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Published:Wednesday | December 17, 2025 | 12:05 AM

The financial conglomerate Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) made $20 billion profit for its October 2025 financial year, or roughly $150 million less than a year ago, as provisions tied to Hurricane Melissa offset otherwise steady banking operations. The...

Published:Wednesday | December 17, 2025 | 12:05 AMKrysta Anderson/Staff Reporter

For many, Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. But some people find the season difficult, and their lack of festive spirit may actually be a symptom of seasonal depression. Seasonal depression, more formally called seasonal affective...

Published:Wednesday | December 17, 2025 | 12:05 AM

HORMONES ARE often spoken about in conversations around mood, weight, energy, and overall health, but many people do not fully understand what they are or why they matter. In truth, hormones are among the most powerful chemical messengers in the...

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 9:59 PM

Some 300 tourism workers across the sector participated in a pilot mental health intervention programme implemented by the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) in response to the impact of Hurricane Melissa. The four-day pilot, which...

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 8:55 PM

President of the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE), Dr Derrick Deslandes, says the institution’s lack of perimeter fencing and ongoing electrical power issues have left the Portland-based campus vulnerable to criminal activity...

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 8:41 PM

Detectives assigned to the St Catherine North Division are investigating the shooting-death of a 37-year-old man in the parish on Monday night. The deceased has been identified as Lorenzo Harvey, otherwise called 'Lasha', of Windsor Avenue in...

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 7:27 PM

Proven Management Limited, investment manager of Proven Group Limited, today announced plans to partner with Cornerstone Group, which indirectly holds the second‑largest stake in Proven through its subsidiary, Barita Investments. The...

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 6:43 PM

The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) is probing the fatal shooting of a construction worker during an alleged confrontation with the police in Annotto Bay, St Mary, on Monday night. The deceased has been identified as 37-year-...

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 6:14 PM

(AP) - The United States Tuesday expanded travel restrictions to an additional 20 countries and the Palestinian Authority, doubling the number of nations affected by sweeping limits announced earlier this year on who can travel and emigrate to the...

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 5:46 PM

The 48-hour curfew imposed for the communities of Park and 100 Lane off Red Hills Road, has been extended by the St Andrew North police. The extension will commence 6 p.m. today and will remain in effect until 6 p.m. on Thursday. The initial...

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 7:52 PM

A Kingston teacher who strangled businessman Jean-Pierre Rhone to death in 2018 after luring him from his home and robbing him has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the "truly horrendous" crime. “A young, tertiary-educated man, with a...

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 4:48 PM

(AP) — Rob Reiner's son, Nick, will be charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the killing of his parents, Los Angeles County prosecutors said Tuesday. Nick Reiner, 32, will be charged in the death of the 78-year-old actor and director...

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 4:16 PM

Jamaica's push towards a fully digitised healthcare system received a major boost, with the handover of US$1.3 million worth of equipment to support the country's Electronic Immunisation Registry (EIR). The EIR is a digital system designed to...

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 4:04 PM

A 54-year-old woman has been charged with arson and burglary in Clarendon after a dispute in August escalated to a fire incident on Friday. Jennifer Bachan, also known as ‘Sandra,’ a hospital attendant from Savoy district in Christiana, in...

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 3:38 PM

The National Works Agency (NWA) has announced that a section of Spanish Town Road near the Sandy Gully Bridge in Kingston will be temporarily closed to vehicular traffic, starting at 9 p.m. today. This is to allow for repairs to a leaking sewerage...

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 3:02 PM

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As financial institutions quietly integrate blockchain into cross‑border payment flows, attention is shifting from retail trading to real‑world infrastructure. The XRP price still dominates headlines, but inside banks and payment firms, the focus is on what the XRP Ledger can actually do for settlement speed, liquidity management, and regulatory compliance.

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 3:02 PM

Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic are moving from observation to action as the Ethereum ecosystem grows in size and complexity. The ethereum price is no longer viewed only as a speculative chart but as a signal attached to infrastructure that now underpins trading venues, lending protocols and tokenised assets.

Europe’s MiCA Rulebook Comes Into Force

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 2:36 PMRonald Cohen for Project Syndicate

LONDON: Around the world, in rich and poor countries alike, public budget constraints are limiting efforts to address social ills and fueling political polarization. Desperate for fiscal headroom, outcomes-based partnerships (OPs) that can attract...

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 3:01 PM

The Jamaica Teachers Association (JTA) has formally called on the Government to resolve outstanding issues with salary increments and contracts, even as the country grapples with recovery from Hurricane Melissa. “Notwithstanding all that is...

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 2:28 PMJorge G. Castañeda for Project Syndicate

MEXICO CITY: Aggressive anti-immigrant policies have been a hallmark of US President Donald Trump’s first year back in the White House, and this appears unlikely to change in 2026. A growing number of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE...

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