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July 1, 2026
Independence – A double-edged sword
THE EDITOR, Madam:
Independence transformed CARICOM members from neglected colonial outposts into self-governing nations with distinct global voices. Sovereignty enabled these states to shed…
July 1, 2026
Urgent need for payment reform in Jamaica’s hospitals
THE EDITOR, Madam:
As a social worker in training, I am deeply concerned about a practice occurring in some of our local hospitals. I recently learned that, when a patient requires a computed…
July 1, 2026
Letter of the Day | Educational apartheid is alive and well in Jamaica
THE EDITOR, Madam:
The reports from Ascot Primary School should trouble anyone who believes school is meant to lift a child rather than rank one. At the Portmore institution’s graduation, Grade Six…
July 2, 2026
Editorial | Ascot revisited
Even as principal Mark Jackson and his teachers at Ascot Primary School are rightly criticised for lacking emotional intelligence, their crude, two-tiered ‘graduation’ ceremony, based on performance…
July 1, 2026
Bamboo wins North West St Ann Primary School Quiz Championship
Bamboo Primary School is the champion of the 2026 North West St Ann Primary School Quiz Competition, taking the title in a contest that brought schools, families and partners together from across the…
July 1, 2026
Tourism minister welcomes O’Brian Heron as JHTA president
Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has congratulated O’Brian Heron, a Sandals Resorts International executive, on his election as president of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA),…
July 1, 2026
Caught between giants – but not without voice
THE EDITOR, Madam:
Tuesday’s Gleaner lead story, “China claps back,” highlights a reality Jamaica has long sidestepped: we are a small, strategically located island caught between two great powers,…
July 1, 2026
Haaland decides Norway-Ivory Coast clash
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP):
Erling Haaland savoured the moment after Norway won a knockout game at the World Cup for the first time, a celebration that included a horned helmet atop his head and again…
July 1, 2026
Mbappé brace keeps France purring
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (AP):
Kylian Mbappé and France are sizzling – and not just because of MetLife Stadium’s broiling conditions.
Mbappé had his third two-goal game of this World Cup and…