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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio gives a thumbs up during the CARICOM plenary session in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis.
February 28, 2026

Ronald Sanders | Rubio, CARICOM, and the work of diplomacy

When Marco Rubio arrived in St. Kitts to address the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, CARICOM, he did so only hours after attending President Trump’s State of the Union address in…
Letters
February 28, 2026

Are hair rules black and white?

THE EDITOR, Madam: Every society needs rules, or life would be chaotic in situations when you have to second guess the validation of rights. Yet, does freedom of expression infringe on uniformity? …
Letters
February 28, 2026

Letter of the Day | Is ‘no child left behind’ a solution or a growing problem?

THE EDITOR, Madam: As Jamaica advances its programme of educational reform, we must confront a difficult question: Is the ‘no child left behind’ mandate a solution, or is it quietly becoming a…
Krystal Tomlinson Carter (left), the evening’s emcee and founder of The Speakers’ Academy, shares a moment with Kimberly Gardner, public affairs and communications manager, Caribbean, North and Central, Scotiabank.
February 28, 2026

Something Extra | Saturday

Scotiabank Jamaica recently hosted its SME Soirée at CRU Bar & Kitchen in St Andrew, bringing together small and medium-size enterprise (SME) clients, business leaders, industry stakeholders and…
Tuma Basa, director of music culture at YouTube, sharing insights during the ‘Streaming Maths: How to actually make money on Digital Service Providers’ discussion on Thursday.
February 28, 2026 by Nicola Cunningham

YouTube exec says violent, profane videos get views not coins

While attendees at the Island Music Conference (IMC) sought to learn not only how to navigate the modern music industry but also how to make a living from it, Tuma Basa of YouTube was adamant about…
Professor Augustine John, Human Rights campaigner and Honorary Fellow at the UCL Institute of Education, University of London.
February 28, 2026

Trump’s agenda is to make America white again

Donald Trump’s posting on his Truth Social account platform on February 6 of headshots of Michelle and Barack Obama superimposed on the bodies of apes drew widespread expressions of horror and disgust…
Donette Chin-Loy Chang.
February 28, 2026 by Neil Armstrong

Three Canadians of Jamaican heritage appointed to the Order of Ontario

TORONTO: The beginning of the Chinese New Year on Tuesday was an auspicious moment for Donette Chin-Loy Chang as it was announced that she was among 30 Ontarians appointed to the Order of Ontario,…
Wesley Boynes, the chairman of the NorthGate Youth and Family Development Foundation, which has launched the Operation GRACE initiative to assist victims of Hurricane Melissa in Cambridge and other surrounding communities in St James.
February 28, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Operation GRACE launched to help Hurricane Melissa victims in Cambridge

WESTERN BUREAU: Residents of Cambridge and neighbouring communities in St James, which were severely affected by Hurricane Melissa, are set to receive help to rebuild infrastructurally and…
February 28, 2026

Tony Deyal | The good, the bad and the maybe

Many moons ago, I dared to go to a terrifying late-night show, The Horror of Dracula, at the country cinema in the dusty town of Siparia in South Trinidad. Originally an indigenous settlement believed…