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08 Nov, 2026
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Dwight Fletcher | Before God changes your situation, He may change you
It’s not only in action movies that people face impossible odds and succeed. In the Bible, and today, God allows His people to experience overwhelming situations, formidable opponents and…
08 Nov, 2026
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Memories of Mona Heights
About two years ago, I drove through Mona Heights, a suburb of Kingston, and there was very little that I recognized in this community where I once lived in the 1970s.
07 Nov, 2026
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SIMMER DOWN - Tougher sanctions needed to curb parliamentary tensions, lecturer warns
With tensions in Jamaica’s Parliament escalating this week, a government lecturer is calling for tougher sanctions against lawmakers who breach parliamentary procedures, warning that failure to act…
07 Nov, 2026
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Weir: Failure to teach respect creates bullies
WESTERN BUREAU: Veteran educator Lynton Weir believes the norms and values being passed on to children, especially boys, must be closely examined to determine whether such lessons are influencing them…
07 Nov, 2026
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Mount Alvernia High principal denies canteen food made students ill
WESTERN BUREAU: Students and administrators at the Montego Bay-based Mount Alvernia High School are at odds over concerns about food safety at the all-girls institution, following reports that several…
07 Nov, 2026
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No public session at JLP conference this year
Veteran politician J.C. Hutchinson will step down as deputy leader, highlighting leadership changes as the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) shifts to a scaled-down, private delegates-only…
07 Nov, 2026
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Privy Council shuts door on Dawkins Brown’s fight to regain accountant’s licence
The United Kingdom-based Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has refused Dawkins Brown permission to appeal his removal from Jamaica’s Register of Public Accountants, bringing his latest attempt…
07 Nov, 2026
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Why achieving your goals can leave you feeling so empty
THE CONVERSATION: When Anne Carson learned she had won the Nobel Prize in literature, she was in Iceland, where, according to the Swedish Academy, she was "listening to the wind". Carson…
07 Nov, 2026
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Westgreen honours community stalwarts
Western Bureau: Four members of the Westgreen community in Montego Bay, St James, have been honoured by the area’s Community Development Committee (CDC) for more than 30 years of exemplary service to…