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Playwright David Tulloch.
December 9, 2025 by Yasmine Peru

Lasco Chin Foundation champions the culture

Award-winning playwright David Tulloch took just one week to complete a script about National Hero Sam Sharpe, a project which he found particularly fulfilling. The production will have its…
December 9, 2025

No bail for St Catherine man on murder charge

A St Catherine accused accused of fatally stabbing another man during a vigil in Williamsfied earlier this year was remanded when he appeared in the parish court on Friday. The accused is 25-year-old…
December 9, 2025

Missing St Catherine security guard found dead in abandoned quarry

Investigators in St Catherine have launched a probe after the decomposed body of a 52-year-old security guard, who was reported missing last week, was discovered in a bushy section of an abandoned…
Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Sushila Karki attends her swearing-in as interim prime minister at the presidential residence in Kathmandu, Nepal.
December 9, 2025

Prime Minister Sushila Karki urges calm after deadly protests

KATHMANDU (AP): Nepal’s new prime minister took office Sunday and “urged calm and cooperation to rebuild” the Himalayan nation after days of violent protests last week left at least 72 people dead…
A woman buys food from a street vendor in Zomba, Malawi.
December 9, 2025

People look to presidential election as nation grapples with an economic crisis

BLANTYRE (AP): Malawi is holding a presidential election this week as the country grapples with an economic crisis, food and fuel shortages – and memories of a vote six years ago that was cancelled…
A folklorico dance group performs at half-time of an NFL football game between the Baltimore Ravens and Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas in September 2024.
December 9, 2025

Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations make adjustments in current political climate

Each year during Hispanic Heritage Month, huge celebrations can be expected across the US to showcase the diversity and culture of Hispanic people. This year, the Trump administration’s immigration…
Stacey-Ann Williams of Jamaica  moments after placing second in her 400 metres heat in a personal-best 49.59 seconds on day two of the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.
December 9, 2025 by Keith McGhie

Williams over the moon after breaking 50-second barrier

Stacey-Ann Williams smashed the 50-second barrier for the first time in her career to lead a triumphant trio of Jamaicans through the 400m heats on day two of the 2025 World Athletics Championships in…
From left: Jason Sawyers; Katrina Grant-D’Aguilar; Andrei Roper; Basillia Barnaby-Cuff; Brian Cuff; Ingrid Banton; Demron Anderson; Gerald Gordon; and Wendell Lawrence at the launch of the 2025 Sterling Gospel Music Awards at the R Hotel last Thursday.
December 9, 2025

Sterling Gospel Music Awards unveils 2025 nominees

The Sterling Gospel Music Awards (SGMA), which has become known as “the Caribbean’s premier gospel music awards show”, recently unveiled the official nominees for its ninth staging, set to take place…
December 9, 2025

SheSecures Competition seeks to empower women in cybersecurity

The SheSecures Jamaica cybersecurity competition has been lauded for its role in helping to bolster the country’s cyberresilience and empowering women in the growing cybersecurity sector. The…