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December 9, 2025

Suicide affects loved ones dearly

THE EDITOR, Madam: I am a bereaved mother who lost my 22-year-old son to suicide one year ago. Losing a child to suicide is described as one of the most traumatic forms of grief and loss. You never…
Letters
December 9, 2025

Letter of the Day | Jamaica becoming a republic remains a pipe dream

THE EDITOR, Madam: Every year when we celebrate our independence, British monarchy being our head of state reminds us that we are not fully independent. On paper, Jamaica is an independent country.…
Chelsea’s Estevao (left) celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal during the English Premier League football match against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge in London, yesterday.
December 9, 2025

Arsenal go top, Chelsea beat Liverpool

AP: ESTEVAO STRUCK in added time to inflict a third straight defeat on Premier League champions Liverpool. The Brazilian teenager slid in at the far post to seal a 2-1 win for Chelsea in a breathless…
President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives at the White House, Friday, September 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
December 9, 2025

Federal appeals court rules Trump administration can’t end birthright citizenship

BOSTON (AP) — A federal appeals court in Boston ruled on Friday that the Trump administration cannot withhold citizenship from children born to people in the country illegally or temporarily, adding…
In this file photo commuters are seen jostling to board a Jamaica Urban Transit Company bus at the South Parade terminus in downtown Kingston.
December 9, 2025

Ronald Thwaites | On family life

There is no society which has prospered without the foundation of stable families. Nikki is 30, petite and pretty. Looks like she’s slightly spaced out but denies any drug use other than cigarettes.…
Cricket West Indies Chief Executive Officer Chris Dehring.
December 9, 2025

Cash-strapped CWI forced to restructure

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS have forced Cricket West Indies (CWI) to significantly alter and, in some instances, cut some of their regional competitions next year. This was…
Seymour Reid
December 9, 2025

Teenager Reid surprised, grateful for first call-up

WHEN JAMAICAN youth international Seymour Reid received his first senior call-up to the Reggae Boyz squad for the upcoming Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers, he was left surprised and speechless. Reid is…
West Indies’ Alick Athanaze plays a shot on the third day of the first Test cricket match against India at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India yesterday.
December 9, 2025

Chase laments continuing batting woes

AHMEDABAD, India (CMC): WEST INDIES Test captain Roston Chase has placed the team’s dismal showing in the opening Test against India squarely on the shoulders of the batsmen. The Windies were routed…
A curious squirrel monkey peeps from his enclosure at the Hope Zoo. While the Hope Zoo would have followed all required procedures to bring its animals into the country, authorities are concerned about possibly thousands of other animals that are brought
December 9, 2025 by Livern Barrett

Exotic animals free-for-all

Jamaican authorities confiscated more than 250 endangered and exotic species of animals over the last five years amid worrying signs that more locals are seeking to cash in on the global…