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December 9, 2025
Religion vs roots: the Obeah debate
THE EDITOR, Madam: More than a century after the Obeah Act of 1898 made the practice illegal, Obeah remains one of Jamaica’s most polarising issues. Last week, Christian groups warned that legalising…
December 9, 2025
Policeman dies after being hospitalised following crash in St Elizabeth
Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force are in mourning as a policeman who was hospitalised after crashing his motorcycle last Friday in St Elizabeth has succumbed to his injuries. He is…
December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | Rescuing the anxious generation
THE EDITOR, Madam: Two years ago, I deleted my personal social media. I haven’t looked back since. The immediate sense of mental stillness that followed that decision was a revelation that the…
December 9, 2025
Norris McDonald | Crypto imperialism: Can America’s bitcoin gamble rob Jamaica’s reserves?
JAMAICA IS playing with fire. Our external debt of US$13.4 billion is tied to the US dollar, and our US$6.15 billion in foreign reserves are parked in US banks and Treasury holdings. With Washington…
December 9, 2025
Colombia foreign minister renounces US visa as tensions escalate
Colombia’s foreign minister has “renounced” her US visa to protest a decision by the State Department of the United States to revoke the visa of Colombian President Gustavo Petro, the Colombian…
December 9, 2025
Editorial | Regulations for BWCs
While there has been much debate over how efficiently the police deploy the body-worn cameras (BWC) they presently own – and when a full rollout of the equipment will happen – very little has been…
December 9, 2025
Healthcare workers urged to wear black to protest interdiction of doctor who contested general election
Healthcare workers and well-wishers of the sector have been urged to wear black tomorrow October 1, in support of Dr Aujae Dixon, a junior resident at May Pen Hospital in Clarendon, who was…
December 9, 2025
Elizabeth Morgan | A look at the main issues arising at the 80th UNGA General Debate
LAST WEEK, this column addressed the imminent UNGA general debate during high-level week under the theme, ‘Better together: 80 years and more for peace, development and human rights’. The general…
December 9, 2025
by Paul H. Williams
Scheed Cole behind the magic at Natural History Museum exhibition gallery
“O N SUNDAY, August 31, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange officially opened the Natural History Museum of Jamaica (NHMJ) Exhibition Gallery, by way of a…