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Activists participate in a demonstration outside where negotiations were taking place at the COP30 UN Climate Summit, on November 21, in Belém, Brazil.
December 9, 2025

Peter Espeut | No sustainability at COP 30

It seems that the only interests that went home happy after the 30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 30) that wrapped up last Saturday in…
Toppled JPS utility poles are seen along Hargreaves Avenue in Mandeville after Hurricane Melissa swept through Jamaica last month.
December 9, 2025

Editorial | Case for underground power lines

Hugh Grant, the CEO of Jamaica Public Service (JPS), the light and power company, is right about the tremendous cost if the island were to run its overhead power lines underground. His solution:…
Letters
December 9, 2025

Letter of the Day | Sustainable transport need of the hour

THE EDITOR, Madam: Transport is vital for promoting connectivity, trade, economic growth and employment. On the other hand, transport is also implicated as a significant source of greenhouse gas…
Major Lazer musical group (from left) Ape Drums, Walshy Fire, America Foster and Diplo.
December 9, 2025 by Yasmine Peru

5 Questions With America Foster

This week, 5 Questions With… caught up with America Foster, the British-Jamaican artiste, content creator, and performer, who joins Diplo, Walshy Fire, and Ape Drums as the fourth member of Major…
Letters
December 9, 2025

Apply energy on recovery than attacking fellow Jamaicans

THE EDITOR, Madam: We are writing in response to the article by Dr Michael Abrahams accusing the Jamaica Coalition for a Healthy Society (JCHS) and the Love March Movement (LMM) of callousness in…
Letters
December 9, 2025

Letter of the Day | Jamaica College stance on hair grooming sets important precedent

THE EDITOR Madam: I applaud the recent decision by Jamaica College to revise its hair grooming policy, a meaningful step toward dismantling discriminatory practices still present in our education…
Daryl Vaz, Minister of Transport.
December 9, 2025

Vaz urges greater caution on roads after highway crash leaves five dead

Transport Minister Daryl Vaz is urging road users to exercise heightened caution, stressing that split-second mechanical failures or lapses can have life-altering consequences. His warning follows…
Attorney General, John Jeremie, piloting the stand your ground legislation.
December 9, 2025

T&T government tables stand your ground legislation

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago government on Wednesday defended its decision to pilot legislation allowing for homeowners to defend their properties, even by the use of deadly…
CALIFORNIA CROWN (right), ridden by Robert Halledeen, wins the 50th running of the Jamaica 2000 Guineas, a three-year-old graded stakes, ahead of stablemate INTRESTNTIMESAHEAD (Tevin Foster) at Caymanas Park on June 2, 2024.
December 9, 2025 by Ainsley Walters

California Crown a cinch for Kaz Hoshay Trophy

CALIFORNIA CROWN, who made MONEY MARKET look ordinary when dismissing his fellow local-bred in an overnight allowance at five furlongs round in June, returned after a six-race dalliance among…