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Editorial | Gun law misfires?

When policy or laws deliver perverse or unintended outcomes, or threaten to do so, those who have the power to make adjustments must take note and consider necessary adjustments.

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Students from Holy Trinity High School gather near the school gate after they were not permitted on ther school compound for a number of reasons ranging from bleaching and their pants being too tight.
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Kristen Gyles | Misplaced school priorities

I wish schools would hate illiteracy and innumeracy as much as they hate tight khaki pants and hair extensions. The priorities of the education system deserve serious examination. In too many Jamaican…
US President Donald Trump gestures while boarding Air Force One at Morristown Airport in Morristown, New Jersey.
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Peter Espeut | From the backyard to the front lawn

On Monday, September 7, Donald Trump, the president of imperial America, posted a map on Truth Social showing Canada, Greenland, Iceland (the Arctic), Mexico, Panama (and much of the rest of Central…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness (right) chats with Professor Peter Blair Henry (left), chair of the Jamaica Reconstruction and Resilience Oversight Committee (JAMRROC), during the official launch at Jamaica House on Tuesday. – Ian Allen photo
September 10, 2026

Editorial | Welcome to JamRROC!

This newspaper remains disappointed that a governance oversight body was not established in legislation for the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA), the special-purpose vehicle…
Defence attorney Kevin Reddington holds up a picture of the Clancy family before the murders during closing arguments in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial at Plymouth Superior Court in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Thursday, August 27, 2026.
September 10, 2026

Basil Jarrett | That Lindsay Clancy case hurts more than it helps women

A lawyer friend once said to me that she deliberately tries not to pay too much attention to the American legal system because sometimes it simply makes no sense whatsoever. Even if Charles Dickens…
By removing unnecessary barriers, teachers can help students focus their energy on the learning itself and, in many cases, expect more from them.
September 10, 2026

Massia Bailey | Universal design for learning: A practical and responsive teaching strategy

As Jamaica’s 2026-2027 school year begins, teachers and families will again work to meet children’s varied learning needs. In one classroom, students may differ in reading levels, disabilities,…
Delroy Chuck (right), minister of justice and constitutional affairs, with Justice Bryan Sykes, chief justice of Jamaica, during the Judiciary's Strategic Management Retreat at the AC Hotel in Kingston recently.
September 9, 2026

Editorial | Move on Kartel amendment

It remains inexplicable to this newspaper that the government has not proceeded with the Kartel jury amendment, which would allow judges to continue trials on their own when they encounter tainted…
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September 9, 2026

Elizabeth Morgan | Is Africa/CARICOM Day a one-sided observance?

Africa/CARICOM Day was observed on Monday, September 7, by CARICOM and its member states. At the first Africa/CARICOM Summit held virtually on September 7, 2021, a proposal was made by the then…
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September 9, 2026

Tiou Clarke | Artificial intelligence and the Jamaica Data Protection Act: navigating statutory alignment

Across Jamaica, artificial intelligence (AI) is actively integrated into enterprise operations. Commercial banks utilise machine learning models for automated anti-money laundering (AML) monitoring…
September 9, 2026

Wayne Campbell | Access Changes Lives

Globally, 300,000 people are currently living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Did you know that one in 5,000 newborn boys in the world is affected by Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy? Living with…