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06 Jul, 2026
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Ebola deaths in Congo top 500 as health workers threaten to strike
BUNIA, Congo (AP) – At least 500 people have died out of over 1,500 confirmed cases in Congo's Ebola outbreak, authorities said, as frontline workers threatened to go on strike on Monday over…
06 Jul, 2026
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Jonathan Este | America at 250: still a ‘democratic experiment’
Last weekend marked 250 years since the Second Continental Congress, representing the 13 American colonies, assembled in Philadelphia to sign the Declaration of Independence. The country had already…
06 Jul, 2026
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The real challenge is forming digital citizens
THE EDITOR, Madam:
The call by Dr Christopher Tufton for greater protection of children online, and Termario Daniels’ article ‘Why blocking social media won’t protect children’, are both welcome.…
06 Jul, 2026
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Letter of the Day | The silent crisis facing children
THE EDITOR, Madam:
Much has been said about improving the education system, but the issue of the growing number of young children with developmental delays who are not receiving the early assessment…
06 Jul, 2026
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Upholding democracy: The path forward
THE EDITOR, Madam:
The Advocates Network (AN) is heartened by the positive feedback received following our protest on June 30. We believe it is essential to clarify our position. Our actions are born…
06 Jul, 2026
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Ronald Thwaites | Renewing democracy
In the early decades of the 19th century, the French journalist Alexis de Tocquevillle traversed the United States, then about the same age as Jamaica is now.
Fresh from the chaos of the revolution…
06 Jul, 2026
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Christopher Burgess | Power and water: Backbone of productivity and competitiveness
Jamaica’s electrical and water infrastructure is too fragile, exposed, and outdated to be restored in the old way. The scale of the damage shows that reconstruction requires redesign for future…
06 Jul, 2026
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Editorial | Nonsense graduations
Apart from a whinge over the schools’ alleged exploitative pricing of the affairs, a more substantive contribution by Stewart Jacobs and his National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica (NPTAJ)…
06 Jul, 2026
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New St Mary Festival Queen aims to empower young women
At just 19 years old, Mikalia Seymour is already preparing to lead.
As the newly crowned Miss St Mary Festival Queen 2026, she hopes to use the Festival Queen platform to inspire young women growing…