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August 30, 2026

WISDOM OF THE WEEK - ‘Multi-tasking’ or ‘mono-tasking’?

In today’s fast-paced world, multi-tasking is often considered a sign of efficiency. People who can handle several things at once are seen as capable, productive, and in demand. On the other hand,…

Visual Artist, Richard Nattoo next to his creation, The Majician’s Arrival.
August 30, 2026

Richard Nattoo: Finding magic in memory, myth and the Jamaican landscape

“I would have never dreamed that the blue bird with the pretty tail would be my genesis.” Richard Nattoo was just four years old when he discovered what he wanted to do with his life. Watching an…
Enter through the front door and walk straight across the house to the seafront.
August 31, 2026 by Barry Rattray

Dream House | A coastal dream in western Jamaica

This home has a special synergistic relationship with the seashore on which it sits directly – each enhancing the other. The free-flowing, single-level structure, roofed with several individual,…
An aerial view of Black River, Jamaica in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa on Thursday, October 30, 2025.
August 30, 2026

Simone Banister | How the Caribbean’s ready-to-go finance is changing disaster response

Disasters in the Caribbean are predictable only in their inevitability. Almost a year ago, Jamaica was struck by the strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded, a stark reminder that climate volatility…
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August 30, 2026

Aubrey Stewart | Beyond PNP or JLP country: Jamaica’s performance voters

For generations, Jamaica’s political landscape has been drawn as “PNP country” or “JLP country”. Here, party loyalty has often been more than a choice made on Election Day. It can feel almost…
Mark Golding, president of the People’s National Party.
August 30, 2026

Gordon Robinson | If it quacks like a duck ...

It now seems confirmed that PNP is determined to successfully complete a kamikaze mission. Two Saturdays ago Gleaner’s lengthy front page headline read “PNP bets on democratic socialism – Golding…
Dolly Parton appears at Dollywood’s Season Passholder and Media Day in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., March 8, 2024.
August 30, 2026

Dolly Parton built a better world, with rhinestones and songs

NEW YORK (AP): There are few inalienable truths: Everyone was born, everyone will die, and everyone loved Dolly Parton. Larger-than-life at 5-foot-nothing, the country star, actor, philanthropist,…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness.
August 30, 2026

Mark Wignall | Dr Holness, come better than this!

This follows on from my column last week. The August 11 operation to remove the squatters and their “homes” from the land at Coopers Pen was well planned. It started at 3 a.m. I had pointed out that…