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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…
Eugene Kelly, councillor for the Whitfield Town Division in St Andrew.
January 5, 2026 by Corey Robinson

Government urged to set up disaster fund for small businesses

Eugene Kelly, councillor for the Whitfield Town Division in St Andrew South West, is calling for the establishment of a small-business disaster fund, noting the devastating impact of 15 fires over two…
January 5, 2026

Restrictions lifted on flights from US to Caribbean, South America

BRIDGETOWN. Barbados (CMC): Restrictions that temporarily barred United States airlines from operating in parts of the Caribbean and South American airspace were lifted early yesterday, allowing…
Members of the Marine Police and the Jamaica Defence Force searching for Constable Shamar Grant and 13-year-old Arron Russell, who were swept away by strong currents in Hellshire, St Catherine, on New Year’s Day.
January 4, 2026 by Ruddy Mathison

NEW YEAR TRAGEDY

A New Year’s Day outing to the beach ended in tragedy for a Portmore family after a young woman, her teenage brother, and a policeman who was a family friend were swept away by strong currents at…