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15 Apr, 2026
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Letter of the Day | Unfinished freedom: Why Jamaica must fully embrace black hair in schools
THE EDITOR, Madam: I write in response to The Gleaner news article, ‘Strands of Change’, which highlights an encouraging shift in school grooming policies across Jamaica. This development signals a…
15 Apr, 2026
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Foreign wars, local casualties
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint for global oil transportation, plays a vital role in the world economy. Approximately 20 per cent of the world’s oil supply passes…
15 Apr, 2026
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Editorial | Interlocutor for Kamla
For supporters of regional integration, as expressed by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), 2025 was, as Queen Elizabeth II characterised 1992, an annus horribilis.
15 Apr, 2026
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Canopy posts $4.8b revenue and nears erasing start-up deficit
Canopy Insurance Limited, a joint venture between GraceKennedy Group and Musson Jamaica Limited, posted profit for a third consecutive year, with revenue and earnings both rising by double-digit…
15 Apr, 2026
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Norris R. McDonald | Poverty, ghetto survival, and land tenure struggles
Smoke curls from a wattle-and-daub, thatched-roof kren-kren in Epsom, St Mary, as the sun rises over terraced hillsides. Descendants of the Coromantee Maroons survive here through discipline, memory,…
15 Apr, 2026
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Elizabeth Morgan | War – what is it good for?
Since January, it seems that the news has been full of war, military action, more than usual. We have had military activities continuing in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, the Caribbean,…
15 Apr, 2026
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When strength needs support -Rebalancing life during menopause
There is a quiet moment many women encounter in midlife; one that rarely makes headlines but is deeply felt. It is not marked by outward crisis, but by an internal shift. A heaviness and a fatigue…
15 Apr, 2026
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Talking prescription technology improves medication access for the visually impaired
For persons who are blind, visually impaired, or living with reading challenges, something as routine as taking medication can be stressful and risky. Small print and complex medication instructions…
15 Apr, 2026
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Something Extra | Wednesday
Just a day before the Carnival in Jamaica road march, Sunnation Jamaica ushered in its fête experience with its signature all-inclusive Sunrise Breakfast Party at Hope Botanical Gardens in St Andrew.…