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December 9, 2025
ExxonMobil touts US$3b local spending in Guyana
Oil company ExxonMobil Guyana says that along with its contractors, it has spent an estimated US$2.9 billion with Guyanese businesses since operations began in 2015. In addition, the oil and gas…
December 9, 2025
Travel industry ‘athletes’ take on Island Challenge 3
LONDON: A team of aspiring athletes from across the UK travel industry have pledged to raise a further £100,000 for children’s healthcare in the Caribbean by taking part in a gruelling ‘Island…
December 9, 2025
by Paul H. Williams
Owen ‘Blakka’ Ellis plays Garvey’s ‘ghost’ in a TV series
RENOWNED JAMAICAN actor Owen ‘Blaka’ Ellis plays the ‘ghost’ of National Hero Marcus Mosiah Garvey in a six-episode CaribbeanTales-TV original series titled Garvey’s Ghost, created and executive…
December 9, 2025
Jamaica so far records 29 days with triple road deaths, analysis reveals
Jamaica recorded three road deaths in a single day 29 times this year up to September 6, an analysis of police data has revealed. The figures are for separate fatal crashes and not single events with…
December 9, 2025
JN helps transform Luigi Allen’s setbacks into Microsoft career
Microsoft customer success account manager and 2003/04 JN Scholarship recipient Luigi Allen has five points of advice for students navigating college life. First, he is urging them to embark on…
December 9, 2025
If you preach it, be it
THE EDITOR, Madam: Please allow me space to address comments made by Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness in his speech at the swearing-in ceremony for members of parliament on Tuesday, September 18.
December 9, 2025
'Badda Don' gunned down in Old Harbour
Forty-three-year-old Orace Frankson, otherwise called 'Badda Don', was gunned down while walking along a road in Old Harbour, St Catherine last night. The police are searching for his…
December 9, 2025
Editorial | Whither the drainage plan?
The flooding and traffic gridlock caused by the thunderstorm over the capital on Friday starkly reminded us of the drainage problem faced by Jamaica’s cities and towns, and raised questions about the…
December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | Congrats to Ja’s athletes at the World Championships
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) extends heartfelt congratulations to our athletes who have once again carried the black, green, and gold to the global stage with…