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August 9, 2026
by Janet Silvera
The cop who finally listened - Two women recount years of fear after ending abusive relationships; grateful to corporal for standing with them
WESTERN BUREAU: They are two Kingston women with different lives and different histories of alleged abuse, but when Karen P.* and Janice Q.* speak about the policeman they say finally listened, the…
August 9, 2026
Editorial | AI and integrity of exams
When students in Denmark return to school this week after their summer recess, they will do so under a new regime governing how they can use generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies for…
August 9, 2026
Life in Cuba revolves around small bursts of electricity
HAVANA (AP): A 20-minute burst of electricity is a small miracle in Havana nowadays – a miracle that sometimes comes at 3 a.m. That’s when 72-year-old Leidis Rodríguez frantically cooked beans after…
August 9, 2026
Byron Blake | An independence gift for western Jamaica?
July 28, nine months after the vicious left-right uppercuts of the record-breaking Hurricane Melissa, the people of western Jamaica remain in shock.
August 9, 2026
Orville Taylor | African yes: but Jamaica land we love
Two weeks of intense nationalism. The Commonwealth Games, with some stellar performances; Emancipation Day; Independence; along with Festival Song, concerts and the Grand Gala. Sitting across the…
August 9, 2026
by Lester Hinds
Mikie Bennett says OD is ‘icing on the cake’
For more than 45 years, Michael ‘Mikie’ Bennett has been a driving force in Jamaican music, creating music, nurturing talent, and helping to shape an industry that has become one of the country’s most…
August 9, 2026
Serge Letchimy | Martinique in CARICOM: From accession to action
On June 16, Martinique officially became an Associate Member of the Caribbean Community. A few weeks later, in Saint Lucia, our delegation took its seat for the first time at the Conference of Heads…
August 9, 2026
Garth Rattray | Democratic Socialism then and now (Part 2)
When the Michael Manley government introduced Democratic Socialism, the Cold War was still at its peak, and the nervous tremors of missing a nuclear holocaust by the skin of our teeth hung heavily in…
August 9, 2026
by Omar Tomlinson
The lady sings what’s new
Delivering a master class in showmanship, Keisha Patterson left the audience at last weekend’s Jazz in the Gardens show lustily applauding. Her velvety smooth vocals throughout a six-song set, which…