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December 14, 2025

Orville Taylor | Dick stands alone

A surname like mine often makes me the butt of corny jokes. However, having a dressmaker mother, and more than basic competence with a sewing machine and scissors, the joke is on those who asked me…
Dr Maria Myers-Hamilton, managing director of Spectrum Management Authority.
December 14, 2025

Gov’t regulator moves to shut down IC probe

The Spectrum Management Authority (SMA) has gone to court to block an ongoing investigation by the Integrity Commission (IC), accusing the anti-corruption body of acting illegally and abusing its…
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December 14, 2025

Garth Rattray | Standstill traffic causes standstill business

Nowadays, I find myself either quoting or referring to my father (of blessed memory). He was a visionary trapped in and limited by a flawed bureaucratic system ... a system that still exists today.…
Minister of Finance, Fayval Williams, speaking at a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on February 19, 2025.
December 14, 2025

Editorial | Clarity on the recovery package

With impressive speed, the Jamaican Government and its international financial partners announced a US$6.7 billion package to finance the island’s reconstruction from the destruction from Hurricane…

Looking at the Queer Agenda after its unveiling are (from left) Belgian Ambassador Ellen De Geest; Louise McCollin, head of political affairs and communications of the British High Commission; Glenroy Murray, executive director of Equality for All Foundat
December 14, 2025 by Erica Virtue

‘It’s a performance’

The Equality for All Foundation Jamaica, formerly the Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays (J-FLAG), has challenged what it describes as performative opposition from sections of Jamaica’s…
Christopher Burgess
December 14, 2025

Christopher Burgess | Upgrading insurance and infrastructure

Hurricanes are becoming more destructive. What cost Jamaica under US$1 billion in the 1950s now costs nearly US$9 billion in 2025 — damaging roads, water systems, cutting power to most of the island,…
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December 14, 2025

Hello mi neighbour | Want to be happy? Practise the golden rule daily

SO OVERWHELMING was *Erick’s love for *Erica at first sight, that marriage proposal was immediate. Couldn’t wait! Whether or not she was spoken for at that time didn’t seem to bother Erick at all.…
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December 14, 2025

Denise Eldemire-Shearer | Older persons and upside and flipside of technology

For older persons, technology covers a wide array of things, ranging from at-home devices to social media, especially WhatsApp, to financial management, and there are differing attitudes and responses…
December 14, 2025

Oran Hall | Re-investing the proceeds of a matured bond in another

Recently, my friend shared with me that his wife wanted to know what to do with the proceeds of bonds she owned that were due to mature soon in light of calls she had received from her investment…