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January 19, 2026
Letter of the Day | UHWI can’t afford to drift from crisis to crisis
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Gleaner’s editorial of Friday, January 16, on the troubling findings at The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), rightly captures the frustration and disappointment…
January 19, 2026
Open eyes to digital DNA
THE EDITOR, Madam: It is far too late to ignore what has already become woven into the fabric of daily life. The digital world is central to how we live, work, communicate, and even understand…
January 19, 2026
by Janet Silvera
2025 promised much for tourism and tested everything
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s tourism sector entered 2025 with confidence, but by year’s end, the numbers told a more complicated story. For the period January to November, the island welcomed…
January 19, 2026
by Lester Hinds
Destination Assurance white paper to be tabled in Parliament shortly
A white paper on Destination Assurance, aimed at strengthening Jamaica’s tourism industry in order to ensure its sustainability, was presented to Cabinet last Monday and is expected to come to…
January 19, 2026
by Carlton FearonGuest Columnist
When ‘mind your own business’ becomes a moral blindfold
Few phrases travel more easily through our society than “mind your own business”. It is offered as wisdom, as protection, and often as virtue. Closely tied to it are other familiar sayings: “keep out…
January 19, 2026
Jafaz Ally | Combating regional security threats
In the list of priorities for the Caribbean, security warrants a place at the top. Security is larger than protecting one’s borders. It is a multi-faceted process that involves several actors and many…
January 18, 2026
High-speed trains collide after one derails in southern Spain, killing at least 10 people
MADRID (AP) — A high-speed train derailed in southern Spain on Sunday, jumping onto the track in the opposite direction and hitting an oncoming train, the Spanish rail operator Adif said. Emergency…
January 18, 2026
Trump says eight European countries will face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that he would charge a 10% import tax starting in February on goods from eight European nations because of their opposition to…
January 18, 2026
St Mary man charged for stealing over 200 pineapples from farm
A St Mary man has been charged for stealing over 200 pineapples from a farm in the parish. He is 37-year-old taxi operator Anthony Taylor, otherwise known as ‘Waggy’, of Nutsfield in Islington, who…