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January 25, 2026
by Corey Robinson
Severely damaged, sparsely enrolled
At least nine primary schools are now under review for possible consolidation, with decisions pending on the future placement of their students, after extensive hurricane-related damage further…
January 25, 2026
by Edmond Campbell
Don’t ‘water down’ the IC
With billions of dollars flowing into the country to carry out rehabilitation works post Hurricane Melissa, Craig Beresford, the recently installed executive director of the Integrity Commission (IC)…
January 25, 2026
Floyd Morris | The forgotten Jamaicans in the labour market
Recently, at a function for the Jamaica Society for the Blind (JSB), the affable Minister of Education, Skills, Youth, and Information (MESYI), Dana Morris Dixon, spoke about her concern of employment…
January 25, 2026
Beresford: Premature court intervention undermines anti-corruption probes
The executive director of the Integrity Commission (IC), Craig Beresford, says the anti-corruption agency is “very concerned” about the growing practice of state entities taking the commission to…
January 25, 2026
Orville Taylor | Bench or jury?
A senior defence attorney stridently said to me, that under no circumstance would he support judge-only (bench) trials, because given the present scenario surrounding the makeup and operations of the…
January 25, 2026
Editorial | UHWI procurement: recovery or funeral?
Over the last 30 years, scandals and controversies relating to governance and accountability have become normalised in Jamaica. Over that period the rate of economic growth has averaged less than one…
January 25, 2026
Theresa Rodriguez-Moodie | From long-awaited change to urgent action
For many Jamaicans, Hurricane Melissa will be remembered as one of the most devastating events of 2025. Its impacts were severe, affecting homes, livelihoods, infrastructure, and communities across…
January 25, 2026
Garth Rattray | What was great about America?
The current policy in the United States is to make America great again. The new political initiatives include the implementation of strict and very active enforcement of immigration laws and securing…
January 25, 2026
Kindness at work can mean giving honest feedback, limiting meetings and bending rules
NEW YORK (AP): Beth Brown was assigned to a major project at work when hardship struck. First, her six-month-old daughter fell ill with COVID-19. A few days later, her mother passed away. Brown,…