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May 7, 2026
Earth Today | Caribbean ocean management demands systems approach
ACROSS THE Caribbean, countries are working to meet the global goal of protecting 30 per cent of the ocean by 2030 – an important and necessary ambition.
However, there is a hard truth we must…
May 7, 2026
Earth Today | EFJ, CEPF support forest communities
FOREST-DEPENDENT communities are receiving recovery assistance through the provision of targeted support to strengthen local forest management committees (LFMCs), following the devastation of…
May 7, 2026
Earth Today | Local journalist gains global recognition for development work
INDI MCLYMONT-LAFAYETTE has been on the grind for years, using her communications expertise and journalistic practice to fulfil her role as changemaker, for climate justice and sustainable…
May 7, 2026
Earth Today | Bleeding nature - Report calls for policy, regulatory shifts
N PURSUIT of a nature-positive economy, the role of governments to design the policy and regulatory environment is key.
This is according to 2026 State of Finance for Nature report of the United…
May 7, 2026
Concern regarding CAPE scheduling conflict
I am writing to express concern regarding the current scheduling of CSEC and CAPE examinations by the Caribbean Examinations Council.
At the CSEC level, mathematics and English B Paper 2 examinations…
May 7, 2026
Press freedom stifled in Zimbabwe
I am devastated that Zimbabwe's hostile political environment severely restricts press freedom and the ability of journalists to report independently.
In Zimbabwe, there is no press freedom with…
May 7, 2026
Letter of the Day | Precise speech: the lifeblood of parliamentary democracy
I am writing with reference to The Gleaner editorial ‘Move on bodycam reset’, which raises issues that go well beyond procurement hiccups or administrative untidiness. It speaks, rather starkly, to…
May 7, 2026
SSP Diaries | Senior citizens living alone is dangerous
Every family has had the experience of relatives who are aged and live alone. Invariably, concerns arise, not so much when they are couples that can cope, but more so when one of the parties has…
May 7, 2026
Ruthlyn James | When healing environments harm - Rethinking hospital care for neurodivergent children
At the Bustamante Hospital for Children, there is an opportunity for Jamaica to be a regional leader, to redefine how Jamaica understands paediatric care within a nation that has already committed,…