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June 6, 2026
Editorial | Navigating complexities of parenting
Christopher Tufton is right to place parenting among five critical pillars to be addressed as Jamaica seeks to reverse its stagnant - and declining - population growth.
For the health minister…
June 6, 2026
The Drum - A pulsating voice that speaks to generations
THE EDITOR, Madam:
As we end this year’s observance of International Drumming Month (May), we are called to honour the instrument that has carried our story across centuries - the drum; the heartbeat…
June 6, 2026
Need for a national values and attitudes campaign
THE EDITOR, Madam:
Jamaica stands at a critical stage in its national development where deliberate and sustained effort to strengthen the values and attitudes that shape everyday behaviour should be…
June 8, 2026
Letter of the Day | Sullying the reputation of ‘The Beautiful Game’
THE EDITOR, Madam:
It’s called ‘The Beautiful Game’, and historians claim that about 2300 years ago people in Cuju, China were involved in kicking a leather ball into a net. Centuries later in 1846…
June 5, 2026
by Omar Tomlinson
British-Jamaican Jhané Gibson is 2026 MasterChef UK winner
British-Jamaican Jhané Gibson was announced the winner of the culinary television show ‘MasterChef United Kingdom’ moments ago.
June 5, 2026
Some of the most dedicated World Cup fans skipping this year’s tournament, citing costs and politics
Football fans will soon crisscross continents to see their beloved national teams compete on the sport’s grandest stage, the World Cup.
June 6, 2026
Country on track to join EU
TIVAT (AP):
Montenegro is on track to become a member of the European Union by 2028, the bloc’s leaders and the Balkan country’s president said yesterday following a summit focused on expanding the…
June 6, 2026
Former Prince Andrew made money subletting cottages on his rent-free estate - Report
LONDON (AP):
The former Prince Andrew made money by subletting three cottages on the estate where he lived rent-free for two decades, according to a report on the royal family’s properties released…
June 5, 2026
Update | St Catherine woman accused of selling property she didn’t own gets $1.5M bail
Twenty-five-year-old Jeanell Warren, who is charged with allegedly collecting $1.4 million for the sale of a property she did not own, was today granted $1.5 million bail with one to two sureties in…