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In this photo demolished structures are seen strewn on the ground in Coopers Pen, Trelawny
23 Aug, 2026 0

Imani Tafari-Ama | The sorry Coopers Pen saga

The nocturnal razing of between 20 and 40 homes in the Coopers Pen community in Trelawny on August 11 was the culmination of two decades of struggle by residents seeking to secure ownership of the…
23 Aug, 2026 0

Inner wings: from weight to flight

Watching birds move freely across the sky awakens something within us – a longing for freedom, lightness, and the possibility to fly. Perhaps that is why throughout history, we have imagined humans…

Some of the buses procured by the Government for the rural school bus system.
23 Aug, 2026 0

Mark Wignall | Big success in rural school bus system

According to Daryl Vaz, minister of energy, telecommunications and transport, “Jamaica, irrespective of our differences in thought, this is something that we must build upon. Numbers don’t lie, and I…
Jalil Dabdoub
23 Aug, 2026 0

Jalil Dabdoub | Sherene Golding-Campbell is right

In a recent post on X, Sherene Golding-Campbell raised a question that goes to the heart of Jamaica’s political culture: Why do so many of us analyse political commentary not on its merits but…
The two-day festival of Rosh Hashanah is marked with song, celebration in the synagogue, and the blowing of a ram’s horn known as a ‘shofar’.
23 Aug, 2026 0

Yaakov Raskin | What is the Jewish New Year, and why is it celebrated in September?

All around the world, birthdays of leaders and important historical figures are marked with national celebrations – George Washington’s birthday in the USA, Victoria Day in Canada, and Heroes Day in…
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A man walks past an electronic board showing Japan’s Nikkei index, and US dollar-Japanese yen exchange rate at a securities firm in Tokyo on Monday, August 3.
23 Aug, 2026 0

Japan economy inches up 1.1 per cent in June quarter

Japan’s economy grew at an annual rate of 1.1 per cent in the April-June quarter even as private consumption stayed flat and the growth of exports declined, according to government data recently…
23 Aug, 2026 0

Michael Taylor | Before the taps run dry

On April 16, to be exact, I did something I don’t normally do. I shared a forecast, and my concerns about it, with colleagues and acquaintances in a few agencies where I had contacts. I was concerned…
Major-Campbell
23 Aug, 2026 0

Sean Major Campbell | Lying becoming a new normal

“ The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy.” Words of wisdom from the book of Proverbs 12:22.
23 Aug, 2026 0

Customer data demand and hurricane recovery drove Digicel emissions higher

Digicel Group consumed a fifth more energy across its 25-market network in the fiscal year ended March 2026, as surging customer data demand and hurricane recovery operations pushed greenhouse gas…