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May 27, 2026
by Andre Williams
‘It was always the intent’
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness on Tuesday confirmed that the Western Children’s Hospital in Montego Bay, St James, wouldill be named in honour of former Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, who…
May 27, 2026
by Kimone Francis
HARSH REALITY - Jamaican medical students in Cuba plead for help amid deepening crisis
Despite Havana’s reported assurances of normalcy, a crippling infrastructure collapse has left Jamaican medical students in Cuba facing severe hardships, including the reduction in teaching sessions,…
May 27, 2026
by Nicola A. Cunningham
From failure to 4.0 - Gospel singer Johnoy Davis tops the class
While attending Mona High School in St Andrew, at the end of one academic year, when the grades were tallied, Johnoy Davis barely managed to escape coming dead last in his class. He placed 42nd out of…
May 27, 2026
Beyond warnings: PIOJ and AI planning
The recent warning by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) about the disruptive impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the workforce is important. However, if the institute is to fully fulfil…
May 27, 2026
Delayed relief undermines public trust
As I read The Gleaner’s report on Prime Minister Andrew Holness’s defence of the non-use of donated Hurricane Melissa funds, I am left to conclude that he is deflecting. Referencing the more than $67…
May 27, 2026
Letter of the Day | Commissioner Blake cannot lecture Jamaica on humanity while avoiding accountability
Police Commissioner Kevin Blake’s response to the fatal shooting of Latoya Bulgin was tone-deaf, evasive, and unbecoming of an officer entrusted with national moral authority.
At a moment demanding…
May 27, 2026
Editorial | New front in Patois debate
Nekeisha Burchell knew beforehand that opening her intervention in Parliament’s Sectoral Debate in Jamaican Patois (Jamiekan) would elicit a reminder from Speaker Juliet Holness that Patois was not…
May 27, 2026
Norris R. McDonald | Maroons, minerals and Jamaica’s ‘symbolic nationalism’
Without the search for gold, expanded bauxite reserves, and the growing interest in lithium extraction, there would perhaps be far less urgency surrounding the Maroon land question in Accompong and…
May 27, 2026
Roye’s final-day blitz brings national title
Zandre Roye overcame a strong field to be crowned National Amateur Golf Champion on Sunday at the Caymanas Golf Course in St Catherine. The Jamaica Golf Association’s (JGA) three-day championship was…