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05 Oct, 2026
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Can we build faster without sacrificing quality?
THE EDITOR, Madam: “When will it be finished?” It is a question many people ask when they pass a construction site that seems to have been there for months. There is a question worth asking: When the…
05 Oct, 2026
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Letter of the Day | Build engines of growth
THE EDITOR, Madam: It would be a great pity if the core of Dane Smith’s letter, published on September 30, was lost because of its BPO context. That context is important but, much more so, as well as…
05 Oct, 2026
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Ronald Thwaites | Treacherous political and economic waters
That is what our leader says Jamaica is facing. Most of us knew this to be the case long ago. We live that unsettling truth every day when we go to the shop or buy gas. Oligarchs and fellow travellers…
05 Oct, 2026
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Somerton mourns community stalwart ‘Revolino’ McPherson
WESTERN BUREAU: Somerton in St James is mourning the loss of John ‘Revolino’ McPherson, who has been the driving force behind sports and social activities in the rural community for almost five…
05 Oct, 2026
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Sinclair calls for insurance laws to tackle claims delays
Government Senator Charles Sinclair is urging the administration to review the Financial Services Commission and Insurance acts and their regulations to address, among other things, lengthy delays in…
05 Oct, 2026
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Frustration boils over at Bethel Primary
WESTERN BUREAU: Auxiliary staff at Bethel Primary School in Hopewell, Hanover, are again expressing frustration with their pay, claiming they have been enduring inaccurate calculations, including lack…
05 Oct, 2026
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‘Real work starts’ - Green calls for action on Caribbean food barriers as CWA wraps up
WESTERN BUREAU Caribbean countries are being urged to dismantle standards barriers that continue to stifle the movement of agricultural and fisheries products across regional borders, as governments…
05 Oct, 2026
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CEDA: Costly shipping, inefficient logistics hurting regional food trade
WESTERN BUREAU: The region’s push to boost food and agricultural exports is being held back by high shipping costs, inefficient logistics and fragmented sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) requirements,…
05 Oct, 2026
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Patrick Brown’s ‘The Gallis and the Rolling Calf’, a must-see
What happens when a womaniser goes seeking to score, at a funeral of all places, and takes home a willing woman for a fun rendezvous, only to end up with more than he bargained for? This is the…