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Ruthlyn James
February 8, 2026

Ruthlyn James | Jamaica’s early childhood paradox

Long before early childhood education became global jargon, Jamaica understood that learning does not begin at primary school. Community-based basic schools laid the foundation for generations of…
Daryl Vaz
February 8, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

Dangerous precedent

Accountability advocates are warning that accepting good intentions as justification for breaching procurement laws could undermine Jamaica’s system of public administration, following an auditor…
Senator Aubyn Hill, minister of industry, investment and commerce.
February 8, 2026 by Luke Douglas

Dr Reddy’s pharmaceutical brand exporting to oil-rich territories in region

Indian pharmaceutical brand Dr Reddy’s Laboratories shipped its first batch of exports from Jamaica to Trinidad & Tobago and Guyana valued at some US$300,000 - about J$50 million.
February 8, 2026

Dennis Minott | Jamaica is courting an educational depression – and the clock is ticking

The Gleaner’s recent editorial on restoring education ought to trouble every Jamaican who claims to care about the country’s future. The attendance figures it reports are not merely disappointing;…
In this 2023 photo people line up outside an immigration office as they wait their turns to apply for a passport, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
February 8, 2026

Imani Tafari-Ama | US immigration policy and the old wounds of separation

What if you had invested approximately US$1,500 to apply for an immigrant visa – or US$500 for a non-immigrant visa – believing that this was your lawful passage from a constrained local economy into…
Jeremiah Knight, author of the cookbook and memoir ‘Diplomat in the Kitchen’.
February 8, 2026 by Janet Silvera

Jeremiah Knight turns global culinary journey into memoir

WESTERN BUREAU:
From left: Josh Harvey, otherwise called ‘Josh’ and Tyrese McKenzie, otherwise called ‘City Puss’.
February 7, 2026

Double murder on Fairfield Avenue in St Andrew

Two men were shot and killed during a brazen gun attack along Fairfield Avenue in St Andrew this afternoon. The deceased have been identified as Tyrese McKenzie, otherwise called 'City…
File photo.
February 7, 2026

13-y-o Manchester girl dies after being hit by vehicle

The Manchester police are investigating the death of a teen girl who died after being hit by a vehicle on Friday. She has been identified by the police as 13-year-old Lakeea Thompson , who lived in…
In this May 8, 2018, file photo, a Jersey cow feeds in a field on the Francis Thicke organic dairy farm in Fairfield, Iowa.
February 7, 2026

Police warn against buying beef after chemically treated cattle stolen in St Mary

Members of the public, particularly residents of Rose End, St Mary and surrounding areas, are being warned by the police against purchasing beef following the theft of a herd of cows that were…