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August 16, 2026
Editorial | What’s the new pact with the United States?
The Andrew Holness administration must provide further and better particulars on its reported “new military partnership” with the United States to fight alleged narco-terrorists in the Caribbean.…
August 16, 2026
Douglas Orane | Jamaica’s source of competitive advantage in athletics
“How is it that Jamaican high school athletes go to the Penn Relays and consistently outperform North American teams that have vastly more financial resources?” This was a question asked of me…
August 16, 2026
Orville Taylor | I stand with Bert et al
If you missed it, never mind. It has no expiry date. On July 5, veteran attorney and pan-Africanist Bert Samuels launched the Kumasi Museum. The name, derived from the capital of Ghana’s Ashanti…
August 16, 2026
Garth Rattray | We are depleting and damaging our aquifers
There aren’t enough green spaces being provided and preserved. Urban development, expansion, deforestation, paving, and other changes to the land prevent rainfall from soaking into the ground. The…
August 16, 2026
Dwight Fletcher | Failure isn’t the end of your story
We often assume that our biggest failures have the power to define or destroy the rest of our lives. But what if they don’t? For the last two weeks, we’ve been in a series about getting past regret…
August 16, 2026
Dennis Zulu | Jamaica’s digital future begins in the classroom
Jamaica has entered the final year of implementation of the Government of Jamaica and United Nations SDG Joint Programme on Digital Transformation for Education, a flagship initiative supported…
August 16, 2026
Yaakov Raskin | Five tips for a successful school year
As parents in Jamaica prepare for the new school year, many want to give their kids a leg up. The purpose of education is more than just about academic success or career readiness, it’s about…
August 16, 2026
Sean Major-Campbell | Stop making the Bible a god
Are you one of those persons who replaces your brain with your pastor? Or maybe you replace your brain with your Bible? Maybe you should explore whether you idolise the Bible.
August 16, 2026
Gabriel Agbo | I believe God
“ But take courage! None of you will lose your lives, even though the ship will go down. For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me, and he said, ‘Don’t be…