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December 9, 2025
December 9, 2025
by Paul H. Williams
Good Samaritan spirit alive in St Elizabeth
Outside the Samaritan’s Purse field hospital on the grounds of Black River High School, a small act of kindness recently unfolded, capturing the spirit of resilience following Hurricane Melissa. …
December 9, 2025
Editorial | Specific body for rebuilding
There is no question that Hurricane Melissa severely battered western Jamaica. Indeed, even as the assessment becomes more granular, what is known so far of the impact of the Category 5 storm is…
December 9, 2025
Labour ministry calls meeting with BITU and Bahia Principe management over redundancy exercise
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is to meet with representatives of the Bahia Principe resorts and the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU) on Monday following concerns about a planned…
December 9, 2025
Caribbean banks – shot in the foot
THE EDITOR, Madam: My brother in Belize shot himself in the foot while trying to kill a snake that was minding its own business. Shooting oneself in the foot has a sister expression, ‘cutting off…
December 9, 2025
Federal Reserve loosens reins on banks
The United States Federal Reserve’s top banking regulator on Tuesday released new guidelines for the agency’s supervision of the financial system, earning praise from industry trade groups and…
December 9, 2025
Monique Oates | Replanting hope: Feeding Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa
Hurricane Melissa did more than upend lives, destroy the housing stock and sever the road network, she uprooted Jamaica’s food security. The once-fertile parishes of St Elizabeth and Manchester, long…
December 9, 2025
Police cracking down on persons pretending to be JPS employees
The St Andrew North police are urging the public to be on high alert following the arrest of a man accused of posing as a Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) worker to defraud unsuspecting residents.…