News
August 2, 2026
by Corey Robinson
The transfer race - Parents spend thousands chasing preferred high schools as other institutions struggle with empty classrooms
When St Catherine mother T.K. Gentles* handed over $3,500 to secure a transfer for her son to Cumberland High School, she knew the money did not guarantee success. But for her, it was a risk worth…
August 2, 2026
by Christopher Thomas
Schools in race against time - Despite damage delays, principals expect grade seven intakes to hold steady
WESTERN BUREAU: While some administrators of Hurricane Melissa-battered schools don’t anticipate any major shifts in numbers in their customary intake of new students for the upcoming academic year,…
August 2, 2026
Pothole pain - Motorists pay hefty bills as repairs keep returning
Ruel Hudson is a jack of all trades. He also sometimes operates as a taxi driver, using his Subaru Imprezza to earn an income. That work comes at a steep cost. A regular visitor to his mechanic in…
August 2, 2026
by Erica Virtue
Fixing roads or repeating the cycle?
As the Government undertakes its $45-billion Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network (SPARK) programme, questions are being raised about whether road repairs and…
August 2, 2026
Gabriel Agbo | The bones will rise again!
Your dream is coming back to life! Every part of your life will be healed today. Yes, the bones will rise again! What could be more lifeless, ashen, and hopeless than the dry bones in the valley…
August 2, 2026
Sean Major Campbell | Celebrate with gratitude and hope
We again celebrate this wonderful season when we bring focus to Emancipation and Independence. The word ‘Emancipendence’ has crept into our vocabulary. Understandably so because of convenience.…
August 2, 2026
Dwight Fletcher | If you could go back ... would you?
If you were given one chance to go back in time and change a single moment in your life, would you take it? This week, as we celebrate Emancipation Day and Independence Day, it’s natural for us to…
August 2, 2026
Yaakov Raskin | Loving and fearing – What the fisherman knows about G-d
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” President Franklin D. Roosevelt uttered these words, which is arguably the best-known political quote in American history.
August 2, 2026
More than workers - Immigration crackdown threatens Haitian caregivers and the seniors who rely on them
NEW YORK (AP): Who will be there each morning with Solange French’s eggs at breakfast, and who will be ready with soup or fish at lunch? When the 91-year-old needs help in the shower, who will rush to…