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09 Nov, 2026
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Parliament to meet on November 17 after student-led movement wins election
BELGRADE (AP): The first session of Serbia’s new Parliament, which will be dominated by a student-led movement following its election triumph last month, will be held on November 17, the outgoing…
09 Nov, 2026
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Ronald Thwaites | Avoiding Trumpism
November 3 US midterm elections were so important to them and to us that I was prepared to replace a night’s sleep with successive bouts of anxiety, growing hopefulness, then relief and brief elation.…
09 Nov, 2026
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Mickel Jackson | Restoring decorum, fairness and trust in Gordon House
Parliament is one of the highest institutions in the land. Those who are elected to serve in it are entrusted with a solemn responsibility and should regard the office with the prestige that it…
09 Nov, 2026
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With NWA CEO in place, what are road users looking for?
THE EDITOR, Madam: The National Works Agency (NWA) now has a permanent chief executive officer. Stephen Edwards’ appointment took effect on November 2. With a new CEO in place, it is worth…
09 Nov, 2026
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Letter of the Day | Jamaica between the great powers
THE EDITOR, Madam: I have been reading Ezekiel, one of the Old Testament’s most colourful prophets, and Chapter 17 has caused me to reflect on Jamaica’s present geopolitical realities. Through the…
09 Nov, 2026
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Power to the people
THE EDITOR, Madam: Immediately after his Bay of Pigs fiasco in 1961, President John F. Kennedy told a press conference: “There’s an old saying that victory has a thousand fathers, and defeat is an…
09 Nov, 2026
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Dancehall artistes and the right to free speech
Much has been made of Beenie Man’s recent comments on an international platform when he was asked about Jamaica’s recovery efforts one year after the passage of Hurricane Melissa, and also of Prime…
09 Nov, 2026
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Jkuhl shares her WOMEX 2026 experience - ‘I felt like I was destined to be there’
Singer and songwriter Janine ‘Jkuhl’ Coombs dreamt of being a performer at the World Music Expo – better known as WOMEX – and she had submitted applications before, but just didn’t get a favourable…
09 Nov, 2026
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Coach Speid demands commitment
Reggae Boyz interim head coach Rudolph Speid says commitment to the national programme remains an important consideration in his squad selection ahead of Jamaica’s Concacaf Nations League quarterfinal…