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Ambassador Audrey Marks
December 9, 2025

Gov’t, business leaders urged to position region as a hub for innovation

Leaders in government and business in the Caribbean are being urged to position the region as a hub for innovation, design and AI-driven problem-solving. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of…
Asia Thomas, owner of Azi’s Pasta Plates, gives a tour of her restaurant on 36 Burlington Avenue in St Andrew, highlighting the space she designed to blend Italian flair with Jamaican warmth.
December 9, 2025 by Nyoka Manning

Azi’s Pasta Plates blends Italian staples with Caribbean flair

Azi’s Pasta Plates has established itself as a destination where fresh pasta meets bold, inventive flavours. The restaurant has fostered loyalty through hearty portions, house-made sauces, and…
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December 9, 2025

Man fatally struck while crossing highway in Trelawny

A 67-year-old man on Monday died after being hit while crossing the North Coast Highway in Trelawny. He is Patrick Jackson, a wood carver of Salt Marsh in the parish. Reports from the Falmouth police…
December 9, 2025

Basil Jarrett | AI in court? Jamaica’s legal system has entered the chat

Last week, something quite revolutionary happened in Jamaica’s legal system. Chief Justice Bryan Sykes issued Practice Direction No. 1 of 2025, a bold, forward-looking directive on the use of…
December 9, 2025

Legalising obeah will fuel God’s wrath

THE EDITOR, Madam: What if I started a religion tomorrow, with one of its tenets being that it is okay for members of that religion to marry dogs? Should that religion be allowed to exist and…
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December 9, 2025

NWC customers in St Ann, St Mary and Portland urged to conserve, store water amid ongoing drought

The National Water Commission (NWC) is encouraging its customers in St Ann, St Mary and Portland to continue to conserve and store water as the ongoing drought continues to impact some of its water…
December 9, 2025

Parish court judge Ruth Lawrence has died

The Trelawny Police have confirmed the death of parish judge for Trelawny, Ruth Lawrence. The Gleaner was told that Lawrence was found unresponsive by her spouse in their Coral Spring home around…
Mount Pleasant’s Ranaldo Biggs celebrates with teammates after scoring against Universidad O&M during their final Concacaf Caribbean Cup group match at the National Stadium on September 30.
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

Mount Pleasant stay perfect ahead of final four

HAVING ALREADY punched their tickets to the final four of the Concacaf Caribbean Cup, Mount Pleasant Football Academy rounded out Group A action with a perfect record, downing Universidad O&M of…
December 9, 2025

Man charged after allegedly selling rented motor car

Detectives assigned to the St Catherine North police division have charged a 45-year-old man with larceny after he allegedly sold a motor vehicle which had been rented to him. He is Marlon Chang,…