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June 29, 2026

Christopher Burgess | No more rickety-tickety repairs to schools
Resilience is more than cash-based repairs. It is the ability of schools, hospitals, hotels, and communities to survive, recover quickly, and continue functioning after a disaster, thereby…
June 29, 2026

Ronald Thwaites | Self delusion is slow suicide

At more than one of the high schools I observe carefully, the a number of the entering students are scored as “Proficient” in Language Arts in their Primary Exit Profile results. But when they are…
June 29, 2026 by Leroy Fearon

Leroy Fearon | Poor customer service or scam?
There was a time when the word scam was reserved for elaborate schemes orchestrated by fraudsters seeking to separate unsuspecting individuals from their hard-earned money.
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June 28, 2026

Editorial | Vale Royal and red lines
The public controversy over Jamaica's decision to accept third country nationals being thrown out of the United States will soon dissipate. Which is what the government expects and is banking…
June 28, 2026

Densil Williams | Unravelling growth: The efficiency agenda
Prime Minister Holness is on to something with his thesis of Efficiency as a Resource. Jamaica’s low and anaemic economic growth for the better part of 64 years since independence left us searching…
June 28, 2026

Byron Blake | Hurricane and heat wave - What a message for CARICOM conference?
Europe has been experiencing a record heatwave in intensity, duration, and geographic coverage in June, not July or August. The Caribbean, specifically Jamaica, was struck by the strongest Atlantic…
June 28, 2026

Garth Rattray | June is also road safety awareness month
We need to confront the fatal five traffic offences – speeding, distracted driving, driving while impaired, not wearing a seatbelt, and careless and inconsiderate driving. The authorities are carrying…
June 28, 2026

Orville Taylor | Dem ‘Ghana’ second round
Their names might roll clumsily off your tongues, but at the end of 90 minutes and time added on, the words “Medaase pii me abusua!” poured from my lips. If the team with the black star, wearing the…
June 27, 2026

Enrique Gomáriz Moraga | Concern over democracy in Latin America is rising
In the heat of recent electoral contests, accusations have proliferated among candidates that their opponents are undermining democracy. At the same time, several alarming reports on the state of…