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March 11, 2026
CARICOM is broken
THE EDITOR, Madam: CARICOM is broken. The recent glaring foreign policy and philosophical differences on Cuba, vocally expressed by Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and…
March 11, 2026
Address deeper social issues affecting children
THE EDITOR, Madam: Recent reports aired on TVJ News revealing that vendors are openly selling vapes, sex toys, and ganja to high school students are deeply troubling. While laws exist to punish such…
March 11, 2026
Letter of the Day | Cuban doctors criticised, Chinese labour diplomacy normalised
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Government of Jamaica’s decision to discontinue the long-standing medical cooperation agreement with Cuba has reopened an important national conversation about labour…
March 11, 2026
Rubis Energy Ja adds fried‑chicken franchise
RUBiS Energy Jamaica has added the Southern Fried Chicken (SFC) franchise to its newest and largest service station as the company moves further into the full-service retail market. The quick-service…
March 11, 2026
Saluting Dr Simone Dundas Byles
THE EDITOR, Madam:
March 11, 2026
by Yasmine Peru
Postponement of hurricane relief concert in Abu Dhabi ‘providential’
What does a concert headlined by pop icon Shakira in Abu Dhabi have to do with Jamaica? “Well ... a little bit,” respected tour manager and author Copeland Forbes told The Gleaner. Shakira is the…
March 11, 2026
Woman taken into custody after gunshots fired near Rihanna’s LA home
LOS ANGELES (AP): Los Angeles police took a woman into custody after she fired gunshots outside Rihanna’s gated home on Sunday afternoon, according to the authorities and news reports on Monday. No…
March 11, 2026
Movie Review | Gosling, Lord, Miller make science fun in ‘Project Hail Mary’
It’s been a minute since we’ve had a big-screen space epic that’s as fun as it is awe-inspiring. The last memorable one might have been The Martian, so perhaps it shouldn’t be all that surprising that…
March 11, 2026
Editorial | Rare earths and more
While the economic feasibility of extracting rare earth elements (REE) from bauxite residue is still unattained, Phillip Paulwell is right about Jamaica needing to do the work to put itself in a…