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May 21, 2026
Editorial | The EU’s homework
In a May 9 speech celebrating Europe Day and in a subsequent op-ed column in this newspaper, Erja Askola, the European Union’s ambassador to Jamaica, stressed the EU’s desire to deepen its…
May 21, 2026
Sergey Petrovich | Lessons from the Great Victory are relevant, and live on
We marked a solemn occasion – the commemoration of the 81st anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
Victory Day is a special and momentous day for us – a day of mourning and a day of…
May 21, 2026
Ruthlyn James | Policing symptoms of developmental failure
There is a discomfort many Jamaicans feel but struggle to articulate when they see police officers stationed inside schools. It is not hostility towards the police, but a deeper societal question:…
May 21, 2026
by Christopher Thomas
Labour Day’s focus will be on restoring community facilities, says Grange
WESTERN BUREAU:
Sports and Culture Minister Olvia Grange says the focus of this year’s Labour Day, which will unfold on Monday, will be on the restoration of early childhood, sports and community…
May 21, 2026
Government outvotes opposition to secure another $57b from NHT
After a contentious debate on a bill to amend the National Housing Trust (NHT) Act to transfer $11.4 billion annually to the Consolidated Fund, the Government used its majority in Parliament to pass…
May 21, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
5G technology could become reality in Jamaica within weeks – Flow executive
WESTERN BUREAU:
5G technology could soon become a reality in Jamaica, according to Stephen Price, vice-president and general manager of Flow and Liberty Business Jamaica.
On Tuesday, Price revealed…
May 21, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
JTA bemoans lack of investment in early childhood education
Western Bureau
Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President Mark Malabver says the failure to adequately invest in early childhood education is now forcing the country to spend heavily to correct…
May 21, 2026
by Kimone Francis
Hip-Hope Hero - Jamaican in Singapore donates more than $1m to aid special-needs mom with AVN cover cost of surgery
A Jamaican woman living overseas has injected more than $1 million into a medical fund for Mishcah Hamilton, a special-needs mother battling avascular necrosis (AVN), brought on by sickle cell…
May 21, 2026
by Sashana Small
Pulpit-powered values - Clergymen credit Church as family tops ranking in survey of what Jamaicans hold most important
Despite religion and spirituality ranking fourth among the things Jamaicans value most, the Church’s belief system continues to influence the significant importance citizens place on family - which a…