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June 27, 2026
by Karen Madden
Bigger than football
At least two of Jamaica’s national footballers support Belgian football star Jérémy Doku’s decision to leave his World Cup team camp in the United States to travel to London for the birth of his first…
June 27, 2026
by Tanesha Mundle
BUSTED - Five Jamaicans charged in big US sweepstakes fraud scheme
Five Jamaicans are among six people indicted in the United States (US) over an alleged multimillion-dollar sweepstakes fraud scheme that prosecutors say primarily targeted elderly Americans across the…
June 27, 2026
Enrique Gomáriz Moraga | Concern over democracy in Latin America is rising
In the heat of recent electoral contests, accusations have proliferated among candidates that their opponents are undermining democracy. At the same time, several alarming reports on the state of…
June 28, 2026
Tony Deyal | Beatles and Caribbean
I was very young and heard something called ‘Beatles’. When I found out it was not something to bite me, and hearing that it was changing the way they had a special music, I jumped into it and used my…
June 27, 2026
Mr Samuda should provide details for transparency and accountability
THE EDITOR, Madam:
I am writing with reference to the article published in The Gleaner on June 24 regarding comments made by the Mr. Matthew Samuda at a post-Cabinet press briefing concerning the…
June 27, 2026
Urgent need for payment reform in hospitals
THE EDITOR, Madam:
I am concerned about a practice in some of the local hospitals. I recently learned that when a patient requires a computed tomography (CT) scan, a family member must physically…
June 27, 2026
Dreading the ‘heat dome’
THE EDITOR, Madam:
I am writing with reference to the news, ‘Europe bakes under 'heat dome'’, published on June 25. I was left feeling I could never again complain about the weather…
June 27, 2026
Letter of the Day | Downtown Kingston’s revival should begin with bathrooms
Every business should have adequate bathroom facilities for patrons and workers. Licenses must not be renewed without those civilized elements.
Establishments that fail to comply should be closed.…
June 28, 2026
Editorial | Harnessing Jamaica’s legacy in sickle cell disease treatment
A too-little-known or appreciated fact is that Jamaica is among the world’s leaders in research and understanding and treatment of sickle cell disease.
Indeed, people in Jamaica who have sickle cell,…