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June 12, 2026
Babe from Bethlehem
THE EDITOR, Madam:
The BBC story in early June read “Babe from Bethlehem”, and wondered if I had gone to sleep for the past six months to be awaked like Rip Van Winkle.
The headline referred to the…
June 13, 2026
Editorial | NWC audit reveals a lie
There is a notable takeaway from the auditor-general’s (AuG) review of capital projects by the National Water Commission (NWC), which has thus far received little attention. Because it is…
June 12, 2026
Patrice Quesada | What migration dialogues reveal about the Caribbean’s future
The last few weeks have been particularly rich for migration dialogues in the Caribbean. Moving between global, regional and national spaces, I’m encouraged by how they point in the same direction:…
June 12, 2026
Peter Espeut | Raiding the house money
I remember clearly when the National Housing Trust (NHT) was established in 1976; I was in my 20s.
In 1975 the total national budget was roughly J$800 million, and Jamaica had an acute housing…
June 12, 2026
by Ruddy Mathison
St Catherine Councillors call for new municipal building
Councillors at Thursday's general meeting of the St Catherine Municipal Corporation renewed calls for the construction of a new municipal building, arguing that the current facility is no longer…
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June 12, 2026
Second Jamaican among US citizens targeted for denaturalisation
NEW YORK:
Two Jamaican men are among some 17 people that the Trump administration has targeted for denaturalisation.
They are Talman Harris, 49, and Rodger George Gurdon, 55.
According to the US…
June 12, 2026
by Erica Virtue
Cross Keys celebrates return of post office
Residents of Cross Keys and more than a dozen surrounding districts are celebrating the return of their post office to the rural Manchester town after a temporary relocation to Knockpatrick left many…
June 12, 2026
by Janet Silvera
Purkiss says Jamaica losing cruise market share to Caribbean rivals
WESTERN BUREAU:
Andrea Purkiss, the opposition spokesman on tourism, is accusing the Government of presiding over a decline in Jamaica’s cruise tourism sector, arguing that the island is losing…
June 12, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
Harrison calls for urgency in school repair - JTA president-elect says some temp facilities now failing
WESTERN BUREAU:
LaSonja Harrison, the president-elect of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), on Thursday expressed disappointment with the current state of some of the schools in western…