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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Fayval Williams
15 Feb, 2026 0

Editorial | Stability budget, but …

The J$1.44 trillion expenditure budget – with its J$18 billion in new taxes – presented by Fayval Williams last week has to be read in the context of Hurricane Melissa. It is a stabilisation plan…
This photo shows a construction worker at Black River Hospital, which is undergoing repairs after it was damaged by Hurricane Melissa, last October.
15 Feb, 2026 0

Dennis Zulu | Bridge to inclusion: Rebuilding Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa

While February 14 is often reserved for tokens of affection, for thousands of Jamaicans, it marks a more profound commitment: the birth of a more inclusive nation. It is the anniversary of the…
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15 Feb, 2026 0

Garth Rattray | Intimacy versus ‘intermessy’

Yesterday was Valentine’s Day. It is celebrated every February 14. On Valentine’s Day people overtly express their affection to that special someone, or even to friends with flowers, chocolate, other…
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15 Feb, 2026 0

Orville Taylor | Islam’s slavery debt

The expression varies from as salaam aleikum to something like as salaam waleikum. Black populations such as Tanzania and its territory Zanzibar, the common salutation vary somewhat from the Arabic.
Senator Floyd Morris
15 Feb, 2026 0

Floyd Morris | Language-disability and society

Words matter. Undeniably, the language that we use to refer to persons with disabilities has an impact, as it shapes our perception of the world. This language has evolved over time, and terms that…
A man stands between his car and a wrecker to avoid the towing of his car in downtown Kingston in 2011. He was allegedly caught after being chased by the police and Transport Authority inspectors.
15 Feb, 2026 0

Stalled!

John Brown* was trying to pick up passengers in downtown Kingston on a busy Thursday afternoon last month when inspectors from the Transport Authority (TA) blocked his Toyota Probox motor car with red…
The crumbling sidewalk in front of the National Works Agency office along Barracks Road in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, forces this student to walk on the road surface.
15 Feb, 2026 0

WALKING GAMBLE

WESTERN BUREAU: Savanna-la-Mar is not a town you stroll through for leisure. You move because you must. The capital of Westmoreland, home to an estimated 13,930 people across 3,980 households, has…
15 Feb, 2026 0

Poems

A special Valentine I have a Special Valentine, He loves me very much. His love is warm and special, I feel it in his touch. He cares so very much for me, I’ve known this for a while. The special…
15 Feb, 2026 0

Starting your backyard vegetable garden

The Associated Press: If you want healthy food, experts say to eat what’s local, organic and in-season. Those foods benefit the planet too, because they are less taxing on the soil and they don’t…