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January 20, 2026
Island Music Conference February 25-28
Island Music Conference (IMC), the annual gathering of global music professionals in the Caribbean, returns to Kingston for its fourth staging, February 25-28, at the Courtleigh Auditorium, during…
January 20, 2026
Gordon Robinson | The essence of discernment
The latest drama in Apocrypha, our favourite fantasyland, unfolded as it appeared on a list of countries whose citizens were barred from applying for USA immigrant visas.
January 20, 2026
Letter of the Day | Urgent need for system reform to protect jurors
THE EDITOR, Madam: The long overdue eradication of the jury system, seems to be imminent, but unfortunately, as the debate intensifies, a partisan element seems to be taking centre stage, and might…
January 20, 2026
Defending human rights strengthens crime-fighting
THE EDITOR, Madam: Careful consideration should be given to the warning by Mickel Jackson, executive director of Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) in her Sunday Gleaner column of January 11. It goes to the…
January 20, 2026
Editorial | Be open about US-Jamaica talks
The timing of last weekend’s telephone discussion between Prime Minister Andrew Holness and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio – days after the United States named Jamaica among 75 countries for which…
January 20, 2026
Looks can be deceiving
THE EDITOR, Madam: Some time ago I was involved in a a case where the complainant looked like Pippi Longstocking. She looked so cute, petite and harmless, as if lies would be strangers to her mouth.…
January 20, 2026
by Yasmine Peru
Reggae legend Cat Coore’s passing ‘hard to process’
Colin Leslie, a lifelong friend of reggae legend Cat Coore, is trying to comfort himself with the words, “God knows best”. Leslie didn’t just hear that his friend had died, he was there with Coore’s…
January 20, 2026
by Erica Virtue
Baptism by fire
The first test of leadership for Cornwall’s five new members of parliament (MPs) came sooner and harder than expected. Barely weeks after being sworn in, with little opportunity for orientation or the…
January 20, 2026
Trial of 6 cops accused of murder in case that drew international scrutiny starts in Kingston
The murder trial of six policemen charged with killing three men in 2013 has started in the Home Circuit Court in Kingston. The prosecution's main witness, a senior politician, started giving…