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August 9, 2026
Gordon Robinson | On our knees again
So, as a result of Government’s habitual strategy of negotiating with USA while on its knees, we’ve agreed to become USA’s deportee dumpster. On June 16, Gleaner broke the story of a previously secret…
August 9, 2026
The ground where our heroes rest
Last Thursday, Jamaica marked 64 years of Independence, commemorating August 6, 1962, when the Union Jack came down and the black, green, and gold rose over a nation newly free to chart its own…
August 9, 2026
Seifudein Adem | Zohran Kwame Mamdani as an American African
What does it mean to be African in the 21st century? For much of modern history, the answer seemed straightforward: Africa was a continent, and Africans were those who lived within its geographical…
August 16, 2026
WISDOM OF THE WEEK - The root of expectations
Almost all of us carry expectations in our daily life. We expect people to understand, appreciate, and support us; for situations to be in our favour; for life to unfold in a way that only brings joy;…
August 9, 2026
Imani Tafari-Ama | Dem pepper-spray Desmond eye
Social media gave wings to the story of police pumping pepper spray into the eyes of Desmond McKenzie, MP for the West Kingston constituency in Jamaica. You could not scroll without encountering some…
August 9, 2026
Sheree Martin | Climate readiness will be built through partnership
Jamaica has spent the better part of the last decade building one of the Caribbean’s strongest economic foundations. Fiscal discipline, declining debt, investor confidence and a stable financial…
August 9, 2026
Dennis A. Minott | Evaluating sockpuppetry’s hole in criminally harming Jamaicans
There is a quiet war being waged in Jamaica. It is not fought with guns. It is not debated in Parliament. It does not announce itself in headlines. Yet, it is steadily eroding the integrity of our…
August 9, 2026
Mark Wignall | Warrior countries wrecked it. Can they fix it?
The world economy has been jolted in a bad way by three countries: the US, Israel, and Iran. Because of Israel’s and America’s attack against Iran, the world now suffers higher oil prices, a severe…
August 9, 2026
CDB funds feasibility study on CARICOM regional stock exchange
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved a US$100,000 grant to study whether a single regional stock exchange could deepen capital-market integration across the Caribbean, an initiative that…