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Barbara and Lincoln Robinson relate the terrifying encounter being swept away in their vehicle in raging floodwaters during a thunderstorm in New Kingston recently.
December 9, 2025 by Kimone Francis

An angel in the flood

What should have been a routine two-minute drive from Dominica Drive to Chelsea Manor turned into a harrowing 15-minute ordeal for an elderly couple, after their car was swept away by raging…
Letters
December 9, 2025

Analysing election campaign fever and key messages

THE EDITOR, Madam: With the 2025 general election fever having subsided, it’s time to look at the parties’ marketing campaigns as a pure business case study. Marketers and event planners are aware of…
Letters
December 9, 2025

High time for Jamaica to get rid of Privy Council

THE EDITOR, Madam: I am of the view that Prime Minister Holness did the correct thing in scrapping the Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs. There is no need for a ministry to deal with the…
Gordon Robinson writes:  Based on Jamaica’s history and current reality, is there another way to reduce murders than police targeting and killing suspected murderers after being “challenged”?
December 9, 2025

Ronald Thwaites | Life is cheap

Human life is cheap in Jamaica. Until recently more than a thousand like us would be murdered each year and hundreds more recklessly mangled on our roads through our own or someone else’s…
Dr Ian Roberts
December 9, 2025

Prominent educator with Guyanese heritage detained by ICE

DES MOINES, CMC-The Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) Friday confirmed that the superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district, Dr Ian Roberts, had been arrested by federal immigration authorities. …
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December 9, 2025

Kishi Anderson Leachman and Steve Sider | Belonging matters: Inclusion tips for Caribbean schools

As the new school year is underway, many schools in the region have finalised their improvement plans aimed at promoting success for all students. A crucial area that still requires urgent attention…
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December 9, 2025

Andrene Chung | Protect the heart today for a healthier tomorrow

Every heartbeat counts. Yet, too often, we take our hearts for granted – until it is too late. This year, as the world comes together to observe World Heart Day under the theme “Don’t Miss a Beat”, we…
President of Colombia Gustavo Petro Urrego.
December 9, 2025

US revokes visa for Colombia's president after he urges American soldiers to disobey Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tensions between the United States and Colombia have escalated with the State Department announcing it was revoking a visa for Gustavo Petro, president of the Latin American country,…
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December 9, 2025

Jamaku – Life’s defining journeys of Malachi Smith

The recent launching of Jamaku, the latest publication of acclaimed dub poet Malachi Smith, went far beyond what was leaping from the pages of the spellbinding stories being presented.