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June 15, 2026
Charlene Ashley | Shop foreign, think local: The uncomfortable economics of online shopping
We tell Jamaicans to support local businesses. Then we proudly post bargains we found online. The irony is hard to miss.
We encourage entrepreneurship, yet increasingly buy directly from the very…
June 16, 2026
Mayberry Group CEO: Scotiabank Buyout Will Inject C$500m Into Market, But at a Cost
The buyout of Scotia Group Jamaica Limited's (SGJ) minority shareholders will pump roughly C$500 million into the local market in the short term, but will permanently shut out local investors…
June 16, 2026
Something Extra | Monday
On Thursday night, the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) hosted its 41st Annual Awards gala event under the theme ‘Building Forward: Recognising Excellence in Recovery, Resilience and Growth’. This…
June 16, 2026
Movie Review | ‘Masters of the Universe’ does not have the power
Masters of the Universe might not know who its audience is. Sure, yes, perhaps “everyone” is the goal. Modern blockbusters are usually aiming for those golden four quadrants that might justify…
June 16, 2026
by Nicola A. Cunningham
Miss Universe Jamaica St Ann and St Mary queens on to national final
A cyber forensic examiner and ophthalmic dispenser took top honours at the Miss Universe Jamaica St Ann and St Mary coronation event on Sunday, June 7, at Lavender Moon Villas in Breadnut Hill, Ocho…
June 15, 2026
Erratic premium Route 320 service causing inconvenience to office-goers
THE EDITOR, Madam:
I am writing to bring to notice the continued failure to provide the Premium Route 320 bus service, which is scheduled to depart Cross Roads at 4:20 p.m. travel through New…
June 15, 2026
The overbearing burden of fatherhood in Jamaica
THE EDITOR, Madam:
Fatherhood is often described as a journey of joy, pride, and responsibility. For me, becoming a father has been all of those things, but also a sobering lesson in the realities…
June 15, 2026
Letter of the Day | Lessons from Cox's Bazar and test of Jamaican conscience
THE EDITOR, Madam:
The June 13 Gleaner editorial, Lessons from Cox's Bazar, deserves commendation for elevating a discussion that is too often (cynically) reduced to questions of border control,…
June 15, 2026
Editorial | Oil and transport
Wayne Henry’s endorsement of the idea of work-from-home and other flexible and staggered work schedules to save fuel intuitively, and on the basis of past evidence, makes sense.
What Dr Henry and the…