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December 9, 2025

Police oversight body flags state of Area 4 lock-ups

The Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA) has highlighted overcrowding problems and a deplorable state of affairs at five of the largest lock-ups in the Area Four policing region. A recent…
Ricardo Ellis (left), deputy headboy of St George’s College, takes part in a question and answer session with Philip Wong.
December 9, 2025

Students stirred by call to persevere

Stirred by the call to persevere by South Florida-based entrepreneur and philanthropist Philip Wong during the second Pioneers of Tomorrow lecture series hosted by his alma mater, St George’s College,…
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December 9, 2025 by Sashana Small

Gov’t urged to hire Cuban workers directly to prevent forced labour

The Jamaican Government is being urged to hire Cuban workers directly and utilise hiring practices that are in line with domestic and international law to prevent forced labour among Cuban workers in…
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, speaking at a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on March 4.
December 9, 2025 by Lester Hinds

Diaspora voices concern as Jamaica skips UN vote on Palestinian speech

Members of the Jamaican diaspora are voicing concern over the Government’s decision not to cast a vote on a resolution that would have supported Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to…
From left: Amber Gail Grandison, vice-president of the Rotary Club of Montego Bay, Yemima Garcia, assistant governor, Michelle Vernon, director of projects, Rotary Club of Montego Bay, Sergeant Fourthney Moore, station manager at Anchovy receiving the lapt
December 9, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

Anchovy Police Station gets technological boost from Rotarians, KPMG

WESTERN BUREAU: The newly opened Anchovy Police Station in St James received a boost in technology last Friday with the donation of five laptop computers from the Rotary Cub of Montego Bay in…