Lead Stories
January 5, 2026
Jervon Sands | Repurpose regional education for today’s realities
Education in the Commonwealth Caribbean has a history spanning over three centuries, with more than 75 per cent of that time taking place during colonial rule. Consequently, our education systems,…
January 5, 2026
Abbie Godoy-Guillen | Expand human rights education in the Caribbean
Across the Caribbean, the denial of human rights is neither a rare nor exceptional event. It is woven deeply into the fabric of everyday life. It appears when young men are stopped and searched…
January 5, 2026
Aundrene Cameron | Eliminate violence against women
The elimination of violence against women remains one of Jamaica’s most exhausted New Year’s resolutions. Nonetheless, its achievement remains an undelivered gift. This is because factors which…
January 5, 2026
by Corey Robinson
Government urged to set up disaster fund for small businesses
Eugene Kelly, councillor for the Whitfield Town Division in St Andrew South West, is calling for the establishment of a small-business disaster fund, noting the devastating impact of 15 fires over two…
January 5, 2026
Restrictions lifted on flights from US to Caribbean, South America
BRIDGETOWN. Barbados (CMC): Restrictions that temporarily barred United States airlines from operating in parts of the Caribbean and South American airspace were lifted early yesterday, allowing…
January 4, 2026
by Ruddy Mathison
NEW YEAR TRAGEDY
A New Year’s Day outing to the beach ended in tragedy for a Portmore family after a young woman, her teenage brother, and a policeman who was a family friend were swept away by strong currents at…
January 4, 2026
by Andre Williams
2025: The policing year written in blood
The year 2025 will be remembered as a paradoxical year for Jamaica as despite recording a historic low in overall murders, the past 12 months have been overshadowed by a grim countertrend: an…
January 4, 2026
by Mickalia Kington
Slow but steady progress in Negril
Along Negril’s beachfront and bustling roadside, recovery after Hurricane Melissa is unfolding not in sweeping declarations but in quiet resilience with one plate of food sold, one tourist taxi trip…
January 4, 2026
VENEZUELA’S MADURO OUSTED
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP): Hours after an audacious military operation that plucked leader Nicolás Maduro from power and removed him from the country, United States President Donald Trump said Saturday…