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September 1, 2026
Is Jamaica’s BPO model reaching end of the road?
THE EDITOR, Madam: For years, Jamaica’s business process outsourcing sector was one of the country’s strongest employment stories. That is changing. Employment in Jamaica’s outsourcing sector has…
September 1, 2026
Do not make PATH harder for those who need it most
THE EDITOR, Madam: The recent suggestion by Jamaica Teachers’ Association President La Sonja Harrison that parents of students benefiting from PATH should be required to attend at least 75 per cent…
September 1, 2026
Letter of the Day | Jamaicans rise under pressure
THE EDITOR, Madam: In science, morphogenesis describes how form and growth emerge from the interaction of internal and external forces. A baker witnesses something similar: yeast produces expanding…
September 1, 2026
Immigration | Can you help me with a business wedding?
Dear Miss Powell, Can you help me with a business wedding for Canada? G.M. Dear GM, I’m a little taken aback by your question. If by “business wedding” you mean marrying someone primarily to…
September 1, 2026
Growth & Jobs | Likkle Jerky, big dreams
Syrena ‘Likkle Jerky’ Jackson may have started small, but there has never been anything little about her dream. Today, that ambition is taking shape through Likkle Jerky, her growing mobile PAN…
September 1, 2026
by Krysta Anderson
Island Wedding | Rekindled romance leads Ruschane and Cadrieanna to ‘I do’
For Ruschane Hoffstead and Cadrieanna Barnes, their first season of love began in 2015 when they were attending high school. Introduced by a mutual friend, the two hit it off quickly and became a…
September 1, 2026
‘Bigger shocks are on the way’
NEW YORK (AP): In the opening scene of American writer Kim Stanley Robinson’s The Ministry for the Future, a heatwave combined with a breakdown of the electrical grid in India kills 20 million people.…
August 31, 2026
Jury convicts man of first-degree murder for 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A jury found Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis guilty of orchestrating the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, marking the first conviction in a case that has gripped hip-hop fans for decades. The…
August 31, 2026
Antigua and Barbuda consumers to pay more for fuel amid ongoing US-Iran war
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Prime Minister Gaston Browne has acknowledged that the ongoing war between the United States and Iran is having an impact on energy prices on the global market as Antigua and…