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Reggae legend Ernie Smith passed on April 16. He would have turned 81 today.
May 1, 2026 by Yasmine Peru

Ernie Smith’s thanksgiving service in Florida on May 16

The official celebration of life for reggae legend Glenroy ‘Ernie’ Smith – who would have turned 81 years old today – will be held on Saturday, May 16, at the Metropolitan Baptist Church in Hollywood,…
Letters
May 1, 2026

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MPs voting on NaRRA bill after mace incident prompts suspension of PNP’s Brown-Burke She interfered with the mace. Nobody come cute it up bout an “incident involving the mace.” She disrespected the…
Kristen Gyles writes: All Jamaicans want is a reasonable explanation as to why officers who are engaged in planned operations are not being outfitted with BWCs. And why should they not get one?
May 1, 2026

Kristen Gyles | Civic engagement or ‘donmanship’?

After some years of muddy communication and mixed signals coming out of parliament on the use of body-worn cameras (BWCs) by our police, it is finally becoming clear. Apparently, the issue was never…
A member of the JCF is seen wearing a body-worn camera.
May 1, 2026

Peter Espeut | Contempt for the people

“People shouldn’t be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people”. - Alan Moore, in V for Vendetta (1989). For democracy to work well, governments should be afraid of…
Letters
May 1, 2026

Letter of the Day | Jamaica should lead to unite the Caribbean

THE EDITOR, Madam: Prime Minister of Jamaica, Dr. Andrew Holness, noted in his speech before the CARICOM body in February 2026 that he believed the idea of ‘Political Uniformity’ among the CARICOM…
Left to right: Paul Issa, owner of Couples Resorts; Eric Clarke, chairman of the Western Regional Health Authority; Hazelyn Forrester, director of nursing services; Roan Grant, chief executive officer of Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital; and Dr Suman
May 1, 2026 by Mickalia Kington

Sav Hospital receives $17m donation to boost healthcare delivery

Western Bureau: A significant boost to healthcare delivery in western Jamaica is in prospect, as the Issa Trust Foundation has facilitated a donation of medical equipment and supplies valued at…
FLOW Vice-President Stephen Price.
May 1, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

FLOW’s Price backs NaRRA push to cut telecoms rollout delays

WESTERN BUREAU: Stephen Price, vice-president and general manager of FLOW Jamaica, is endorsing the proposed establishment of the National Regulatory Reform Authority (NaRRA), arguing that Jamaica…
Christopher Okello Onyum, a man accused of killing four children, appears in court at the Ggaba Community Church grounds in Kampala, Uganda, Monday, April 13, 2026.
April 30, 2026

Judge sentences Ugandan man to death following speedy trial for killing four children

WAKISO, Uganda (AP) — A judge on Thursday sentenced a Ugandan man to death after rejecting his insanity plea in the killings of four children in a nursery school earlier this month. A crowd watching…
This image made from New York Police Department body camera video shows an officer after an explosion at a house while responding to a call of an armed man Thursday, April 30, 2026, in the Queens borough of New York.
April 30, 2026

Massive explosion at NYC home sends police officers flying

NEW YORK (AP) — A massive, fiery explosion at a house in Queens sent several New York City police officers flying through the air early Thursday morning as they were responding to a call of a man…