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08 Mar, 2026
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Kavelle Christie | The distance between warning and protection
There is a particular exhaustion that settles over a family when a young mother must repeatedly explain why she is afraid. For nearly a year, she has tried to leave a violent situation completely,…
08 Mar, 2026
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Development team says Estuary restoration project completion in sight
WESTERN BUREAU: With restoration work in Phase Two of the Estuary Housing Scheme in St James now at an advanced stage, some residents last Thursday indicated that their fears about being caught in a…
08 Mar, 2026
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Alexander Causwell | Falling in love with property tax
The most primitive state consists of a tax administration and an armed group of men to enforce collection. Taxes are thus as old as government, and people have almost certainly dreaded them for just…
08 Mar, 2026
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Adekeye Adebajo | Rubio’s racist rant in Munich
Proudly touting his Christian Italian-Spanish ancestry, and echoing his president, Donald Trump’s prejudices and pet hates, United States (US) Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently delivered one of…
08 Mar, 2026
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Imani Tafari-Ama | Why Cuba’s crisis demands regional courage
If Caribbean governments thought they could keep up their safe stance of silence on the catastrophic crisis in Cuba, they are rapidly realising that they may have to change their calculations. The war…
08 Mar, 2026
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Kyana Bowen and Maxsalia Salmon | Powering progress through equality
Jamaica faces a critical juncture. The devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa in 2025, which inflicted an estimated US$12 billion in damages, underscores the urgent need for robust national…
08 Mar, 2026
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Denise Daley | Invest in women, strengthen Jamaica
International Women’s Day 2026 is being observed today (March 8) under a powerful and timely theme: Give to Gain. It is a principle that should shape public policy, national priorities and community…
08 Mar, 2026
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Mark Wignall | A bigger war looming?
At US$50 per head it came cheap. Although some saw it as a publicity stunt, the June 2015 golden escalator launch of Donald Trump’s initial political campaign included him paying out-of-work actors to…
08 Mar, 2026
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Hello mi neighbour | Building true confidence
My, my, my — how times have changed! When did this debate about skimpy or revealing attire as a symbol of confidence begin? Confidence? Really? I was genuinely appalled recently when I overheard some…