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May 30, 2026
Jackson hunts 200m hat-trick
FOLLOWING wins in Shanghai and Xiamen, a very confident Shericka Jackson will go into tomorrow's third Diamond League meet in Rabat, Morocco, full of confidence as she looks set to make it three…
May 30, 2026
Ronald Sanders | Not charity, but repair: Response to Pope Leo’s slavery apology
Signed on May 15 and released on May 25, Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, marks a significant moment in the long reckoning with slavery. It contains the clearest papal…
May 30, 2026
Tony Deyal | Cricket tests and quadrennial football
In Barbados, a great ICC World Best Championship was about to happen just as I became a World Health Organisation communications advisor, there and I was happy to restart a column. I wrote about the…
May 30, 2026
Letter of the Day | Taxing bottled water undermines public health goals
I am writing to question the continued application of general consumption tax (GCT) on bottled water.
Water is a basic human necessity required for survival. Yet, every day, people are paying tax…
May 30, 2026
Deteriorating road conditions in Sav-la-Mar need urgent fix
I am writing to express deep concern about the deplorable condition of the roadway from Savanna-la-Mar to Burnt Savannah, Frome P.O. in Westmoreland. This road has deteriorated to an unacceptable…
May 30, 2026
Major General Anderson is the right choice for NaRRA
I write in support of the appointment of Major General Antony Anderson as chief executive officer of the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA). Major General Anderson appears…
May 30, 2026
Editorial | Conservation of bees
In Jamaica, it is not often that bees crop up in strategic discussions about agriculture, food security or environmental protection.
Yet, the insect is important to all of these. It is why,…
May 30, 2026
Sexual assault survivor champions national trauma healing effort
At three, Shanecia Stewart was sexually abused by a neighbour in the tenement yard where she lived with her parents - a profound breach of trust. Fourteen years later, she would, for the first time,…
May 30, 2026
Reggae Marathon announces new leadership
The Reggae Marathon has announced new appointments to its board ahead of this year’s event, set for December 6, in Kingston.
Organised by the Jamdammers Running Club, Reggae Marathon is a major…