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January 25, 2026
Editorial | UHWI procurement: recovery or funeral?
Over the last 30 years, scandals and controversies relating to governance and accountability have become normalised in Jamaica. Over that period the rate of economic growth has averaged less than one…
January 25, 2026
Theresa Rodriguez-Moodie | From long-awaited change to urgent action
For many Jamaicans, Hurricane Melissa will be remembered as one of the most devastating events of 2025. Its impacts were severe, affecting homes, livelihoods, infrastructure, and communities across…
January 25, 2026
Garth Rattray | What was great about America?
The current policy in the United States is to make America great again. The new political initiatives include the implementation of strict and very active enforcement of immigration laws and securing…
January 25, 2026
Kindness at work can mean giving honest feedback, limiting meetings and bending rules
NEW YORK (AP): Beth Brown was assigned to a major project at work when hardship struck. First, her six-month-old daughter fell ill with COVID-19. A few days later, her mother passed away. Brown,…
January 25, 2026
by O’brian Wynter
Signing out, with love – Keri-Ann Greenwood
If you had asked Keri-Ann Greenwood a few years ago what the past year might look like, she could not have imagined how it would unfold. Signing out as Miss Global Jamaica 2025, Greenwood sat down…
January 25, 2026
by Nathan Waddell
What January taught George Orwell about control and resistance
Like many of us, George Orwell saw January as a month to be endured rather than enjoyed. You can picture him steeling himself against its cold, gloom, rain, frost, and wind. And not only because of…
January 25, 2026
The off-season: When the island teaches us to slow down
January and February arrive at a gingerly pace. After the excitement and celebrations of Christmas, carnival planning, and peak tourist traffic, the island exhales. Roads loosen, beaches soften into…
January 25, 2026
Freedom from ‘sin’
Across cultures and religions, we often hear about sin as something we are born with or something that decides our place in heaven or hell. These ideas, though deeply rooted, can sometimes create fear…
January 25, 2026
Mark Shields | Body-worn cameras don’t stop bullets – but they can stop lies
When a police officer steps into a volatile situation, a body-worn camera will not disarm a gunman, calm a violent suspect, or magically de-escalate every confrontation. That much is obvious. So when…