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Federal agents stand near the site of a shooting in Minneapolis.
February 3, 2026

Gordon Robinson | Necrotic narcissism

Current activities by USA Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) are raising hackles everywhere. In Minneapolis, Minnesota, killings of American citizens Renee Good, just after she dropped…
An employee of China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd (CHEC) constructs a retaining wall along the St Thomas main road in the vicinity of the Grants Pen community in 2020.
February 3, 2026

Editorial | Demand for skills training

In Panama last week, Kamina Johnson Smith, the foreign affairs and foreign trade minister, told international investors that the island’s post-hurricane reconstruction made Jamaica the right place for…
Letters
February 3, 2026

Letter of the Day | Flexible work arrangements, a forward-thinking reform

​THE EDITOR, Madam: The Government’s official launch of Flexible Work Arrangements (FWAs) within the public sector marks a pivotal moment in national workforce reform and social development. While…
February 3, 2026

Ree-Anna Robinson | Mental health in a polycrisis

People in Jamaica are facing several concurrent challenges, including: a high cost of living, a pending global recession, rising tensions within our region, crime and violence, as well as successive…
Nicki Minaj and US President Donald Trump stand on stage together during an event for ‘Trump Accounts’ at Carnegie Mellon Auditorium, in Washington DC.
February 3, 2026

All Foxed up

THE EDITOR, Madam: Many commentators were gobsmacked when US President Donald Trump recently invited Nicki Minaj to join him onstage at an event in Washington. The 43-year-old rapper was born in…
Grammy nominee Jesse Royal is calm and collected in head-to-toe Source Unknown with the look put together by stylist Paris Cole.
February 3, 2026

Something Extra | Tuesday

After a week of build-up events and buzz surrounding one of the biggest nights in music, the spotlight finally landed where it belonged. The 68th annual Grammy Awards took centre stage on Sunday,…
Letters
February 3, 2026

Ibrahim Traoré should be considered a hero

THE EDITOR, Madam: In a time when democracy is often reduced to electoral rituals and political theatre, Burkina Faso is offering the world a refreshing alternative – one rooted in sovereignty,…
A simple act of kindness during a 2020 ophthalmology rotation sparked a connection that would grow into lasting love for Hugh-Lloyd and Jilaine.
February 3, 2026 by Ruth

The perfect prescription

In the high-stakes world of medicine, precision is everything. For Dr Hugh-Lloyd Jones and Dr Jilaine Campbell-Jones, however, it was a simple act of kindness, and a sample of eye drops, that…
Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton listen during the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, January 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
February 2, 2026

Clintons agree to testify in House Jeffrey Epstein investigation ahead of contempt of Congress vote

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton agreed late Monday to testify in a House investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but…