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03 Aug, 2026
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Heatwave brings record-breaking temps, heightened wildfire risk
A heatwave gripped large swaths of the Western US on Saturday as temperatures hovered near record highs, heightening wildfire risks in areas that already were dry or burning and prompting warnings for…
03 Aug, 2026
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Massia Bailey | Why connection matters for autistic children
Since autism is primarily a social-communication difference, parents and practitioners may have asked the question whether relationships are important to a child who prefers solitary activities,…
03 Aug, 2026
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Editorial | Revive partnership council
With less than two months before the expiry of the partnership agreement between the Government, political Opposition and other societal stakeholders, the Holness administration should not only…
03 Aug, 2026
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Time to open up the beaches
THE EDITOR, Madam: It was alarming to read about the drastic drop in Jamaica’s stay-over travellers this July. In contrast, the Dominican Republic recorded the highest stay-over traveller rate in…
03 Aug, 2026
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Ja’s AI skills push must measure workplace results
THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica’s AI-skilling drive should be judged by whether or not it changes how people work, not by how many certificates it issues. The Government’s GAINS programme promises AI…
03 Aug, 2026
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Letter of the Day | Redefine Emancipation and Independence days
THE EDITOR, Madam: In August 1962, Jamaicans rightly welcomed the end of centuries of colonisation with celebration. The struggle from slavery to self-governance had not been an easy one. National…
03 Aug, 2026
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Declining birth rate is a global trend
THE EDITOR, Madam: Health Minister Christopher Tufton announced strategies to combat the country’s declining birth rate, which fell from 70,000 per annum in the 1970s to 30,000 currently, a decline…
03 Aug, 2026
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Christopher Burgess | Education for economic growth
Jamaica’s ease of registering a business is often praised and mistakenly equated with growth. But growth is much more than ease of entry and is constrained by the limited available technical skills…
03 Aug, 2026
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Appeal Court finds FSC had no basis to seize SSL
The Court of Appeal has found that the Financial Services Commission (FSC) had no proper basis to seize Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL) in January 2023. “The FSC failed at this first hurdle,”…