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December 9, 2025
Trafalgar Park resident blames construction of apartment complex after floodwaters ravage home
A resident of Trafalgar Park in New Kingston is counting her losses from Friday's heavy rains after water from the nearby gully flooded her home, damaging furniture and appliances and leaving…
December 9, 2025
Bruno Damiani scores in 71st, Andre Blake makes key save in stoppage time as the Union beat the Revs
CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Bruno Damiani scored in the 71st minute for his sixth goal of the season, Andre Blake made a key save in stoppage time and the Philadelphia Union beat the New England Revolution…
December 9, 2025
by Erica Virtue
Health ministry to open cognitive clinics for dementia screening
The Ministry of Health and Wellness is set to open cognitive clinics to screen individuals displaying symptoms of dementia – a degenerative disease that impairs daily functioning, including memory…
December 9, 2025
Ode to Portia
Pamela Redwood has worked closely with Portia for more than 30 years. Following the disclosure by Simpson Miller’s husband that his wife is suffering from dementia, Redwood paid the following tribute…
December 9, 2025
Incentives and disparity in education
THE EDITOR, Madam: The compensation review package for teachers and restructuring of the teacher’s hierarchy could lead to an exodus of teachers which underscore low performance, which has…
December 9, 2025
Educator advocates for persons with exceptionalities
On August 31, Joan Phillips-Bennett, also known as Ade Nima, launched the first episode of her newly rebranded the Empower Exceptionalities Jamaica (EEJ) Podcast. The journey to this point has been…
December 9, 2025
by Kimone Francis
'I don't make it bother me'
A decades-long dispute between retired politician Pearnel Charles Sr and residents in Old Pera, St Thomas, has flared up once again, sparking verbal confrontations and threats of displacement. The…
December 9, 2025
Urgent need to deploy body-cams
THE EDITOR, Madam: This is an open letter to Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness and Opposition Leader Mark Golding. I am writing with reference to the article, “INDECOM rings body-cam alarm again as…
December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | One swift rescue, but thousands still in danger
THE EDITOR, Madam: The recent action by the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) to remove the children of TikToker June ‘Rosalee’ Dixon after her own alarming online statements is a…