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‘That’s not friendship’ - Golding blasts US gov’t over demands and policies placing pressure on Caribbean nations

August 03, 2026 | News
Former Prime Minister Bruce Golding has renewed his criticism of the United States’ (US) approach to Jamaica and the wider Caribbean, arguing that Washington’s recent demands and policies are putting smaller states under increasing pressure and do not reflect the actions of a true friend. Golding, who has been warning since earlier this year that Caribbean countries are being forced to navigate an increasingly difficult geopolitical environment, said the region’s response must be measured because of its economic vulnerability.
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Nkrumie sprints to CAC silver

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NET Executive Director Latoya Harris Ghartey.
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INSPECTOR SHORTAGE

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Romelda Aiken of Jamaica in action during the Commonwealth Games gold medal netball match in Glasgow, Scotland, on Sunday.
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MOTIVATED BY DOUBT

President of Netball Jamaica (NJ) Karen Rosen-Baugh says the Sunshine Girls used what she has referred to as their ‘underdog status’ as motivation to exceed expectations and secure a historic second consecutive silver medal at the Commonwealth Games Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. Jamaica claimed back-to-back silver medals at the championships after going down 56-48 to New Zealand in Sunday’s final. Rosen-Baugh noted that very few people gave Jamaica a realistic chance of securing a medal, but the players embraced the challenge and proved their critics wrong.

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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange presents the winning trophy to an emotional Chantal Smalling Stephenson (left), the winner of the Jamaica Gospel Star 2026.
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‘I was expecting to win’

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August 2, 2026

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Editorial | Prioritise corruption matters

Justice David Batts’ injunction on Friday barring the Integrity Commission (IC) from laying corruption-related charges against government minister Andrew Wheatley until the resolution of Dr Wheatley’s challenge of the IC’s findings in an investigation of his finances is, on its face, hardly surprising.

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