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June 26, 2026
by Tanesha Mundle
Supreme Court awards $15m to injured carpenter after state-operated ambulance put him in hospital
A Kingston carpenter who suffered brain damage and memory loss after he was knocked from his motorcycle by a state-operated ambulance has been awarded more than $15 million in damages by the Supreme…
June 26, 2026
Jamaica should play leadership role against drug trafficking
THE EDITOR, Madam:
Jeanelle van GlaanenWeygel’s column, “Strengthening OAS-Jamaica Partnership in Addressing the Drug Problem,” provides a timely and important reminder facing Jamaica and the wider…
June 26, 2026
Letter of the Day | Is climate change becoming Jamaica’s greatest security threat?
THE EDITOR, Madam:
We rarely think of hurricanes, droughts, rising sea levels, or extreme heat as security threats. Yet one of the greatest threats to Jamaica’s stability may not come from…
June 26, 2026
Editorial | Reviewing PEP
The reported data, and the declarations of the island's education authorities, suggest that Jamaica’s grade-six students performed better in this year’s Primary Exit Profile (PEP) exams.
For…
June 26, 2026
Kristen Gyles | The footballer dad
“Belgium’s Jeremy Doku plans to leave World Cup for birth of child”
This was one of the many headlines that started popping up within the sports media landscape last Sunday, on Father's Day.…
June 26, 2026
Peter Espeut | PEP placement ginnalship
The job of the JIS is to make the government look good. In these modern days of information management and control, where elections are won and lost on the quality of political propaganda, the…
June 25, 2026
Netherlands secures 3-1 win over Tunisia to top World Cup Group F
Brian Brobbey scored his third goal of the World Cup, the Netherlands got a pair of goals that deflected off Tunisia into its own net, and the Dutch rolled in the rain to a 3-1 victory Thursday night…
June 25, 2026
Japan and Sweden play to 1-1 draw as both advance to knockout round at World Cup
Daizen Maeda gave Japan the lead and Anthony Elanga took it away six minutes later, giving Sweden a 1-1 draw Thursday night that sent both teams to the knockout round of the World Cup.