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January 25, 2026
by O’brian Wynter
Signing out, with love – Keri-Ann Greenwood
If you had asked Keri-Ann Greenwood a few years ago what the past year might look like, she could not have imagined how it would unfold. Signing out as Miss Global Jamaica 2025, Greenwood sat down…
January 25, 2026
by Nathan Waddell
What January taught George Orwell about control and resistance
Like many of us, George Orwell saw January as a month to be endured rather than enjoyed. You can picture him steeling himself against its cold, gloom, rain, frost, and wind. And not only because of…
January 25, 2026
The off-season: When the island teaches us to slow down
January and February arrive at a gingerly pace. After the excitement and celebrations of Christmas, carnival planning, and peak tourist traffic, the island exhales. Roads loosen, beaches soften into…
January 25, 2026
Freedom from ‘sin’
Across cultures and religions, we often hear about sin as something we are born with or something that decides our place in heaven or hell. These ideas, though deeply rooted, can sometimes create fear…
January 25, 2026
Mark Shields | Body-worn cameras don’t stop bullets – but they can stop lies
When a police officer steps into a volatile situation, a body-worn camera will not disarm a gunman, calm a violent suspect, or magically de-escalate every confrontation. That much is obvious. So when…
January 25, 2026
Dennis Minott | When a nation names its big mistakes
In the English-speaking world, place-names often do the quiet work of history. They remember what speeches forget. They archive errors that reports smooth over. One such name, recurring with…
January 25, 2026
Jalil Dabdoub | Mandela’s warning: Colonialism, leadership, and the cost of selective principles
There is an irony in watching the United States revive the language of territorial ambition toward Denmark, while Europe gasps in horror. For centuries, Europe refined colonial violence into policy,…
January 25, 2026
Mark Wignall | This is what suits Trump
The reader recently wrote to me on the current situation in Venezuela. “The first time I wrote to you was many years ago when I offered you the chance to compare a verse selection from Kipling that…
January 25, 2026
Jamaica positioned to benefit from US trade realignment, Wall Street strategist says
Jamaica can capture investment flows from the US as companies restructure their network of suppliers in response to geopolitical tensions, a Wall Street strategist said. John Stoltzfus, chief…