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03 Oct, 2026 0

Letter of the Day | Strict gun laws must be balanced with common sense

THE EDITOR, Madam: Every well-thinking Jamaican desires strict gun laws and a murder-free Jamaica. However, this must not come at the expense of common sense. I am highlighting some real-life…
With her debut EP, ‘With Love’, on the horizon, Elle is developing a sound rooted in her Jamaican identity and shaped by a range of musical influences.
03 Oct, 2026 0

Singer Elle charts a vision for Jamaican pop

For rising singer-songwriter Elle, finding her sound means blending influences rather than staying within one lane. She describes herself as a “fusion artiste” and part of a “new wave”, with hopes of…
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03 Oct, 2026 0

Editorial | The crisis of a grey Jamaica

The Government’s proposed public education programme, targeting families and other unpaid caregivers of elderly Jamaicans, is a welcome and necessary initiative. People over 60 are Jamaica’s…
Letters
03 Oct, 2026 0

The need for AI safeguards

THE EDITOR, Madam: An AI agent employs autonomous software that utilises a large language model (LLM) as its ‘brain’ to reason, plan, and execute multi-step tasks. Standard AI agents underpin…
 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, founder and chairwoman of the Pocket Rocket Foundation, pins 2026 scholar Jazmyne Wilkinson during the foundation’s annual scholarship awards at the Wolmer’s Girls’ School Hall on Thursday, September 24.
03 Oct, 2026 0

GoodHeart | Big dreams, strong support for Jazmyne Wilkinson

When 13-year-old Jazmyne Wilkinson stood among the newest Pocket Rocket Foundation scholars at the foundation’s annual scholarship awards at the school hall of Wolmer’s High School for Girls in…
A resident checks damage to buildings as she walks near charred cars, at the site of Wednesday’s Israeli airstrike, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, April 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
03 Oct, 2026 0

Ronald Sanders | Other people’s wars, Caribbean bills

The Caribbean did not start, or participate in, the war involving the United States, Israel, and Iran or the other continuing conflicts in the Middle East. Yet millions of Caribbean people are paying…
Quinam Bay, South Coast, Trinidad and Tobago
03 Oct, 2026 0

Tony Deyal | Siparia: The beat goes on

I was reading The World’s Best Book and found what they considered the most amazing people: the Living Man, the Tallest Man, the Animal Lover, the Shortest Man, and even a Tallest Woman, an Oldest…
 Aberdeen High School graduate Akayla Simpson (centre) poses with Wisynco head of consumer marketing Erin Mitchell (left) and Danrak Productions CEO Stacy-Ann Smith after receiving the inaugural Carl Williams Prize for Home Economics on Monday.
03 Oct, 2026 0

GoodHeart | St Elizabeth teen earns $100,000 prize for academic excellence

If you are a betting person, the numbers 11, 16, 17 and 100,000 may or may not have any significance to you, but for St Elizabeth teen Akayla Simpson, they hold tremendous value. The Aberdeen High…
Minister of Tourism addresses Tourism Action Club members at the Tourism Awareness Week AI Youth Forum at Sandals Dunns River.
03 Oct, 2026 0

Jamaica climbs four places in global tourism index

Jamaica has strengthened its position in global tourism, climbing four places in the World Economic Forum’s Travel & Tourism Development Index (TTDI) 2026, rising from 82nd to 78th among the 110…