Commentary
29 Jul, 2026
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Editorial | AI and education
Whatever people’s perspectives may be on the Caribbean Examinations Council’s (CXC) decision to phase out its school-based assessments (SBAs), the move, as the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA)…
29 Jul, 2026
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Elizabeth Morgan | More US tariffs, but what do they mean for CARICOM countries?
So, US President Donald Trump announced on July 23-24 more tariffs on trade partners, continuing to use trade policy as a geopolitical and protectionist measure.
29 Jul, 2026
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Don Dobson | Argentina’s dream factory: A wake-up call for safeguarding in sports
The Cinderella run of Cabo Verde in this year’s FIFA World Cup, which included a draw against eventual Champions Spain and a spirited performance against beaten finalists Argentina, has Jamaicans…
28 Jul, 2026
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Editorial | No to mob justice
Whoever killed Shani Coke, the 10-year-old girl who was believed to have been raped before her gruesome murder in Trelawny, deserves to be arrested, taken before the court, tried for the crime, and…
28 Jul, 2026
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Sir Hilary Beckles | Sobers: A Sobering Understanding
Sometimes words are our best emissaries. They enable us to summon and send out to the wicket a perspective on a warrior called back to the pearly pavilion. With them, we can capture a scripture that…
28 Jul, 2026
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Michael Abrahams | The PNP’s ball game of politics
On July 27, 2023, People’s National Party (PNP) General Secretary and Member of Parliament (MP) Dr Dayton Campbell made statements implying that Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) MP and Minister of Science,…
28 Jul, 2026
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Gordon Robinson | The essence of agitation
Since Naughty News Network (NNN) publicly speculated that Rasta MP would challenge Bark Balding for Promises Not Performance (PNP) leadership, our favourite Fantasyland Apocrypha has been abuzz. But…
27 Jul, 2026
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Editorial | Who graduates high school?
This newspaper is clear: so-called ‘graduation” at basic, early childhood and primary schools are comic pastiches that embarrass and ridicule rather than enlighten. They falsely, and vicariously,…
27 Jul, 2026
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Leroy Fearon | Help for Fort Charlotte: Saving a national treasure before it is too late
Last week, I drove through Lucea, Hanover, and made my way to Fort Charlotte, one of Jamaica's designated National Heritage Sites. What should have been a moment of appreciation for one of our…