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July 21, 2026
Something Extra | Monday
The special summer edition of 90’s Playground, held on Friday at Shazz Grounds in St Ann, kicked off the road to A Taste of Sumfest with Baby Cham as the headline performance. Cham rolled off his hits…
July 20, 2026
Excitement builds for Festival Song Competition Results Show
The countdown is on as preparations intensify for the highly anticipated 2026 Jamaica Festival Song Competition Results Show, set for this Saturday, July 25 at the Ranny Williams Entertainment…
July 20, 2026
Kartel and Mavado give full course meal at A Taste of Sumfest
Notwithstanding a change of venue from its usual home in Catherine Hall, Montego Bay, to Plantation Cove in St Ann, and the festival being scaled down to one night only, A Taste of Sumfest, the crowd…
July 20, 2026
SLB and the delinquency problem
THE EDITOR, Madam:
Recently, the executive director of the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB), Nickeisha Walsh, disclosed to Parliament the struggles the bureau has been facing in repayment compliance. She…
July 20, 2026
Letter of the Day | Kingston has a sanitation problem
THE EDITOR, Madam:
The deteriorating state of sanitation and the pervasive uncleanness of the streets of Kingston are matters of grave and urgent concern.
Compounding the issue of uncollected or…
July 21, 2026
Editorial | CXC and AI debate
Last week’s announcement by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) that it will, from next year, phase out school-based assessments (SBA) for some subjects in its regional exams strengthens the need…
July 20, 2026
Sir Garfield Sobers, precious gem of cricket
THE EDITOR, Madam:
There have been only two towering legendary personalities in the world of cricket. One was Sir Donald George Bradman of Australia and the other of course Sir Garfield St Aubrun…
July 20, 2026
Time to finalise long-overdue EIA regulations
THE EDITOR, Madam:
Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) are an important tool used to help government decide whether a new project, like a hotel or a road, should be approved. When done properly,…
July 20, 2026
Christopher Burgess | Special Economic Zones for industrial transformation
Jamaica’s industrial landscape is fragmented – small entities that have neither scaled nor retooled. Many remain uncompetitive and lack export capacity. A recent visit to a factory in St Catherine…