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Global warming and climate change are radically altering the dynamics of agriculture.
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Editorial | Anti-gang-type law for farm theft

Although they have provided no comparative data on arrests, cases closed, or the number of convictions, we welcome the report by the police that their year-old Agricultural Protection Branch (APB) has made significant progress in “dismantling the criminal networks” of farm thieves.

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Finnie, the official mascot for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, poses for a photo with the members of Melodians Steel Orchestra at the Commonwealth Day Service of Celebration at Westminster Abbey in London on March 9.
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Gaston Browne | The Commonwealth’s greatest prize lies beyond the games

Today, Glasgow will once again become the meeting place of the Commonwealth, as athletes and supporters from 56 nations descend on its red-sandstone streets for the Commonwealth Games. Over the days…
A screenshot from a video of cocaine seized offshore Clarendon.
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Basil Jarrett | In fear of a new cocaine epidemic

There has been an uptick in cocaine seizures by local law enforcement bodies since the start of the year. In March, the Jamaica Defence Force intercepted a go-fast vessel off Treasure Beach, St…
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July 22, 2026

Editorial | Remove IC roadblocks

There may be reason to question the Integrity Commission’s (IC’s) framing of its complaint about the slow pace – and the consequences – of the Government of Jamaica’s efforts to designate more state…
July 22, 2026

Norris R. McDonald | Wage theft: Stolen wages, stolen dreams
I was terrified as I ran for my life down Princess Street in downtown Kingston in the late 1960s. Behind me was the owner of a notorious hire-purchase furniture store, chasing me with a big stick…
July 22, 2026

Elizabeth Morgan | Self-determination for overseas territories in the Caribbean: Whose decision?
Flowing from the adoption of the CARICOM Reparations Manifesto, which now includes decolonisation as a goal, there was a report in The Guardian (UK) newspaper of July 14 titled ‘Caribbean calls for…
July 21, 2026

Wayne Campbell and Kurt Hickling | AI and the Holy Spirit: Guarding the Church against spiritual dependence on technology
The term Artificial Intelligence (AI) has taken the technological world by storm in the last few years.
July 22, 2026

Offniel Lamont | Schools shouldn’t be billboards for junk food
Think back to your schooldays. Think about Sports Day, the Boys and Girls’ Championships in Jamaica, or the CARIFTA Games: championship banners around the cricket field, a free drink after your race,…
July 22, 2026

Michael Abrahams | Why is Argentina so hated?
At this edition of the FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) World Cup, Argentina has attracted an extraordinary amount of hostility. Many Argentine supporters dismiss detractors as…
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July 22, 2026

Editorial | Transparency in political financing
Based on figures advertised by the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) last week, Jamaicans who could afford J$1 million or more donated over J$1.7 billion to the island’s two big political parties…