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20 Sep, 2026
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Yaakov Raskin | How a Jewish holiday once closed Jamaica’s Parliament
Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement and the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, begins tonight at sunset. While preparing for it this year, I found myself looking back into Jamaica’s Jewish…
20 Sep, 2026
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Dwight Fletcher | Can truth really be ‘your truth’?
Last week, we began discussing the war for truth. We looked at how easily information can be manipulated and how, in a world of artificial intelligence, social media, and competing voices, discerning…
20 Sep, 2026
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Peace begins from within
Every year, the International Day of Peace, commemorated on September 21, reminds us of humanity’s shared longing for peace. We often think of peace in terms of countries, governments, and the absence…
20 Sep, 2026
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Rails that once carried a nation forward
Long before highways stretched across the island, Jamaica held a distinction few countries outside Europe and North America could claim. On November 21, 1845, the very first railway line outside of…
20 Sep, 2026
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FID seeks broker to sell 11 forfeited properties
The Financial Investigations Division (FID) has gone to market for a real estate brokerage firm to sell 11 properties taken from criminals, the first concrete step towards the privately run disposal…
20 Sep, 2026
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Sean Major-Campbell | The bullying epidemic
Bullying is at epidemic proportions in Jamaica. The new school year is off to the annual talk of zero tolerance to bullying. School devotions are held with lovely talks about Jesus while the golden…
20 Sep, 2026
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Where Bond began
WESTERN BUREAU: They came looking for James Bond. Forty devotees of the world’s most famous secret agent descended on Jamaica, chasing 007 through waterfalls and old hotels and into some of the places…
20 Sep, 2026
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Elevated Aspirations: Jaecoo J8 versus Mazda CX-60 on Jamaican roads
The upper tier of the Jamaican sport utility market is experiencing a significant evolution. Discerning motorists seeking a blend of high-end cabin luxury and commanding road presence now evaluate…
19 Sep, 2026
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Update | CNN, Politico say their journalists were also barred from White House
NEW YORK (AP) — Journalists from two other major news outlets have said publicly that they were denied access to the White House on Saturday. Betsy Klein of CNN and Cheyenne Haslett of Politico…