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July 13, 2026
TCI Bar Council sits with Jamaican legal bodies for talks on bolstering partnerships
The Turks and Caicos Islands Bar Council is exploring opportunities for greater collaboration with Jamaica’s legal fraternity as part of efforts to strengthen regional partnerships and advance the…
July 14, 2026
The saga of Hurricane Melissa insurance payout delays
THE EDITOR, Madam:
The Financial Services Commission (FSC) stated in a recent public statement about insurance claims arising from Hurricane Melissa that as ‘part of its enhanced supervisory…
July 14, 2026
Letter of the Day | Protecting gas station attendants
THE EDITOR, Madam:
The shooting of a female pump attendant during a robbery at a service station on Deanery Road in St Andrew has highlighted the danger faced by retail workers. Are service stations…
July 14, 2026
Precariously predictable president
THE EDITOR, Madam:
It seems like forever that Donald Trump has bathed in the glow of klieg-lights, whether in his private, public or political life. From numerous well-publicised front-page…
July 14, 2026
Editorial | FID not the place
Matthew Samuda is probably well-meaning. But his proposal that the review of wealth declarations by members of Parliament’s Integrity Commission (IC) Oversight Committee be removed from the IC is a…
July 14, 2026
Christopher Burgess | Jamaica’s no-competition, no-growth economy
Jamaica’s economy has a persistent low-growth problem. For five decades, growth has remained stuck at roughly one per cent annually, while comparable economies have expanded at two to four per cent.…
July 14, 2026
Ronald Thwaites | Revival time
This is the hardest time of year for those of us who are concerned with high-school placement. The Ministry of Education oozes self-satisfaction that nine out of ten transitioning students were…
July 13, 2026
by Tanesha Mundle
Appeal court: Public servants entitled to increments, unless lawfully withheld
Public servants on incremental salary scales are presumptively entitled to annual pay increases, which cannot be withheld unless the Government follows the statutory procedure for doing so, the Court…
July 13, 2026
Creative Kids top all in PEP
Zurie Cousins and Neeraj Sahukar of Creative Kids Learning Academy in Kingston have emerged as the top girl and boy, respectively, for the 2026 sitting of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP)…