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A photo of 37-year-old Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by a US Border Patrol officer, is displayed at the shooting scene in Minneapolis.
February 8, 2026

Mark Wignall | Extreme aggression and death

My lawyer friend in Miami greets me from what he calls upside down America. “The flu is making the rounds here in Miami and it is not nice. You caught it recently and you definitely know that. I hope…
Lowell ‘Sly’ Dunbar
February 8, 2026 by Herbie Miller

Lowell ‘Sly’ Dunbar – the ‘Drumbar’ of destiny

The Verse Lowell Fillmore ‘Sly’ Dunbar’s passing is not just the loss of a musician. It marks the silencing of a core pulse in modern Jamaican music.
The pool, which features waterfalls, is bordered by river stones.
February 8, 2026

Dream House | Inside an off-grid paradise in Portland

This story begins with 63-year-old Alexander Lewars, born and raised in Britain to Jamaican immigrant parents. Choosing a path less travelled, he pursued a career as a cabinetmaker rather than…

Brian Anderson, president of the National Secondary Students’ Council.
February 8, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Empty desks, shattered routines

WESTERN BUREAU: In classrooms across western Jamaica, empty desks still tell the unfinished story of a hurricane whose most lasting damage may not be measured in roofs lost, but in children still…

Armando Elenes, secretary-treasurer of the United Farm Workers Labor Union.
February 8, 2026 by Sashana Small

HIGHER WAGES, LOWER PAY?

A Jamaican farmworker has joined a legal challenge to New York’s Farm Labourers’ Fair Labour Practices Act (FLFLPA), raising concerns that unionisation – while promising higher wage rates – could…
The nearly 400-year-old grave of Rabbi Yeshayahu Pardo, Jamaica’s first rabbi.
February 8, 2026

Yaakov Raskin | The 400-year-old lesson from Jamaica’s first rabbi – Don’t stray from your path

On Thursday, January 29, I found myself standing in the quiet outskirts of Kingston in a spot that most Jamaicans have never visited, and one which many don’t know even exists. It was the Hunt’s Bay…
The Confirmation of Election ceremony legally confirming Dame Sarah Mullally as the new Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul’s Cathedral, central London, Wednesday Jan. 28, 2026.
February 8, 2026 by Dudley McLean II

Many dioceses, one body

In Anglican life, the word Province is often heard but not always understood. Yet it is one of the most important concepts holding together a global communion of more than 80 million believers. A…
February 8, 2026

Sean Major-Campbell | If I can help somebody

Imagine if we were united in helping the poor, humble, honest fellow citizens around us. Imagine if we understood that we all may need some moral support one day. Everyone needs a little help…
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February 8, 2026

Dwight Fletcher | Money Matters Pt 2

Last week we started a new series on finances and Kingdom living. You see, if you are a believer, you shouldn’t live constantly stressed out about money or under extreme financial burden and pressure.…