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10 Nov, 2026
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Growth & Jobs | Labour ministry hails JN Money partnership advancing welfare of Jamaican farm workers in Canada
As Jamaica marks 60 years of the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Programme (SAWP), the Ministry of Labour and Social Security has commended JN Money Services (JNMS) for its sustained partnership in…
10 Nov, 2026
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Growth & Jobs | Jamaica Chamber of Commerce and Partners launch ‘See It. Snap It. Fix It.’ platform
Residents, business owners and visitors to downtown Kingston can now report problems affecting the public environment and track their resolution through a new digital platform, as the Jamaica Chamber…
10 Nov, 2026
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Gordon Robinson | The more things change …
On one Saturday, the task of partnering The Dunce fell upon The Beast. The Beast drew double-six three consecutive games and posed it. The Dunce repeatedly cut The Beast’s cards to play his own.…
10 Nov, 2026
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Michael Abrahams | Disorder in the House
On October 28, Jamaica abstained, for the first time since it was introduced in 1992, from voting on the United Nations resolution to lift the United States embargo against Cuba. The abstention…
10 Nov, 2026
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Editorial | Vale Royal and the Constitution
Notwithstanding this newspaper’s call for Jamaica to rethink who can be Parliament’s Speaker, there is no sign that a break in the deadlock between the Government and the Opposition on constitutional…
10 Nov, 2026
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Beach access law must change
THE EDITOR, Madam: People in authority, knowing the facts, talk about “beach access”, but they don’t explain the details: high-water mark access versus shoreline/ beach land access. By law, the space…
10 Nov, 2026
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Why risk managers matter in construction
THE EDITOR, Madam: When construction projects are delayed, exceed their budgets or fail to deliver lasting results, the effects are widely felt. Public funds may have to be spent again, facilities…
10 Nov, 2026
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Letter of the Day | National Insurance Scheme in need of urgent reform
THE EDITOR, Madam: With just 20 per cent of Jamaican workers having a private pension plan, the remaining 80% of workers are forced to rely on the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) for a retirement…
10 Nov, 2026
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Island Wedding | Long before ‘I do’: Gavin and Selena’s story comes full circle
Some love stories begin with a spark but, for Gavin Rodgers and Selena Lewis, it was a physics class that laid the foundation for a bond that would last a lifetime. What began as a chance conversation…