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Shani Duncan-Falconer (left), senior corporate manager at JMMB Group SME Resource Centre, with Primrose Oliver of Called Out Gospel Radio, during the PowHerful Women in Business Meet & Greet at AC Hotel, Kingston.
December 9, 2025

JMMB welcomes third cohort of PowHerful Women in Business

The JMMB Group, through its SME Resource Centre, welcomed 23 Jamaican women entrepreneurs – part of a total 33 participants from Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago – to the third cohort of its PowHERful…
Members of the aerial circus group Pendurados perform in an open-air show that explores healing from sexual violence through art and community, at Icarai Beach in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro.
December 9, 2025

Aerial circus spotlights a path to healing for victims of gender-based violence

NITEROI: (AP) Performers twisted and twirled above the sand on a beach across the bay from Rio de Janeiro in an aerial circus show that sought to draw attention to the widespread problem of violence…
Attendees walk past an electronic display showing recent cyberattacks in China at the China Internet Security Conference in Beijing.
December 9, 2025

US accused of cyberattack on national time centre

BEIJING: (AP) China, on Sunday, accused the US National Security Agency of carrying out cyberattacks on its national time centre, following an investigation, saying any damage to related facilities…
Houthi supporters dance as they celebrate following the announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace plan to pause the fighting, in Sanaa, Yemen.
December 9, 2025

Houthi rebels detain 20 UN employees, confiscate equipment

CAIRO: (AP) Iranian-backed Houthi rebels detained two dozen UN employees Sunday, a day after they raided another UN facility in the capital Sanaa, a UN official said. Jean Alam, a spokesman for the…
A basket lift used by thieves is seen at the Louvre museum.
December 9, 2025

Thieves strike Louvre in brazen jewel heist as the museum shuts

PARIS: (AP) In a brazen, seven-minute strike, thieves used a basket lift to reach the Louvre on Sunday morning and, as tourists were already inside, forced a window, smashed display cases and fled…
Members of Parliament before being swore at the swearing-in ceremony for members of the upper and lower houses of Parliament held on September 18, 2025 in Gordon House.
December 9, 2025

Lloyd Barnett | Challenges of constitutional change

The former Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs promoted a video which depicted a decorated vehicle proceeding at good speed on a beautiful and smooth highway towards the republican terminal.…
Ronald Thwaites writes: We are a follow-fashion people, and the model put before our children and all of us is that the supreme objective of life is to have my way and gain my advantage whoever else have to get jook.
December 9, 2025

Ronald Thwaites | Delusions about growth

Last week, an editorial in this paper prescribed how Jamaica could resurrect the prospect of five per cent annual GDP growth. Helpful fiscal measures and issues of social reform were put forward. This…
Rice and peas with fried chicken and steamed vegetables.
December 9, 2025

A case for rice and peas and chicken

THE EDITOR, Madam: As we celebrate our heritage, it may be time to go to the cultural table to rethink some of the symbols that represent who we are today. For some years, I have been wondering if…
Letters
December 9, 2025

Teachers need their freedom

THE EDITOR, Madam: As educators in Jamaica, we are compelled to express our deep concern regarding the increasing demands placed on us, which are encroaching on our personal time and infringing on…