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March 30, 2026
Letter of the Day | Innovation must lead
THE EDITOR, Madam: I write to applaud the JPS Foundation for hosting its Climate Action Conference and Expo on March 26. Given the increasing severity of weather events and our growing environmental…
March 30, 2026
Caribbean deception and self-protection
THE EDITOR, Madam: I once had a friend who, upon trouble with his wife, quietly surrendered his firearms to the police. He was later accused of threatening his wife with the guns that were safely…
March 30, 2026
Extending Highway 2000 without strategy risks is extending the problem
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing to question the Government’s intention to extend Highway 2000 from Williamsfield to Montego Bay – not in opposition to development, but in the interest of smarter, more…
March 30, 2026
JCF’s Agricultural Protection Branch enhances capacity
Since its establishment last June 2025, the Agricultural Protection Branch (APB) of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has grown to over 100 trained professionals, including 22 newly minted district…
March 30, 2026
Yoga for holistic well-being
At a time when many people feel are stressed, or simply out of balance, Ananda Marga Jamaica is offering something simple and practical – free yoga and relaxation sessions open to the public.
March 30, 2026
Case for close-in-age exception in child diversion act review
The Fi We Children Foundation (FWCF) last week made oral submissions before the Joint Select Committee of Parliament reviewing the Child Diversion Act, advancing key recommendations to strengthen…
March 30, 2026
Ronald Thwaites | Of dying and rising
In this mystical season where it appears that evil and death prevail then life, abundant life, eternal life, is restored, let us pause and re-examine our human purposes. What do Jamaicans really want…
March 30, 2026
Lloyd Barnett | Safeguarding the franchise
An essential requirement of democracy is that the government must be a government by the people. This means that those who govern must truly have been selected by the people. In this connection,…
March 29, 2026
Two charged over Kingston shooting
Two men have been charged in connection with a shooting incident along Blount Street in Denham Town, downtown Kingston, last week. Charged are Akeem Edwards, 27, a construction worker of Race Course…