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August 3, 2026
Christopher Burgess | Education for economic growth
Jamaica’s ease of registering a business is often praised and mistakenly equated with growth. But growth is much more than ease of entry and is constrained by the limited available technical skills…
August 3, 2026
Declining birth rate is a global trend
THE EDITOR, Madam: Health Minister Christopher Tufton announced strategies to combat the country’s declining birth rate, which fell from 70,000 per annum in the 1970s to 30,000 currently, a decline…
August 3, 2026
Letter of the Day | Redefine Emancipation and Independence days
THE EDITOR, Madam: In August 1962, Jamaicans rightly welcomed the end of centuries of colonisation with celebration. The struggle from slavery to self-governance had not been an easy one. National…
August 3, 2026
Ja’s AI skills push must measure workplace results
THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica’s AI-skilling drive should be judged by whether or not it changes how people work, not by how many certificates it issues. The Government’s GAINS programme promises AI…
August 3, 2026
Time to open up the beaches
THE EDITOR, Madam: It was alarming to read about the drastic drop in Jamaica’s stay-over travellers this July. In contrast, the Dominican Republic recorded the highest stay-over traveller rate in…
August 3, 2026
Editorial | Revive partnership council
With less than two months before the expiry of the partnership agreement between the Government, political Opposition and other societal stakeholders, the Holness administration should not only…
August 3, 2026
by Tanesha Mundle
Appeal Court finds FSC had no basis to seize SSL
The Court of Appeal has found that the Financial Services Commission (FSC) had no proper basis to seize Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL) in January 2023. “The FSC failed at this first hurdle,”…
August 2, 2026
Vybz Kartel, fiancée Sidem Öztürk announces pregnancy during Reggae Land performance
Jamaican international dancehall star Vybz Kartel and his fiancée Sidem Öztürk have announced that they are expecting their first child together. The couple shared the news during Kartel’s…
August 2, 2026
NEPA launches campaign to help reduce drownings
The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) has launched a beach and river safety campaign aimed at reducing incidents of drowning. A total of 128 people have drowned at rivers and beaches…