the expenditure…
December 9, 2025
Honouring our heroes
THE EDITOR, Madam: Heroes Day has come and gone. The Heroes will soon be forgotten as the world turns its attention to war and mental health challenges and more. To honour our National Heroes we…
December 9, 2025
NEPA revises national guideline for testing underground petroleum storage tanks and pipelines
The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), through its Pollution Prevention Branch, has revised the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) Guideline for Determining the Frequency of…
December 9, 2025
The Maddens’ journey to ‘I do’
Samantha Smith and Delroy Madden would have never thought that a simple visit to an auto parts store in 2020 would, five years later, lead them to unlocking a journey of a lifetime. Tying the knot at…
December 9, 2025
Businessman charged with fraud over car-buying deal
The St Ann police have charged a businessman with fraudulent conversion in relation to allegations of collecting money to buy motor vehicles and failing to deliver. He is 44-year-old Lloyd Thompson…
December 9, 2025
Riding for the future: Men, children, and the journey to school
IN TOWNS and communities across Jamaica, it’s a familiar scene: fathers carefully balancing their children on motorcycles as they navigate morning traffic, heading to school. For many families,…
December 9, 2025
by Carl Gilchrist
Marymount High marks 90 years of success
Established in 1935 by the sisters of the Franciscan Order, Marymount High School is celebrating 90 years in existence and can boast, among many other things, that it has become a beacon of hope to…
December 9, 2025
11-member team heading to Panama for global robotics tournament
An 11- member Jamaican team comprising eight students and three coaches will leave Jamaica for Panama, where they will compete in the 2025 FIRST Global Robotics Challenge that will take place in…