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19 May, 2026
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Something Extra | Tuesday
Guests traded the usual Sunday routine for an afternoon of fragrance and fine sips at CPJ Market’s Scent & Sip experience on Sunday. Hosted in collaboration with fragrance house Prince D’Bruce…
19 May, 2026
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Letter of the Day | Controversy should become a teacher
THE EDITOR, Madam:
The recent controversy over the ‘Rude Boy’ billboard, the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation’s swift order to remove it, and the flood of reactions across social and…
19 May, 2026
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The Patois hypocrisy
THE EDITOR, Madam:
The stunt in parliament by Nekeisha Burchell on Wednesday was yet another example of the educated class trying to gain cheap ‘street cred’ at the expense of our native dialect.
I…
19 May, 2026
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Damion Crawford’s arguments oversimplify complex educational issues
THE EDITOR, Madam:
I am writing with reference to concerns raised by Damion Crawford about educational access and quality. Though, his argument risks oversimplifying a far more complex educational…
19 May, 2026
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Editorial | Transparency and accountability paramount
The Jamaican parliament must urgently clarify when, or if, it considers it obligatory to acquiesce to pre-emptive actions by citizens, using the courts, to stop the legislature from taking actions…
19 May, 2026
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Gordon Robinson | “Dead like a dawg….”
This photo shows members of the West Indies cricket team the T20 Cricket World Cup which hosted by India and Sri Lanka in February. WICB Photo
Playing Gene Autry’s House Rules, the dilemma always…
19 May, 2026
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Michael Abrahams | Humour, laughter and health
We have all heard the saying, “Laughter is the best medicine”. While laughter alone will not adequately treat something like a heart attack, it can play an important role in recovery and long-term…
19 May, 2026
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Give body cameras to cops, says clergyman
WESTERN BUREAU: Bishop Dr Roy Notice, the chairman of the Jamaica Umbrella Group of Churches, has joined the ongoing public discussion about police body-worn cameras, urging National Security Minister…
19 May, 2026
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Green warns miners to reclaim pits or face Gov’t crackdown
Mining Minister Floyd Green says the Government will adopt a zero-tolerance stance towards companies that delay or evade their legal obligations to rehabilitate exhausted mining pits.
Speaking last…