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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (left) listens to his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein during a news conference after a meeting at the foreign ministry in Baghdad, Iraq.
02 Nov, 2025 0

Foreign minister calls for disarmament of Kurdish fighters

BAGHDAD (AP): Iraq’s Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein on Sunday called on Kurdish separatist fighters, who have withdrawn to the country’s north after waging a decades-long insurgency in Turkey, to…
Forensic investigators on the platform by a train at Huntingdon station after a mass stabbing on a London-bound train in Cambridgeshire, England.
02 Nov, 2025 0

Police rule out terrorism in stabbing attack on train after two men are arrested

LONDON (AP): British police dismissed speculation on Sunday that a mass stabbing attack on a London-bound train the previous evening was terrorism-related, but said two people who were wounded remain…
Members of Parliament before being swore at the swearing-in ceremony for members of the upper and lower houses of Parliament held on September 18, 2025 in Gordon House.
02 Nov, 2025 0

Lloyd Barnett | Parliamentary cabinet system versus executive presidential system

In the previous article of this series, I dealt with the merits of the Jamaicanisation of our Constitution by removing its monarchical labels and form. One result of this is that Jamaica will become…
Ronald Thwaites writes: If ever there were a time for a true national front to ensure fairness, revive spirits and downplay divisions, it is now.
02 Nov, 2025 0

Ronald Thwaites | Opportunity to unite?

The pain and loss being experienced by the western half of Jamaica raises serious questions as to the calibre of national leadership and the ethical basis of public expenditure. Look how there were…
Letters
02 Nov, 2025 0

Letter of the Day | Addressing HIV cannot be in isolation

THE EDITOR, Madam: A recent lecture by Dr Richard Amenyah, director of the UNAIDS Multi-Country Office for the Caribbean, as part of the Department of Government’s UN @ 80 series, was enlightening…
Letters
02 Nov, 2025 0

Rethinking sustainability in aquaculture

THE EDITOR, Madam: I read an article in the Observer, ‘Fish farming and food safety’, with interest and respect for the efforts being made to strengthen Jamaica’s food systems – especially in the…
Letters
02 Nov, 2025 0

Call to establish Jamaican department of voluntarism

THE EDITOR, Madam: Hurricane Melissa has once again revealed both Jamaica’s vulnerability and our strength. In every corner of the island and across the diaspora, Jamaicans are asking how they can…
Letters
02 Nov, 2025 0

Extend GCT waiver to local purchases

THE EDITOR, Madam: Hurricane Melissa has tested Jamaica, across the island, families and businesses are doing their best to rebuild and recover. The Government’s swift decision to allow duty-free…
02 Nov, 2025 0

Lucea bus drivers overcharging passengers

THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing to bring attention to a troubling and unfair situation happening in western Jamaica, particularly along the Montego Bay to Lucea route. Since Hurricane Melissa…