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Defence lawyers across Jamaica are withdrawing their services from the country’s criminal courts beginning Monday, escalating their dispute with the Government over mandatory minimum sentences under the Firearms Act.
October 4, 2026

Gordon Robinson | Lawyers not lawyerin’

So, some criminal defence lawyers took to the street to protest mandatory minimum sentences in the Firearms Act. When Government didn’t budge, they went on strike, withdrawing their services on Monday and Tuesday. Organizers of this unusual industrial action were Jamaican Bar Association and Advocates Association.

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Jalil Dabdoub | What we carried with us

I am frequently asked why Palestine occupies much of my writing. The answer is simple: because behind the headlines and injustices are human lives, exactly like those of the women who raised me. I…
04 Oct, 2026 0

Aubrey Stewart | The Firearms Act: What should be kept, and what should be fixed?

For almost four years, Jamaica has lived with one of the toughest firearm laws in its history. Now, members of the legal profession, led by the Jamaica Bar Association (JAMBAR) and the Advocates’…
Students pay homage to the statue of Mahatma Gandhi on the eve of Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti observed on October 2 during their visit to the Gandhi Ashram, in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad.
04 Oct, 2026 0

Mayank Joshi | Celebrating peace, tolerance, and the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi

The International Day of Non-Violence, celebrated annually on October 2, marks the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, a global beacon of peace and non-violence. This day, proclaimed by the United…
04 Oct, 2026 0

Dennis A. Minott | Towards a tourism wealth inwards retention ratio

Few people know that my late wife, Sandy, and I once owned and operated, 100 per cent, the hotel business at Bonnie View in Port Antonio. We failed. Failure is a stern tutor. Ours sent me, somewhat…
04 Oct, 2026 0

Mark Wignall | The link between crime and a fortune is real

The immediate link between that is to ask the dead. It is they who say who know all. We know, of course, who the pretenders are. The real big hitters tend to make stuff, even though Elon Musk has had…
04 Oct, 2026 0

Christopher Tufton | Consumers have shifted their spending

Last week’s headline that a major Jamaican manufacturer would place 141 workers on a three-week rotating lay-off, with the new tax on sweetened beverages among the reasons given, has prompted a great…
Dr Ludrick Morris
27 Sep, 2026 0

Ludrick Morris | Death on hire purchase... and the children are paying the down payment

Jamaica is taking out a loan against the health of its children. The down payment is being made now, in childhood overweight and obesity, rising blood pressure, disturbed blood sugar, fatty liver…
Gordon Robinson
27 Sep, 2026 0

Gordon Robinson | Government by giveaways

In a brilliant move, PNP took its annual show on the road to Westmoreland. Apart from obvious political gimmickry, this was a salutary message of support to those most affected by Melissa as well as a…
Specialist personnel from the UK’s Royal Navy ‘HMS Trent’ assisting hospital workers at the Falmouth Hospital in Trelawny after Hurricane Melissa.
27 Sep, 2026 0

Alicia Herbert | One year in Jamaica: What this island has taught me

A year ago, I arrived in Jamaica to take up one of the greatest privileges of my career, serving as British high commissioner. Like anyone beginning a new chapter, I arrived with plenty to learn. I…