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January 5, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Hanover trash heap

Western Bureau: With the recent passage of Hurricane Melissa, higher-than-normal levels of household waste and other debris have been produced across the island, awaiting clearance by the state-run…
Wilman Gonzalez shows an injury he says he suffered when his home was hit during US military operations to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Catia La Mar, Venezuela.
January 5, 2026

‘Still shaken’

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP): An anxious quiet fell over Venezuela ‘s capital on Sunday as trepidation mixed with joy while a nation waited to see what comes next. People were slow to resume routines in…
From left: Mark Smith, immediate past president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA); Mark Malabver, president of the JTA; and Evelyn Tugwell, retired JTA western regional officer, cut the ribbon to reopen the JTA’s Western Regional Office in Mon
January 5, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

‘If not now, when?’

WESTERN BUREAU: President of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) Mark Malabver says the long-running dispute over teachers’ salaries and conditions of service is not simply an industrial issue but…
Fitzroy Wickham
January 5, 2026

Fitzroy Wickham | Every child must learn

Growing up, I was frequently exposed to the Ministry of Education’s motto, ‘Every Child Can Learn, Every Child Must Learn’. As a child, I understood the second phrase as an implicit threat: I must…
Jervon Sands
January 5, 2026

Jervon Sands | Repurpose regional education for today’s realities

Education in the Commonwealth Caribbean has a history spanning over three centuries, with more than 75 per cent of that time taking place during colonial rule. Consequently, our education systems,…
Abbie Godoy-Guillen
January 5, 2026

Abbie Godoy-Guillen | Expand human rights education in the Caribbean

Across the Caribbean, the denial of human rights is neither a rare nor exceptional event. It is woven deeply into the fabric of everyday life. It appears when young men are stopped and searched…
Aundrene Cameron
January 5, 2026

Aundrene Cameron | Eliminate violence against women

The elimination of violence against women remains one of Jamaica’s most exhausted New Year’s resolutions. Nonetheless, its achievement remains an undelivered gift. This is because factors which…
Frank James, group CEO of GraceKennedy Limited.
January 5, 2026

GraceKennedy Foundation defers Birthright Programme to 2027

The GraceKennedy Foundation Birthright Programme will not take place this year with GraceKennedy instead placing its focus on supporting Jamaica’s national recovery in the aftermath of Hurricane…
Mayor Andrew Swaby (second right) plays a game of dominoes with (from left) Beverley Cargill, Cavan Gooden and Esmerilda Graham inside the St. William Grant Park in Kingston on January 1, 2025.
January 5, 2026 by Lester Hinds

Kingston mayor continues push to rehabilitate, reintegrate the homeless

As Kingston Mayor Andrew Swaby continues his push to rehabilitate and reintegrate the city’s homeless population, some 200 people were on New Year’s Day fêted at St William Grant Park. Individuals…