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Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Delroy Chuck.
18 Oct, 2026 0

Editorial | Mr Chuck is wrong

Justice Minister Delroy Chuck has it wrong. The Integrity Commission (IC) isn’t, and wasn’t, intended to be, implicitly or otherwise, the Government’s public relations agency on corruption prevention.
File Jamaica College’s Jamone Lyle (left) tries to escape the attentions of Mona High School’s Sean Leighton during a Walker Cup semi-final match at Stadium East for which he was later deemed ineligible.
18 Oct, 2026 0

Lyle turns focus to World Cup

National Under-17 player Jamone Lyle says he has put the recent controversy surrounding his eligibility for Jamaica College (JC) behind him and is now focused on preparing for next month’s FIFA…
Orville Taylor
18 Oct, 2026 0

Orville Taylor | Heroes and legends

Two terms are often used interchangeably, and sometimes a person is both. However, heroes and legends are very distinct things, and sometimes a legend is not a hero in any sense. Legends are people…
Skyline of the Central Business District of Singapore.
18 Oct, 2026 0

Ruben Gonzalez-Vicente | Can Jamaica be the Singapore of the Caribbean?

Every so often, Singapore reappears in Caribbean political conversations as a model to aspire to. This is hardly surprising. What is not to like? Singapore is a tiny tropical island with few natural…
Andre Wellington, dean of discipline at Alston High School.
18 Oct, 2026 0

Discipline with compassion

Alston High School in Clarendon starts early for Andre Wellington. As dean of discipline, he is at the gate supervising searches, checking uniforms and grooming, logging infractions and calling…
The HEART/NSTA Trust’s corporate office in St Andrew.
18 Oct, 2026 0

Access granted

A tribunal has ordered the government’s principal training agency to hand over the full, unredacted and authenticated minutes of all board meetings held between 2020 and 2023 to the attorneys for a…
Dr Garth Rattray
18 Oct, 2026 0

Garth Rattray | On heroes and zeros

Most people look for heroes on television, in the newspapers, in sports, in politics, on battlefields, and in environments where recognition is easily found. We celebrate popularity, power, and…
Professor Jennifer Knight Madden (left) and Dr Lesley King during an interview with The Sunday Gleaner at the Sickle Cell Unit.
18 Oct, 2026 0

Sickle cell not a race-specific disease

Sickle cell disease is a genetic disorder that affects people of all races. Although it occurs predominantly in sub-Saharan Africa and is prevalent in Jamaica, it is not exclusive to people of African…
Keira Ledgister
18 Oct, 2026 0

Keira’s hard work pays off

For 11-year-old Keira Ledgister, a resident of Junction, St Elizabeth, the news that she had been awarded a scholarship to the Hampton School was exciting and at the same time, unexpected. The former…