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05 Oct, 2026
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‘Jane Doe’ solidarity posts flood social media after Cornell rape lawsuit
NEW YORK (AP): It was one woman, then another, and another, until a trickle became a flood. Countless women, and some men, posted on social media that they were Jane Doe in support of a young woman…
05 Oct, 2026
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Opposition fighters in Tigray withdraw from regional capital
KAMPALA (AP): Government-allied fighters entered Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, a witness said Sunday, after the rebel Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) announced…
05 Oct, 2026
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Dwayne Vernon | Trust deficit: Corruption, good governance and the way forward
Corruption corrodes the institutions on which democracies depend. In Jamaica, corruption and the perception of it now threaten three pillars of good governance: participation, the rule of law, and…
05 Oct, 2026
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Nearly 1,500 nationals repatriated from Malaysia as UN warns of risks
YANGON (AP): Nearly 1,500 Myanmar nationals who were sent back from Malaysia arrived in the country’s largest city on Sunday, despite warnings from the United Nations refugee agency and rights groups…
05 Oct, 2026
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Do not extend school hours!
THE EDITOR, Madam: Opposition Spokesman on Education Damion Crawford recently shared on Smile Jamaica his belief that Jamaica’s education system needs to increase instructional time by an additional…
05 Oct, 2026
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Can we build faster without sacrificing quality?
THE EDITOR, Madam: “When will it be finished?” It is a question many people ask when they pass a construction site that seems to have been there for months. There is a question worth asking: When the…
05 Oct, 2026
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Letter of the Day | Build engines of growth
THE EDITOR, Madam: It would be a great pity if the core of Dane Smith’s letter, published on September 30, was lost because of its BPO context. That context is important but, much more so, as well as…
05 Oct, 2026
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Ronald Thwaites | Treacherous political and economic waters
That is what our leader says Jamaica is facing. Most of us knew this to be the case long ago. We live that unsettling truth every day when we go to the shop or buy gas. Oligarchs and fellow travellers…
05 Oct, 2026
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Somerton mourns community stalwart ‘Revolino’ McPherson
WESTERN BUREAU: Somerton in St James is mourning the loss of John ‘Revolino’ McPherson, who has been the driving force behind sports and social activities in the rural community for almost five…