In Focus
26 Apr, 2026
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Raslan Abu Rukun | Historic opening: Israel, Lebanon, and the courage to choose peace
April 14, 2026, will be remembered as a historic day. For the first time in decades, Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors met for direct peace talks under American mediation. This moment did not emerge in…
19 Apr, 2026
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Dennis Minott | The software of integrity
The Jamaican landscape is often described in the binary of “hardware” and “software”. We excel at the hardware, the construction of highways, the expansion of hotel room counts, hospital building, and…
19 Apr, 2026
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Mark Wignall | Why Jamaica’s BPO sector deserves a fairer narrative
A television feature some time ago reignited an all too familiar debate: are call centre workers in Jamaica being treated unfairly? The conversation struck a chord, as it often does. But, like many…
19 Apr, 2026
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Imani Tafari-Ama | Battlefields across borders
The ripple effects of war are rarely confined to the battlefield. They travel quietly but forcefully across oceans, seeping into economies, tightening household budgets and unsettling the fragile…
19 Apr, 2026
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Gordon Robinson | Jacden says no resale
My column, headlined Inexcusable, published last Sunday, resulted in more than normal feedback. On Twitter, a regular with the handle “Rampanpiza” (@dentona22), whose tweets have, historically, been…
12 Apr, 2026
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Diana Thorburn | Changing Jamaica’s adoption law is necessary
There are several explanations for why, despite approximately 4,500 children in state care – of whom roughly 2,000 are in children’s homes and well over 1,000 in foster care – fewer than 20 wards of…
12 Apr, 2026
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Gordon Robinson | Inexcusable!
It now seems evident that the rancid, rotten reek emanating from University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) isn’t caused by patients. UHWI’s administration and Board are slowly but surely being…
12 Apr, 2026
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Adekeye Adebajo | Who will save Cuba from Trump?
Cuba is currently under an oil blockade imposed by a Donald Trump administration bent on “regime change”. This follows a US blockade enforced since 1959 against the former Communist enclave, following…
12 Apr, 2026
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Jeanelle van GlaanenWeygel | Celebrating OAS-Jamaica partnership
Each year, Pan American Day invites us to reflect on a shared vision – one rooted in cooperation, solidarity, and the belief that the countries of the Americas are stronger together. In 2026, that…