Latest News
January 31, 2026
European, J’can musicians band together to jazz for children
EU ambassador to Jamaica, Dr Erja Askola, in collaboration with UNICEF Jamaica, hosted a jazz concert featuring acclaimed European saxophonist, composer, and arranger Pekka Pylkkänen, alongside…
January 31, 2026
Dutch government ordered to protect residents on Caribbean island of Bonaire from climate change
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP): A court on Wednesday ordered the Dutch government to draw up a plan to protect residents on the tiny Caribbean island of Bonaire from the effects of climate change, a…
January 31, 2026
Selective outrage undermines true accountability
THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica faces a growing credibility problem in how we respond to wrongdoing; we condemn selectively. Principle is often replaced by convenience, and outrage seems guided more by…
January 31, 2026
Letter of the Day | Need for transparent and accountable policing
THE EDITOR, Madam: Murders dropped dramatically in 2025, a reality extremely welcome deserving celebration. With no one able, however, to put a finger on any single reason, might several components…
January 31, 2026
Editorial | Restoring education
While we commend the education ministry’s various initiatives to deliver education to children in Jamaica’s storm-ravaged regions, the government perhaps needs a broader strategy to head-off a…
January 31, 2026
JaRIA kicks off Reggae Month calendar with Dennis Brown concerts
The Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA) is kicking off its 2026 Reggae Month celebration internationally with a Tribute to Dennis Brown at the Hard Rock Guitar Hotel in Florida today and in…
January 31, 2026
Ronald Sanders | Education as economic policy: remedying the mismatch
When the door to migration narrows, the long-standing mismatch between education and economic absorption is no longer abstract; a country’s true immigration policy becomes domestic – how many jobs it…
January 31, 2026
Tony Deyal | Getting ready to rumble and tumble
For David E Bratt MD who believed “Trinidad being Trinidad, you cannot not have a jokey category,” and “The good: the Carnival spirit. So, little yet so the little means so much.” When it comes to…
January 31, 2026
Something Extra | Saturday
Embodying the mantra that life doesn’t get better by chance but by change, guests kicked off the New Year with positive plans at The 2026 Vision Edit, held at the Catalyst Campus in Summit, New…