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27 Dec, 2025
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VM, Food For The Poor deliver new home to St Bess family
A family in Myersville, St Elizabeth, has received a new two-bedroom home for the holidays, after Hurricane Melissa, through a partnership between VM Group and Food For The Poor. The home was…
27 Dec, 2025
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Something Extra | Saturday
With ongoing recovery efforts under way across the island, benefit concerts have taken centre stage this festive season, placing music and heart at the forefront. Among the most recent were ‘An…
27 Dec, 2025
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Editorial | Preserving Jamaica’s living culture
The recent report on the decline of Jonkonnu celebrations in Moore Town is unsettling, and it should be for Jamaicans alike, especially those who are passionate about the country’s deep-rooted…
27 Dec, 2025
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Santa, stoves and second chances in Trelawny
It was not yet Christmas Eve, but it seemed like Grand Market came just a few days early for residents of Trelawny. From Martha Brae, Hague Settlement, Falmouth, and as far as Sherwood Content, they…
27 Dec, 2025
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Letter of the Day | Be a support system this holiday season
THE EDITOR, Madam:
27 Dec, 2025
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Behind every cloud of adversity, there’s a silver lining
THE EDITOR, Madam: Hardship is often seen as evidence of failure and unworthiness – especially when others with equal chances seem more positive and self-fulfilled than you. It may result in…
27 Dec, 2025
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Najae Murray | Strengthening TVET accreditation for national development
Jamaica’s economy depends on a workforce ready for change. Yet, our technical and vocational education and training (TVET) system remains segmented. A unified, high-standard accreditation framework is…
27 Dec, 2025
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Hybrid approach best suited for development
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing with reference to the letter ‘Many rivers to cross Jamaica’, published in The Gleaner on December 24. The phrase, many rivers to coss, was popularised by Jimmy Cliff…
27 Dec, 2025
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Tony Deyal | Christmas for a better new year
First of all, I should have gone earlier to put things together and make sure they worked, demanded and liked by my wife especially. Unfortunately, I waited too long. Going into the weekend…