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Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
12 Sep, 2026 0

Tony Deyal | Carapichaima: Yesterday, today and tomorrow

I was born in a place called Carapichaima in central Trinidad, and I will never, ever forget it. The reason was simple. It had people from different parts of Trinidad but also from other countries.…
Members of Parliament before at the swearing-in ceremony for members of the upper and lower houses of Parliament held on September 18, 2025 in Gordon House.
12 Sep, 2026 0

David Abrikian | Constitution considerations

In a 2025 article by Marlene Malahoo Forte, ‘Do Not Mislead’, referring to an earlier article by Peter Espeut, ‘The JLP Manifesto’, she claimed that he misled the public when he said that the…
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11 Sep, 2026 0

Editorial | Gun law misfires?

When policy or laws deliver perverse or unintended outcomes, or threaten to do so, those who have the power to make adjustments must take note and consider necessary adjustments.
Students from Holy Trinity High School gather near the school gate after they were not permitted on ther school compound for a number of reasons ranging from bleaching and their pants being too tight.
11 Sep, 2026 0

Kristen Gyles | Misplaced school priorities

I wish schools would hate illiteracy and innumeracy as much as they hate tight khaki pants and hair extensions. The priorities of the education system deserve serious examination. In too many Jamaican…
US President Donald Trump gestures while boarding Air Force One at Morristown Airport in Morristown, New Jersey.
11 Sep, 2026 0

Peter Espeut | From the backyard to the front lawn

On Monday, September 7, Donald Trump, the president of imperial America, posted a map on Truth Social showing Canada, Greenland, Iceland (the Arctic), Mexico, Panama (and much of the rest of Central…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness (right) chats with Professor Peter Blair Henry (left), chair of the Jamaica Reconstruction and Resilience Oversight Committee (JAMRROC), during the official launch at Jamaica House on Tuesday. – Ian Allen photo
10 Sep, 2026 0

Editorial | Welcome to JamRROC!

This newspaper remains disappointed that a governance oversight body was not established in legislation for the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA), the special-purpose vehicle…
Defence attorney Kevin Reddington holds up a picture of the Clancy family before the murders during closing arguments in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial at Plymouth Superior Court in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Thursday, August 27, 2026.
10 Sep, 2026 0

Basil Jarrett | That Lindsay Clancy case hurts more than it helps women

A lawyer friend once said to me that she deliberately tries not to pay too much attention to the American legal system because sometimes it simply makes no sense whatsoever. Even if Charles Dickens…
Over 760,000 teenagers in dozens of countries took the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) last year. Results released on Tuesday show average scores in math, reading and science are all at their lowest point in PISA history among highly
10 Sep, 2026 0

Massia Bailey | Universal design for learning: A practical and responsive teaching strategy

As Jamaica’s 2026-2027 school year begins, teachers and families will again work to meet children’s varied learning needs. In one classroom, students may differ in reading levels, disabilities,…
Delroy Chuck (right), minister of justice and constitutional affairs, chats with Justice Bryan Sykes, chief justice of Jamaica, during the Judiciary’s Strategic Management Retreat at the AC Hotel in Kingston on Monday.
09 Sep, 2026 0

Editorial | Move on Kartel amendment

It remains inexplicable to this newspaper that the government has not proceeded with the Kartel jury amendment, which would allow judges to continue trials on their own when they encounter tainted…