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left: The Spaces Jamaica team (from left) Janine Boulevard, administrative assistant; Janelle Pantry-Coke, creative director; Tianna James, intern; and Toni-Ann Hibbert, marketing officer, during the Strawberry community outreach on July 26.
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GoodHeart | Spaces delivers on ‘Rebuild with Heart’ promise

Last November, as Spaces Jamaica prepared to mark its 18th anniversary, Hurricane Melissa devastated communities across western Jamaica, leaving countless families displaced. Founder and Creative…
Representational image of graduates throwing their caps
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Editorial | Empower youth to succeed

Jamaica’s youth, who comprise 28 per cent of the island’s population, remain disproportionately at risk. For example, at 11.7 per cent, youth unemployment is nearly three times the national average.…
Pocket Rocket Foundation Founder and Chairwoman Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (centre) and Executive Director Dr Jermaine McCalpin share a moment with Lysandra Taylor at this year’s staging of the foundation’s Student-Athlete Development Summit.
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GoodHeart |Lysandra Taylor sets the pace for excellence

At 17, Lysandra Taylor has already distinguished herself as a student-athlete, leader, performer and scholar. The Papine High School graduate balanced academics with netball, volleyball, acting and…
Letters
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Coopers Pen demolition: Wake-up call for land justice

THE EDITOR, Madam: The pre-dawn demolition of homes in Coopers Pen, Trelawny, should trouble every right-thinking Jamaican. No claim of legal ownership, however valid, justifies such a callous…
Letters
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Letter of the Day | Addressing declining birth rate and national development

THE EDITOR, Madam: Decades have been spent in planning for economic growth, new infrastructure, stronger public services and a more productive workforce. Yet, one important part of that future is…
Letters
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The anxiety of transitioning from classroom to work

THE EDITOR, Madam: Each August brings a quiet but powerful ritual: a new class of college graduates steps into the world of work. This year is no exception, and it is worth pausing to reflect on what…
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Lucea road repairs halted after first day

Western Bureau: A long-awaited road rehabilitation project in Lucea, Hanover, has been temporarily delayed after seawater affected repair works along the town’s main thoroughfare. The National Works…
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Tony Deyal | Cats are funny too

Many years ago, I read about Shakespeare’s Hamlet when Polonius enjoined his son, Laertes, saying, “Be thou familiar but by no means vulgar.” In other words, there is a very fine line dividing both…
A girl rests at a shelter for families displaced by gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
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Ronald Sanders | Haiti – Stop the money flow to organised crime

Haiti’s plight must not be forgotten simply because it no longer features regularly in international headlines. The suffering has not diminished. Between January and early June 2026, at least 2,310…