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28 Sep, 2026 0

Spragga Benz to celebrate ‘Endevors Reloaded’

Dancehall veteran Spragga Benz is set to officially celebrate the release of his latest album, Endevors Reloaded, with an exclusive album launch experience on Wednesday, at Jammin on the Oasis in…
UN police officers from Jordan patrol in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic.
28 Sep, 2026 0

Adekeye Adebajo | UN peacekeeping in crisis

With the world facing the largest number of armed conflicts since 1946, US President Donald Trump’s administration continuing assault on the United Nations has prevented the organization from…
Brithney Clarke, Digicel Jamaica marketing business lead and public relations manager, embraces the brand’s signature red, matching her trousers with a black vest.
28 Sep, 2026 0

Something Extra | Monday

Digicel Jamaica marked the close of its Tun Up Fi 25 Summer Promotion with an evening celebration on the rooftop terrace of its downtown Kingston headquarters. The event, part of the company’s 25th…
Patricia Gillings-Smith (left), head of the Industrial Arts Department at Muschett High in Trelawny, oversees students working on plumbing-related projects at the school last week. A section of the plumbing laboratory is still under renovation after being
28 Sep, 2026 0

School labs struggling to recover while students adapt

WESTERN BUREAU: Several high schools in western Jamaica are still working to restore their hurricane-ravaged laboratories, some of which were completely destroyed and lost valuable equipment last…
28 Sep, 2026 0

Ruthlyn James | Flush the policy

Jamaica is big on discipline. Rules are rules. Newly trained educators enter schools excited to start their careers. However, with the current educational climate, many enter the classroom with…
Letters
28 Sep, 2026 0

Can traffic be better managed during road works?

THE EDITOR, Madam: Road construction and maintenance are necessary. However, the traffic disruption that often comes with these activities can create difficulties for road users. Most people…
Letters
28 Sep, 2026 0

Consider legalising abortion

THE EDITOR, Madam: International Safe Abortion Day is about promoting safety. And that cannot be achieved without the decriminalisation of abortion. Jamaica has had severely restrictive criminal laws…
Letters
28 Sep, 2026 0

Letter of the Day | Two prisons, not one, for security and rehabilitation

THE EDITOR, Madam: The word ‘security’, for most people, refers to the physical confinement of their inmates. It means that the confinement must be stringent and tight, especially when the talk is of…
Kristi Noem, special envoy for the Shield of the Americas, talks with White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller during a meeting of the multinational political and security coalition “Shield of the Americas” on the sidelines the Unite
28 Sep, 2026 0

Ronald Thwaites | What basis for trust?

“Everything is fine and, what isn’t, just give us time to fix it”. That’s the mantra of many Republican candidates in the upcoming November elections in the United States. At least that is the line of…