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Robert Scott is the author of ‘Developing Gravitas and Boosting Your Executive Presence.
April 21, 2026 by Keisha Hill

Business leader Robert Scott debuts book on executive influence

In an increasingly competitive professional landscape, where qualifications alone no longer guarantee advancement, Robert C. Scott is challenging conventional thinking with the upcoming e-launch of…
Ernie Smith
April 21, 2026

Gordon Robinson | Life is just for living

Sad news was abundant last week but, closest to my home, last Thursday night, another musical icon transitioned to the land of legends. Ernie Smith was among a select few (by “few” I mean a couple…
Sheere Spence, a senior medical laboratory technologist, University of Technology.
April 21, 2026

Medical laboratory professionals take spotlight this week

This week marks Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, a celebration of the vital contributions of medical technologists and laboratory scientists across Jamaica and around the world. These…
Jewish children eat pieces of Callahan bread after the prayer was recited during a Shabbat service at the Beth Shalom synagogue, in Havana, Cuba.
April 21, 2026

Michael Abrahams | Empathy for the Jews

In observance of Human Rights Week, I was invited to address a church congregation on the first Sunday of December 2023 about current human rights issues. The war in Gaza had erupted two months…
Letters
April 21, 2026

‘Dutch disease’ could be in Jamaica’s future

THE EDITOR, Madam: Clifford James is entirely deserving of April 18, Saturday Gleaner Letter of the Day. His intervention on Jamaica’s prospective oil windfall is not merely timely; it is necessary…
A homeowner in Black River, St Elizabeth, conducts roof repairs in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.
April 21, 2026

Editorial | NaRRA needs further review

The Gleaner remains concerned about the continued absence of a robust and independent legislated governance framework for the agency that will oversee Jamaica’s post-hurricane reconstruction. The…
Harold Davis, acting chief executive officer at the JBDC.
April 21, 2026

Growth & Jobs | Jamaica positioned as regional model for agro-industry, technology transfer

Jamaica is being positioned as a regional model for agro-industrial development and technology transfer, through a partnership between the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)…
April 21, 2026

Immigration Corner | I overstayed. Can I get a student visa?

Dear Mrs Walker-Huntington, Can a person who overstayed in the US then return to Jamaica, reapply to a US college for their GED? Does that person stand any chance of obtaining a student visa? M.C. …
Deidre Powell
April 21, 2026

Immigration Corner | New Canadian asylum rules

Dear Miss Powell, I hear there are new immigration and asylum rules in Canada. Can you please help me understand? I am in Canada as a visitor and plan to apply for asylum to stay, and I am wondering…