Latest News
26 Aug, 2026
0
A divided house stymies progress
Prior to last week’s column, which pointed to horse racing having ‘one of the most powerful but under-utilised lobbies of any local industry’, few persons would have been aware of the deep ties of…
26 Aug, 2026
0
Canada retaliates with tariffs on $20b in US goods
CHICAGO (AP): Canada struck back at the United States on yesterday with retaliatory tariffs on about US$20 billion worth of American goods, including steel, dairy products, appliances and farm…
26 Aug, 2026
0
September 9 candidate registration deadline
PORT-AU-PRINCE (CMC): Candidate registration for Haiti’s upcoming elections will close on September 9, according to the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP). The CEP has circulated the election…
26 Aug, 2026
0
PM hints at scrapping income tax
ROSEAU (CMC): Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has raised the possibility of abolishing personal income tax in Dominica by 2028, saying he has long opposed the measure on philosophical grounds.…
26 Aug, 2026
0
PENSION PAIN
Years after retiring from the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), two former district constables say they are still without their full pensions, leaving them in financial distress and demanding answers.…
26 Aug, 2026
0
Hydrate to Educate delivers grants to students, schools
Before Dejhaunae Henry could fully focus on her dream of studying cybersecurity, the Manchester High School graduate had to confront a more immediate concern: how to pay for university. That…
26 Aug, 2026
0
500 children in Ewarton, Waterhouse get Pocket Rocket Foundation support
Five hundred children across St Andrew and St Catherine recently benefited from the Pocket Rocket Foundation’s sixth annual back-to-school treat, as the long-standing initiative returned to provide…
26 Aug, 2026
0
Squatting is a policy failure of housing and enforcement
THE EDITOR, Madam: The debate on squatting in Jamaica often focuses on the country’s history of slavery and unequal land ownership. While history provides important context, it does not fully explain…
26 Aug, 2026
0
Why no voter transfers for St Mary constituents?
An open letter to Mayor Wilson THE EDITOR, Madam: I moved to St Mary Country Club, Prospect, St Mary, in 2015. Since relocating, I have been unable to vote at my local polling station, Iona High…