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Principal of the Clarendon-based Kemps Hill High School, Karen Charlton Boothe (second right), in discussion with students at the institution recently. They are (from left) Trishana Ramdarsingh, Kaycia Cole; prefect, Kemoy Miller, and senior prefect, Shant
January 7, 2026

Major improvement in English language pass rate at Kemps Hill High

With support from the National School Learning and Intervention Plan (NSLIP), the Clarendon-based Kemps Hill High School registered a 32 per cent improvement in English language, in the 2025 Caribbean…
Letters
January 7, 2026

Letter of the Day | Close-in-age exemption a safeguard, not an open door

THE EDITOR, Madam: In your Letter of the Day published on Monday, January 5, 2026, a writer using the moniker ‘Concerned Citizen’ argued, “Don’t expand the close-in-age exemption, educate the…
Letters
January 7, 2026

JFJ, INDECOM singing from different hymn sheets – for a change

THE EDITOR, Madam: A couple of years ago, I expressed grave concern about the sight of the commissioner of INDECOM appearing alongside human rights advocacy groups, particularly Jamaicans for Justice…
Protesters rally outside the White House on Saturday, January 3 in Washington, after the US captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in a military operation.
January 7, 2026

Norris R. McDonald |Maduro, Venezuela and god-king Trump’s imperial rampage

Recent developments involving Venezuela raise urgent concerns about whether the United States is once again asserting imperial power over a sovereign nation, this time with unprecedented openness and…
Business
January 7, 2026

Jamaica Stock Exchange dips below $2 trillion with 5.0% slide in 2025

The value of all shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) closed 2025 at US$1.98 trillion in market capitalisation, some 5.0 per cent lower than the previous year, as all three major indices…
Justice Minister Delroy Chuck.
January 7, 2026

Editorial | Decriminalise underage sex

As he has promised, Delroy Chuck should act with urgency in having Parliament decide on decriminalising sex between minors who are close in age. They should.
Dean Young shows off one a Dagwood sandwich at his New Orleans, USA-based test kitchen on May 9, 2006.
January 7, 2026

Betty Boop, Blondie and others join public domain

Betty Boop and ‘Blondie’ are joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh in the public domain. The first appearances of the classic cartoon and comic characters are among the pieces of intellectual…
Business
January 7, 2026

Record US$9.6m fine after oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico

Pipeline safety regulators on Monday assessed their largest fine ever against the company responsible for leaking 1.1 million gallons of oil into the Gulf off the coast of Louisiana in 2023. The…
January 7, 2026

Wellness in winter matters more for black communities

Winter in the UK is often described as a time to slow down. The long nights, grey skies, cold winds, and constant drizzle create a natural pull towards staying indoors and becoming less socially…