Commentary
21 Jan, 2026
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Earthquake reminder brings building standards and risky development back into focus
A minor earthquake felt across sections of St Andrew recently has renewed attention on how and where Jamaicans build, as authorities again underline the importance of enforcing national construction…
21 Jan, 2026
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Mike Tapp | I want Windrush victims to receive justice
The Home Office Windrush scandal stands as one of the most shameful chapters in Britain’s recent history. British citizens who had spent decades building their lives here, contributing to our…
20 Jan, 2026
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Editorial | Be open about US-Jamaica talks
The timing of last weekend’s telephone discussion between Prime Minister Andrew Holness and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio – days after the United States named Jamaica among 75 countries for which…
20 Jan, 2026
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Gordon Robinson | The essence of discernment
The latest drama in Apocrypha, our favourite fantasyland, unfolded as it appeared on a list of countries whose citizens were barred from applying for USA immigrant visas.
20 Jan, 2026
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Michael Abrahams | Can empathy be taught?
Empathy is “the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.” Last week, my article “The Decline of Empathy” was published in The Gleaner, and I shared the piece on my Facebook pages. In…
20 Jan, 2026
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Steven Sloan | 242 times Donald Trump thanks you for your attention to these matters
WASHINGTON (AP) — A stunning military intervention in Venezuela. Telling the New York Giants which coach to hire. Threats against Iran, Denmark, Greenland and Colombia. Posing with someone else's…
20 Jan, 2026
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Jenni Shearston | What air pollution does to the human body
Breathing in air pollution like ozone and PM2.5 harms nearly every major system in the human body. It is particularly hard on the cardiovascular, respiratory and neurological systems. Ozone is a…
19 Jan, 2026
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Editorial | House oversight of the NRRA
An important development which escaped significant attention last week was the disclosure by Information Minister Dana Morris Dixon that the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NRRA) is…
19 Jan, 2026
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Ronald Thwaites| Productivity and literacy
I appreciate Prime Minister Holness’ exhortation at the Wisynco function last week for the nation to craft a surge or productivity higher than the rate of inflation. For, if we don’t, the fate of the…