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28 Sep, 2026
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Letter of the Day | Two prisons, not one, for security and rehabilitation
THE EDITOR, Madam: The word ‘security’, for most people, refers to the physical confinement of their inmates. It means that the confinement must be stringent and tight, especially when the talk is of…
28 Sep, 2026
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Ronald Thwaites | What basis for trust?
“Everything is fine and, what isn’t, just give us time to fix it”. That’s the mantra of many Republican candidates in the upcoming November elections in the United States. At least that is the line of…
28 Sep, 2026
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POWERING UP AGAIN - Western schools looking towards solar installations post-Melissa
WESTERN BUREAU: At least two western Jamaica high schools that were damaged during Hurricane Melissa last October are looking to expand the solar-power facilities they had prior to the category-5…
28 Sep, 2026
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Kendal Primary moves into new school
WESTERN BUREAU: Staff and 132 students at Kendal Primary School in Hanover are celebrating a new J$146.5-million school building, funded by the government and the Caribbean Development Bank. The new…
28 Sep, 2026
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Janet Richards Foundation ends seven-year run of outreach
WESTERN BUREAU: The Janet Richards Foundation has announced that it has ceased operations due to funding and administrative challenges. The foundation, the brainchild of former banker Janet Richards,…
28 Sep, 2026
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Sergey Petrovich | The seabed is not a no-man’s land
International seabed and its resources belong to all humanity. Yet, the United States is trying to appropriate them. The 31st session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA, headquartered in…
27 Sep, 2026
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Jamaica gets first batch of nurses from Ghana
Jamaica today received the first batch of healthcare workers from Ghana as part of ongoing efforts by the Ministry of Health and Wellness to strengthen the country’s healthcare workforce and support…
27 Sep, 2026
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Taxi operator arrested after fellow cabbie mowed down during dispute in Old Harbour
The Old Harbour police in St Catherine have arrested a taxi operator who reportedly used a vehicle to mow down another cabbie during a dispute along the Gutters main road in Old Harbour this morning. …
27 Sep, 2026
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Calypso icon Mighty Sparrow dies at 91
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Legendary calypsonian Slinger Francisco, better known as the Mighty Sparrow, has died at the age of 91. His family said the Grenada-born, Trinidad-raised performer died…