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Debbie Mercer-Miller shows of the cheque to be donated the to three hurricane-affected schools.
March 2, 2026 by Lester Hinds

Alpha Phi Alpha donates US$50,000 to hurricane-impacted schools in Jamaica

Three Jamaican rural high schools that suffered from Hurricane Melissa last year are to benefit from a US$50,000 donation being made available by Alpha Phi Alpha, the oldest black fraternity in the…
People stock up on food at a market in Algiers, Algeria, before the start of the holy month of Ramadan.
March 2, 2026

Struggle to afford Ramadan feasts as prices rise despite government pledges

ALGIERS (AP): As Algerians fast, pray and gather for the holy month of Ramadan, a worry lurks in many minds: how to afford the holiday feasts this year. In addition to its religious significance for…
A man inspects a car damaged after a Pakistani strike on a refugee camp in Takhta Pul district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan.
March 2, 2026

Pakistani airstrike on Bagram Air Base thwarted as fighting enters fourth day

KABUL (AP): Afghanistan thwarted attempted airstrikes on Bagram Air Base, the former US military base north of Kabul, authorities said Sunday, while cross-border fighting between Pakistan and…
An elderly woman begs for alms from tourists in Havana, Cuba.
March 2, 2026

Ronald Thwaites | When choices are limited

My client Mr. X thought of himself as an electric linesman. He lived with a very miserable woman who he thought was the source of his many problems. One day he got entangled in some live high…
Retiree Jorge Reyes pushes his motorcycle to refuel as it's his turn in line at a gasoline station in Havana, Cuba.
March 2, 2026

Letter of the Day | Extend a hand to Cuba, a neighbour in need

THE EDITOR, Madam: We do not need to remember the good we do for others, but we should never forget the good others have done for us. That thought has been weighing heavily on my heart as I reflect…
Some of the buses procured by the Government for the rural school bus system.
March 2, 2026

Rural school bus programme needs clarity

THE EDITOR, Madam: There perhaps no example is more glaring than the $1.4 billion spent to purchase decommissioned buses for the rural school bus programme. The initiative was presented as a…
Letters
March 2, 2026

Government incentives must address birth rate decline

THE EDITOR, Madam: The Prime Minister’s concern about Jamaica’s declining birth rate is both timely and justified. A fertility rate below replacement level is an economic signal. It foreshadows…
This February 10 photo shows sitting of the house of representatives.
March 2, 2026

Lloyd Barnett | Impeachment – procedural defects in the legislative proposals

In the previous article in this series, I highlighted several defects in the substantive provisions of the Golding Impeachment Bill which was tabled in Parliament. In this article I will deal with…
Gordon House, the home of the nation’s Parliament in downtown Kingston.
March 2, 2026

JFJ wants changes to child diversion law

Calling for amendments to the Child Diversion Act, Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) is recommending a two-tiered approach to the child diversion programme to deal with low-risk children as opposed to those…