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April 12, 2026
Byron Blake | Uneasy lies the head of a secretariat
The Gleaner, in an editorial, raised the issue of Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s attack on CARICOM Secretary General, Dr Carla Barnett, and on the process leading to her…
April 12, 2026
Garth Rattray | Beware of ‘tech neck’
Our modern way of life has many positives, but it also comes with numerous pitfalls. Modern living takes a heavy toll on our cardiovascular system, nervous system, alimentary system, and our…
April 12, 2026
Orville Taylor | Pope: a very wrong target
Almost half of the global growing 700 million Catholics live in the Americas, ‘the backyard of the US’. At 1.41 billion, there are more Catholics than the population of China, and even if we do not…
April 12, 2026
Editorial | Patterson’s prescriptions
P.J. Patterson’s seminal intervention on the state of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) accords with this newspaper’s vision for the institution and the regional integration project.
April 12, 2026
Machel Montano ready for Jamaican ‘Encore’
Carnival in Jamaica has been moving to one rhythm all week, and the King of Soca, Machel Montano, has been right at the centre of it. His presence has stretched across multiple events on the calendar,…
April 12, 2026
Adekeye Adebajo | Who will save Cuba from Trump?
Cuba is currently under an oil blockade imposed by a Donald Trump administration bent on “regime change”. This follows a US blockade enforced since 1959 against the former Communist enclave, following…
April 12, 2026
Mark Wignall | When we were good
On my mind last Thursday was Mr Dennis Gordon, People’s National Party (PNP) politician and the political man of the moment. He is executive chairman of Jacden Group of Companies. If you really want…
April 12, 2026
Sunday Social
The East Lawns of Devon House in St Andrew were transformed into an elevated, immersive setting for Xodus Fete Gala on Wednesday. The all-inclusive affair invited guests to don their finest black,…
April 12, 2026
Sean Major-Campbell | New wineskins: conveyors of hope and channels of healing
“If the Church is to remain relevant, we cannot close our minds to new research, discoveries, and developments across various disciplines, including the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Ignorance…