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May 13, 2026
Letter of the Day | Reimagining the Jamaican brand
THE EDITOR, Madam:
The recent removal of the ‘Rude Boy Original’ billboard in Rockfort and Spanish Town has sparked the usual firestorm of moral outrage, but the conversation it has ignited reveals…
May 13, 2026
Thank you, Ms Fae Ellington
THE EDITOR, Madam:
I applaud Ms Fae Ellington for her commentary re: the depraved lyrics on the Hill and Gully Riddim. The lyrics are atrocious, disgusting and downright vulgar.
May 13, 2026
by Rasbert Turner
Fisherman freed after explaining he was carrying knife to scale fish
A fisherman was freed in the St Catherine Parish Court on Tuesday after producing his fisherman's identification card and providing an explanation for possession of an offensive weapon.
May 13, 2026
by Janet Silvera
Club Kingston tops airport lounges in Caribbean, Latin America in global Priority Pass rankings
Jamaica has scored a major tourism and aviation victory, with Club Kingston being named the best airport lounge in Latin America and the Caribbean by global travel network Priority Pass.
May 13, 2026
Prosecutors to retry Alex Murdaugh in deaths of wife and son after high court overturned convictions
Alex Murdaugh's murder convictions and life sentence for the deaths of his wife and son were overturned Wednesday by the South Carolina Supreme Court because the court clerk at his trial…
May 13, 2026
Bureaucracy cannot continue to be the enemy of national recovery
THE EDITOR, Madam:
The recently tabled Auditor General’s report into the Hurricane Melissa Relief Initiative should serve as a national wake-up call about the crippling effect bureaucracy continues…
May 13, 2026
by Janet Silvera
Caribbean hoteliers push for Airbnb tax crackdown, reject new booking platform fees
Caribbean hoteliers have thrown down the gauntlet against Airbnb and other short-term rental operators across the region, insisting that all accommodation providers, large or small, should be…
May 13, 2026
Gas prices going down $0.25 on Thursday
Motorists will pay a bit less for gas come Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to move down by $0.25 to sell for $189.88 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will go down by…
May 13, 2026
NEPA continuing efforts to locate non-native monkeys
The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), says its efforts to locate and capture the non-native White-faced capuchin monkeys recently reported in sections of St Elizabeth have so far been…