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December 9, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

Errol Green bats for Jamaica to have its own final court

WESTERN BUREAU: Errol Greene, trustee of the Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica (LMAJ), is supportive of the view that Jamaica should establish its own final court of appeal, arguing that the…
Prime Minister of Dominica Roosevelt Skerrit.
December 9, 2025

Dominican PM calls for structural change at CXC

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Dominica’s Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, has called for a “structural change” at the Barbados-based Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) as part of the reform of the…
Former FBI director James Comey speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, June 8, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
December 9, 2025

Former FBI Director Comey indicted on charges of making a false statement, obstruction

Former FBI Director James Comey has been charged with making a false statement and obstruction in a criminal case filed days after President Donald Trump appeared to urge his attorney general to…
Entertainment
December 9, 2025

Shatta Wale, Vybz Kartel unite on ‘Street Crown (Remix)’

Dancehall royalty collides as Ghana’s superstar Shatta Wale and Jamaica’s World Boss Vybz Kartel join forces on the brand-new Street Crown (Remix), now available on YouTube and across all major…
Motorists are being advised to proceed with caution and to observe the instructions of flagmen and posted warning signs.
December 9, 2025

Central Avenue to be closed for road work this weekend

The National Works Agency (NWA) has advised that Central Avenue in St Andrew will be closed for 10 hours on Saturday and Sunday. It says the road is to be closed between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m., each day…
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December 9, 2025

Symphony in green: the moist forests

For many, Jamaica conjures images of sun-kissed beaches and vibrant reggae music. But the heart of our island’s identity beats to a different rhythm, the quiet, ancient pulse of the moist forests.…
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December 9, 2025

Own your choices: Own your life

Many times in life, we feel trapped, as if we have no choice but to go along with circumstances or people. We blame situations, people, or fate, thinking they forced us into what we are going through.…
Gleaner editorial writes: On the matter of the use of BWCs, the JCF should be ready to offer its compelling argument for holding fast to its declared course when what has been proposed by INDECOM, JFJ and others seems so obvious and unimpeachably logical.
December 9, 2025

Editorial | The logic of BWCs

It is inconceivable that the bosses of the constabulary force were against the use of body-worn cameras (BWCs) by the police, especially during planned operations. That would defy logic in the face of…
Letters
December 9, 2025

Strong support for mandatory use of body-worn cameras

THE EDITOR, Madam: I write to express my support for the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF’s) announcement of acquiring 1,000 body-worn cameras (BWCs). In the wake of public outcry over the tragic…