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14 Dec, 2025
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Marcello Estevão | The global economy’s hidden rebalancing
Next year, global growth is expected to be near 3.1 per cent, almost the same as this year. To many observers, such steadiness suggests a world economy drifting sideways, neither slowing nor…
14 Dec, 2025
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Of St John’s Anglican Church and Allison Morris – Part II Way back when
ALLISON MORRIS is mourning the destruction of Black River, Elizabeth, by Category 5 Hurricane Melissa. It is like a loved one has passed. There was substantial damage to her own family house and yard.…
14 Dec, 2025
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Not so merry Christmas
There will be less decking of halls, stringing of lights, trimming of trees, and setting up sound systems this Yuletide season as several party promoters have scaled back, postponed, or cancelled…
14 Dec, 2025
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Cedric Stephens | Closing the insurance gap
Last Sunday, Christopher Burgess, PhD, civil engineer, land developer, climate change scientist, and newspaper columnist, drafted a blueprint of how government should approach rebuilding of the…
14 Dec, 2025
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10 years after ditching Lady Saw, Minister Hall remains committed
A conversation with Minister Marion Hall, the former Queen of the Dancehall, who ditched her raunchy Lady Saw alter ego 10 years ago today when she got baptised, is peppered with the refrain “I bless…
14 Dec, 2025
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Floyd Morris | A new era for disability advocacy
In recent times, I have had conversations with persons with disabilities and others within the society about the Disabilities Act that has been enacted in Jamaica. Some of these individuals have…
14 Dec, 2025
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Gordon Robinson | More long term reality checks
So, last week ( A very Private Public Service) I complained about the reaction to my critique of the JPS “loan”. I wrote: “….I’m told to shut up because I’m safe in Kingston and don’t feel what…
14 Dec, 2025
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One thought at a time
Life is happening … ! Second by second or thought by thought. One thought at a time, not one day at a time. Isn’t it true? Pause, and you will see that the reality of life is very simple. The faster…
14 Dec, 2025
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Mandeville’s oldest landmark
The heart of Mandeville Square continues to bear witness to over two centuries of history through one of Jamaica’s most enduring architectural treasures: the Mandeville Courthouse. Completed in 1817,…