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August 2, 2026
Editorial | ODPEM’s Hurricane Melissa-size spin
The clarification by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) to clarify the question of ownership of, and access to, the Support Jamaica website is in need of…
August 2, 2026
by Janet Silvera
Jamaica’s island flavours to ignite Beijing - Montego Bay chef to serve up Independence fare in China
WESTERN BUREAU: Executive Chef Maurice Mullings will take Jamaican cuisine to China this week, leading the island’s first official food festival in Beijing as Jamaica celebrates its 64th anniversary…
August 2, 2026
Kohei Maruyama | A country where the lignum vitae blooms
When I first arrived in Jamaica last year November, I was captivated by its colours. The vibrant shades of red bougainvillea and hibiscus, amidst the lush green tropical landscape all seemed to…
August 2, 2026
Orville Taylor | ‘Emancipendence’: an incomplete project
Emancipation Day was yesterday. The athletics programme at the Commonwealth Games ends today. Apart from Mozambique, Gabon, and Togo, all members of the Commonwealth are former British colonies.…
August 2, 2026
by Livern Barrett
Safety net broken - More Delta Capital investors left waiting as court records show massive financial gap
Delta Capital Partners, the investment firm facing criminal charges in Jamaica for alleged regulatory breaches, had assets up to December 2023 that were valued at one-third of its over US$15.4 million…
August 2, 2026
by Carolyn Guniss
VM Group ends 60-year audit relationship with KPMG
VM Group has ended a roughly 60-year relationship with KPMG, appointing PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) as its new external auditor after shareholders approved the change at Tuesday’s annual general…
August 2, 2026
Garth Rattray | Democratic socialism then and now – Part 1
On July 4, the United States president pulled the communist rabbit out of his hat of political tricks. With democratic socialist politicians succeeding at the polls, he did his best to conflate…
August 2, 2026
by Corey Robinson
The transfer race - Parents spend thousands chasing preferred high schools as other institutions struggle with empty classrooms
When St Catherine mother T.K. Gentles* handed over $3,500 to secure a transfer for her son to Cumberland High School, she knew the money did not guarantee success. But for her, it was a risk worth…
August 2, 2026
by Christopher Thomas
Schools in race against time - Despite damage delays, principals expect grade seven intakes to hold steady
WESTERN BUREAU: While some administrators of Hurricane Melissa-battered schools don’t anticipate any major shifts in numbers in their customary intake of new students for the upcoming academic year,…