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July 22, 2026
Editorial | Remove IC roadblocks
There may be reason to question the Integrity Commission’s (IC’s) framing of its complaint about the slow pace – and the consequences – of the Government of Jamaica’s efforts to designate more state…
July 22, 2026
Letter of the Day | Reparations is, in law, a defamation case
THE EDITOR, Madam:
This month, in a Kingston courtroom, the defamation suit that had shadowed Minister Daryl Vaz for the better part of four decades was resolved. The man who spread the falsehood…
July 22, 2026
Strengthening Jamaica’s integrity framework
THE EDITOR, Madam:
The Gleaner’s July 16 headline, ‘IC Faces Fresh Lawsuit’, should concern Jamaicans who value good governance, regardless of political persuasion. While the courts will determine…
July 22, 2026
Jamaican contractors can deliver at scale ... If we plan better and pay on time
THE EDITOR, Madam:
Jamaicans often hear that there are too few contractors to carry out large road construction and maintenance programmes. While the number of contractors is important, it is not the…
July 22, 2026
Elizabeth Morgan | Self-determination for overseas territories in the Caribbean: Whose decision?
Flowing from the adoption of the CARICOM Reparations Manifesto, which now includes decolonisation as a goal, there was a report in The Guardian (UK) newspaper of July 14 titled ‘Caribbean calls for…
July 22, 2026
Norris R. McDonald | Wage theft: Stolen wages, stolen dreams
I was terrified as I ran for my life down Princess Street in downtown Kingston in the late 1960s. Behind me was the owner of a notorious hire-purchase furniture store, chasing me with a big stick…
July 22, 2026
Parliamentary secretary rejects claims post-Melissa performance fears watered down PEP
Western Bureau:
Senator Marlon Morgan, parliamentary secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, is describing the results of the 2026 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) as “quite…
July 22, 2026
Death toll from Guyana boating tragedy nears 50
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC):
The death toll from last Saturday’s boating disaster has risen to 41, with eight more people rescued as the search continues along Guyana’s Essequibo Coast, the Guyana…
July 22, 2026
Parliament recess delays IC report
The director of investigation at Jamaica’s principal anti-corruption body, Kevon Stephenson, yesterday sent a single investigation report to Parliament for tabling.
The Integrity Commission said it…