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Helene Coley Nicholson addresses the Jamaica Teachers’ Association delegation during her keynote address at the association’s 62nd Annual Conference at Ocean Coral Spring in Trelawny.
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Coley Nicholson: Focus on physical schooling over AI

WESTERN BUREAU: Attorney-at-law Helene Coley Nicholson, president of Lawyers’ Christian Fellowship Jamaica, is encouraging educators to prioritise interpersonal interaction with students to develop…
Patrons enjoy the good vibes at the inaugural Original Shed Reunion Retro Party.
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Original Shed Reunion Retro Party revives Falmouth’s golden era

FALMOUTH, Trelawny: For one unforgettable night, the clock turned back more than four decades as hundreds of former patrons of the legendary Shed nightclub reunited at the historic Martha Brae Water…
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Lord Woolley joins call for inquiry into ‘hounding’ of Jason Arday

LONDON: Lord Simon Woolley, the principal of Homerton College, Cambridge, has joined forces with the campaigning pressure group Good Law Project to call for an immediate investigation in the media…
De Roeck takes on day 10 of his 500-mile journey through Westmoreland.
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GoodHeart | Michael De Roeck takes on 500 miles for Freedom Skatepark

Sixteen days into a 21-day, 500-mile run around Jamaica, Michael De Roeck is putting his endurance to the test to raise funds for the young people served by Freedom Skatepark. De Roeck, a trustee of…
Letters
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Zimbabwe’s leaders must put citizens before power

THE EDITOR, Madam: The devastating boat tragedy on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe has left families shattered and the nation asking painful questions about accountability, leadership, and the value…
A mine operated by Serra Verde Mining digs for rare earth elements including neodymium, praseodymium, terbium and dysprosium, which are essential for the production of permanent magnets, in Minacu, Goias state, Brazil, July 28, 2025.
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US and others turn to Brazil for rare earths

In the global race to secure rare earths that are key for everything from mobile phones to green technologies, Brazil is emerging as an alternative to China’s dominance, particularly for the United…
This photo shows damaged roof of Darliston Primary School destroyed by Hurricane Melissa last October.
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Editorial | Strengthening humanitarian efforts

It is nearing 10 months since Hurricane Melissa battered western Jamaica, exposing some of the island’s vulnerabilities. But the tragedy also highlighted something else: how, in the midst of a crisis,…
Letters
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Letter of the Day | Put geography back on the map

THE EDITOR, Madam: As the Caribbean celebrates the release of this year’s CXC examination results, I was disappointed to see geography absent from the highlighted subject statistics for both CSEC and…
The Caribbean Court of Justice in Port of Spain
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Ronald Sanders | Facts, due process and fairness – CCJ’s test

I have been an advocate of the Caribbean Court of Justice from its conception. In 2015, on the court’s tenth anniversary, I described its creation as arguably the most significant institutional…