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May 20, 2026
May 20, 2026
Johnny Daley returns to stage in ‘Brazen To Di Bone’
Actor and comedian Christopher ‘Johnny’ Daley is preparing for a major return in the latest Pablo Hoilett-produced comedy, Brazen To Di Bone, after a nearly three-year hiatus from the theatrical…
May 20, 2026
Shatta Wale happy for Best African Dancehall Entertainer award - Artiste’s Shattafest Ghana also wins Concert of the Year at IRAWMA
On Sunday, African dancehall titan Shatta Wale locked in his spot as a powerhouse in global dancehall, walking away with two major trophies at the 43rd International Reggae & World Music Awards…
May 20, 2026
Culture, language and the Constitution
THE EDITOR, Madam:
In recent weeks, the Opposition MP from South St James sparked a linguistic controversy in Parliament by attempting to deliver her speech in Patois. Since then, responses have…
May 20, 2026
Letter of the Day | Accountability in education cannot be optional
THE EDITOR, Madam:
The recently released CAPRI and UNICEF report, Room for Improvement: The Gap Between Public Spending and Child Outcomes in Jamaica, confirms what many Jamaicans have long feared:…
May 20, 2026
Editorial | Parliament dilutes its power
For the avoidance of doubt, this newspaper asked Jamaica’s Parliament to clarify the circumstances in which it would feel obliged to prevent, within its chambers, the airing of — or take action on — a…
May 20, 2026
Elizabeth Morgan | President Trump’s China visit – Any significance for this hemisphere?
US President Donald Trump paid a state visit to the People’s Republic of China, meeting with President Xi Jinping from May 13 to 15 in Beijing. This was the first presidential visit to China since…
May 20, 2026
Lance Neita | Football, anyone?
In spite of the predictions of a global boycott, the fears of US entry restrictions, the quixotic flamboyance of FIFA President Gianni Infantino, and the disappointment of Jamaica’s absence from the…
May 20, 2026
A new Swatch model is introduced, and a case study in overexcited ‘drop culture’ plays out
In Paris, police deployed tear gas. In Milan, Italy, a fistfight erupted. In London, Singapore and New York, all-night queues snaked from the doors of Swatch stores — the latest examples of…