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August 25, 2026
Shipping | SAJ urges shipping sector to prepare for high-value cheque changes
The Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) is urging shipping and maritime businesses to act quickly to prepare for changes to the processing of high-value cheques, warning that inadequate preparation…
August 25, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
Hutchinson plans to rally Labourites for JLP’s fourth term
WESTERN BUREAU: While J.C. Hutchinson will be stepping down as the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) deputy leader in charge of Area Council Four come October, he has made it clear that he plans to remain…
August 25, 2026
Letter of the Day | The burden of landlessness
THE EDITOR, Madam: The challenge of the lack of land ownership by the majority of Jamaicans has come to the fore once again with the treatment of the residents of Coopers Pen, Trelawny. The very…
August 25, 2026
Readers’ reactions
Left in Limbo This home needs intervention, Grandma cannot manage these boys and, if help doesn’t happen now, we’re going to be reading about them in the news. OCA, CPFSA or whatever need to step…
August 25, 2026
Gordon Robinson | Memories by the score
In the wee hours of March 24, 2021, two days before her birthday, the Old Ball and Chain received a phone call that broke our hearts. Initially it was Liz on the phone. But she wasn’t able to continue…
August 25, 2026
Michael Abrahams | Political weird stuff
Over the past few weeks, I inadvertently conducted a social experiment of sorts. I wrote newspaper articles and social media posts criticising both major political parties, the Jamaica Labour Party…
August 25, 2026
Editorial | The legitimate war on drugs
The Gleaner shares National Security Minister Horace Chang’s concern over the surge of cocaine seizures in Jamaica, which suggests a resurgence in the use of the island as a transshipment hub for…
August 25, 2026
The challenges of leading a road agency
THE EDITOR, Madam: It is easy to judge a road agency by the roads we use every day. When potholes appear, drains fail, roads deteriorate or roadworks cause traffic delays, people naturally become…
August 25, 2026
Immigration | I received Medicaid. How do I get my son to return to the US?
Hi Mrs Walker-Huntington: My visa was cancelled. I had a child in the US and I went with my other child to obtain a visa and she was also denied. The interviewer asked me how I paid for my pregnancy…