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Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington DC.
17 Apr, 2026 0

Peter Espeut | Don’t look now: we’ve been conquered!

Speaking at the inaugural Americas Counter Cartel Conference on March 5, at US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) headquarters in Doral, Florida (Jamaica was among the 17 countries present), Peter Brian…
Ruthlyn James
17 Apr, 2026 0

Ruthlyn James | From the classroom to nowhere – Jamaica’s autism transition gap

Autism in Jamaica is a matter of structural failure across the very systems meant to carry a life from early childhood into adulthood. Because the truth is this: autism does not end in childhood, it…
The University Hospital of the West Indies.
17 Apr, 2026 0

Editorial | Transforming UHWI

The disclosure of the University Hospital of the West Indies’ (UHWI) J$18 billion debt to Jamaica’s tax authorities, adds another titillating bit to the tales of impunity and dysfunction the auditor…
A UAE navy ship sails next to a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates.
17 Apr, 2026 0

Letter of the Day | Climate change: A sense of proportion

THE EDITOR, Madam: I will draw attention to the fact that the perpetual melodrama of Donald Trump’s wars and other blunders blots out practically everything else on the news horizon. However, he is…
US Vice President JD Vance, left, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
17 Apr, 2026 0

Flush to a different plumber

THE EDITOR, Madam: Those of us who follow geopolitics can recall when Henry Kissinger was U.S. Secretary Of State over 50 years ago, and flew back and forth between Israel and Egypt talking to both…
New polymer banknotes
17 Apr, 2026 0

Counterfeiters target Jamaica’s plastic banknotes

Fraudsters are counterfeiting Jamaica’s plastic polymer banknotes, according to the regulator in its annual report.

Rosemarie Henry, vice-president of risk and compliance at Cuna Mutual.
17 Apr, 2026 0

CUNA Mutual cranks up presence after 2025 success

CUNA Caribbean Insurance Jamaica Limited, the local arm of US-based CUNA Mutual Group and the long-standing insurer to Jamaica’s credit union movement, plans to expand its market presence after…
Floyd Green, minister of agriculture, fisheries and mining.
17 Apr, 2026 0

Green urges animal welfare to be built into disaster planning

WESTERN BUREAU: Agriculture Minister Floyd Green is calling for animal health and welfare to be formally integrated into disaster risk reduction and management strategies across Jamaica and the wider…
Odaine Thomas, junior warden of Friendly Lodge 383, presents a cheque on behalf of the Freemason Association of Jamaica to Lance Corporal Andrew Cammock of the Cornwall College Cadet Unit. Sharing in the occasion are Lecia Allen (left), vice-principal of C
17 Apr, 2026 0

Cornwall College Cadet Unit gets $400K to revive drum corps

WESTERN BUREAU: The Cornwall College Cadet Unit, which is a part of the Fourth Battalion of the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF), has been gifted a $400,000 donation by the Freemason Association of…