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Swimmers participating in the annual Jake’s Off-Road Triathlon, in Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth.

THE EDITOR, Madam: One could easily be forgiven to presume that a country described as the land of wood and water would also be a land of swimmers. But based on my unscientific survey of 120 Jamaicans, I believe it might be fairly accurate to...

THE EDITOR, Madam: Congratulations to the West Indies on winning an One Day International (ODI) home series against England for the first time since 1998. Desmond Haynes has silenced the critics with this series victory in emphatic fashion. Keacy...

THE EDITOR, Madam: I visited the National Commercial Bank Knutsford (NCB) Boulevard branch on September 11 morning to renew my token and password. Upon accessing my account at the branch, I found that my balance was a little over $1,300 when it...

THE EDITOR, Madam: Mark Golding has shown that if you unite and build your party you don’t need popularity to win. The next general election will be decided by the party and personalities. In the 2020 general election it was clear that Andrew...

Thirty-three additional persons from 12 countries granted Jamaican citizenship While I understand their happiness to become one of us, I’m also confused as to why folks from the likes of France, US, and the Republic of China see it as a success...

THE EDITOR, Madam: Those with power are expected to behave responsibly. While I agree that Isat Buchanan should be sanctioned, I am appalled at the abuse of power seen in the two years that he is barred from practising law. The Jamaican Bar...

THE EDITOR, Madam: The Sunday Gleaner (November 5, 2023) story, 'I was only trying to protect my father', describes Jamaica's psychosocial temperature. The story is an interview with Tameka Henry,the mother of the 11-year-old boy, Fytzroi...

THE EDITOR, Madam: There has been quite a bit of anticipation since the crowning of the new monarch a year ago as to how soon the king will define and articulate his role as leader of the Commonwealth of Nations. During the latter years of the...

THE EDITOR, Madam: A Jamaican adage implies that there are two things a woman should never 'run down' (chase); ‘a bus and a man, as there is always another around the corner’. My, how times have changed! In the case of the bus - a means of...

THE Editor, Madam: The long-standing border controversy between the Co-operative Republic of Guyana and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela arose as a result of the Venezuelan contention that the Arbitral Award of 1899 about the frontier...
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