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13 Sep, 2026 0

Damion Crawford | Crisis in the classroom

The Ministry of Education’s glossy Trend brochure is a masterclass in public-relations gymnastics, not an honest assessment of our education system. By emphasising percentages based largely on…
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Directors Yuval Abraham (left) and Rachel Szor pose for photographers at the photo call for the film ‘Naza’ during the 83rd edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Thursday.
13 Sep, 2026 0

Oscar-winning Israeli filmmakers’ documentary on Gaza premieres at Venice Film Festival

VENICE, Italy (AP): Twenty-four Israeli military insiders, including intelligence officers and soldiers, give insight into the war in Gaza and what they say is the systemic killing of Palestinian…
Gordon Robinson
13 Sep, 2026 0

Gordon Robinson | Serves them right!

Jamaica’s allegedly sovereign Government crossed the Atlantic, cap in hand, to beg (oops, sorry, “petition”) our enslavers’ King for slavery reparations. Have we no shame? Are we so accustomed to…

In this 2025 photo, PNP supporters are seen on the streets on Nomination Day in Morant Bay, St Thomas.
13 Sep, 2026 0

Abka Fitz-Henley | Has an anti-Jamaica culture overtaken the PNP?

A series of actions, along with instances of convenient inaction, have provided enough evidence to concern well-thinking citizens of our beloved island that the Opposition People’s National Party…
13 Sep, 2026 0

Dennis A Minott | From the Rupununi chaparro to the reef

A beach can remain public on paper while becoming privately unavailable in practice. Put up a gate, station a guard along the approach road, leave access unmarked, or make the route so awkward that…
Culture Minister Olivia Grange stands in front of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council building in London, England, holding the historic reparations petition document filed to King Charles III.
13 Sep, 2026 0

Mark Wignall | Dream on, reparations on the way

At one end, we have the black nationalist who believes that he’ll never be black enough to attain his real value. At the other end are those who believe that the white Europeans were the most…
Pastor Junior Tucker
13 Sep, 2026 0

“I should’ve given my life to the Lord sooner”, says Junior Tucker

Almost 30 years since he gave his life to the Lord, gospel singer and pastor, Junior Tucker says he should’ve made the decision earlier. Tucker, a former child star who enjoyed major success in the…
 Fr Sean Major-Campbell
13 Sep, 2026 0

Sean Major-Campbell | When politicians lie

The Church in Jamaica will have to take clear ethical positions if it is going to be a conscience for the nation in an ever increasingly tribal political climate. Moral clarity cannot be an option.…
13 Sep, 2026 0

Dwight Fletcher | War for truth

Last month, we talked about moving on after regret – a topic that is popular in many movies. This month, I want us to consider another growing theme in movies: What happens when we can no longer tell…