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18 Jan, 2026
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18 Jan, 2026
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Gordon Robinson | What the hell the police can do?
There has been much squabbling over the sharp reduction in murders reported by the police for 2025. The final number, 673, is the lowest in 30 years which, on the face of it, should be universally…
18 Jan, 2026
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Ja’s unemployment rate edged down to 3.3% ahead of hurricane
Jamaica’s unemployment rate fell to 3.3 per cent in October, though the labour market showed signs of softness as fewer people sought work and youth employment declined ahead of Hurricane Melissa’s…
18 Jan, 2026
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Alfred Dawes | University Hospital of the West Indies needs an overhaul
The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) stands as a beacon of healthcare and medical education for the Caribbean. Yet, a recent performance audit by the Auditor General’s Department has…
18 Jan, 2026
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The hills that hold us: The island’s cooler parishes
In Jamaica, geography is a quiet instructor. Long before classrooms, curricula, or civic institutions leave their mark, the land itself teaches us how to live. Nowhere is this more evident than in…
18 Jan, 2026
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Be in prayer
Do you pray? How often have you wondered whether your prayers were answered or ignored? Over time, many of us have turned prayer into a habit, a request list, or a ritual performed in moments of need.…
18 Jan, 2026
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Mark Wignall | Pain, aches, and persistent coughs
I was 22 years old and still living with my parents. It was a terrible Sunday afternoon. I had come home with aches in just about muscle group. At the arrival in the doctor’s office, the pain…
18 Jan, 2026
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Dena Spence Hyatt | Supporting women beyond career versus motherhood debate
As a society, we repeatedly stress the importance of women bearing children, often warning that “time is running out”. At the same time, recent demographic data show declining fertility rates,…