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July 18, 2026
Caribbean’s Sisyphus complex
THE EDITOR, Madam:
The tale of Sisyphus is about a man consigned to roll a large rock up a hill that never reaches the top but rolls down again, only to have to be pushed back up. The back story to…
July 18, 2026
Letter of the Day | Are we designing crime into communities?
THE EDITOR, Madam:
Most conversations about crime begin after an incident occurs. We ask who committed the offence, how it happened and what punishment should follow. Far less attention is given to a…
July 18, 2026
Rural development should be a national priority
THE EDITOR, Madam:
Kenneth Russell’s recent Gleaner article presents a compelling and timely argument that deserves broad public support. His central thesis, that rural development should be viewed…
July 19, 2026
Editorial | Reinforcing investment in girls’ education
In October 2012, a 15-year-old girl boarded a bus to head back home from school in her hometown of Mingora, a city in the Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, north-western Pakistan, when a Taliban…
July 19, 2026
GoodHeart | Chinese community helps rebuild Melissa-hit basic school
D.R.B. Grant Demonstration Basic School still bears the marks of Hurricane Melissa. Furniture was swept away, classrooms were left leaking, and the main office was reduced to shambles. Yet inside the…
July 19, 2026
GoodHeart | Dr Camilo Trench on the front line for Jamaica’s mangroves
For more than two decades, Dr Camilo Trench has worked to protect Jamaica’s mangrove forests, among the island’s most valuable yet most threatened natural assets. As the International Day for the…
July 18, 2026
Non-compliance hurting HMC’s building and advertising amnesty
The ambitious four-month building and advertising amnesty, which the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) embarked on in April to recoup monies that should have flowed into its coffers, is reportedly…
July 18, 2026
Upper House pauses to honour legends
Members of the Upper House yesterday paid tribute to former parliamentarians, including former Senate President Oswald Harding and former House of Representatives Speaker Dean Peart, as well as…
July 18, 2026
JTA calls for national AI policy after CXC overhauls SBA framework
The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) is urging the Government to develop a national policy on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in schools.
The push comes following the Caribbean…