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Looking at the Queer Agenda after its unveiling are (from left) Belgian Ambassador Ellen De Geest; Louise McCollin, head of political affairs and communications of the British High Commission; Glenroy Murray, executive director of Equality for All Foundat
December 14, 2025 by Erica Virtue

‘It’s a performance’

The Equality for All Foundation Jamaica, formerly the Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays (J-FLAG), has challenged what it describes as performative opposition from sections of Jamaica’s…
Christopher Burgess
December 14, 2025

Christopher Burgess | Upgrading insurance and infrastructure

Hurricanes are becoming more destructive. What cost Jamaica under US$1 billion in the 1950s now costs nearly US$9 billion in 2025 — damaging roads, water systems, cutting power to most of the island,…
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December 14, 2025

Hello mi neighbour | Want to be happy? Practise the golden rule daily

SO OVERWHELMING was *Erick’s love for *Erica at first sight, that marriage proposal was immediate. Couldn’t wait! Whether or not she was spoken for at that time didn’t seem to bother Erick at all.…
Representational image of an elderly gentleman working on a computer.
December 14, 2025

Denise Eldemire-Shearer | Older persons and upside and flipside of technology

For older persons, technology covers a wide array of things, ranging from at-home devices to social media, especially WhatsApp, to financial management, and there are differing attitudes and responses…
December 14, 2025

Oran Hall | Re-investing the proceeds of a matured bond in another

Recently, my friend shared with me that his wife wanted to know what to do with the proceeds of bonds she owned that were due to mature soon in light of calls she had received from her investment…
An Amazon truck seen on the streets of Philadelphia.
December 14, 2025

Yaneek Page | Should Jamaicans turn to Amazon for income after Hurricane Melissa?

A reader from Westmoreland who wrote to me recently shared a question that many people across the western parishes are now asking as they try to rebuild their lives after Hurricane Melissa. “Hey…
Teacher Juliet Ellis (left) with former student Tonielia Rowe and her mother. Toniecia Pollock.
December 14, 2025 by Erica Virtue

A cut above

Tonielia Rowe’s eighth-place regional finish in textiles, clothing and fashion in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations feels like a first-place victory for Greater…
December 13, 2025

Manchester man killed by tree

A Manchester community has been plunged into mourning over the death of a senior citizen who was killed by a tree. The deceased has been identified as 65-year-old farmer Lloyd Grant of Race Course.…
President Donald Trump talks to reporters as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House, Saturday, December13, 2025, in Washington, en route to Baltimore to attend the Army-Navy football game. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
December 13, 2025

Trump pledges retaliation after three Americans killed in Syria attack that the US blames on IS

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that “there will be very serious retaliation” after two US service members and one American civilian were killed in an attack in Syria that…