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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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. …
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…
April 21, 2026
If Jamaica has oil, it should be tapped
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing with reference to Theresa Rodriguez-Moodie’s article in The Sunday Gleaner of April 19. While Jamaica’s long-term objective may be to abolish the use of fossil fuel,…