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Editorial
The weight of history on depleted West Indies in Bangladesh
As is the case with most projects which last long, West Indies cricket didn't begin in a hurry. Rather, the idea evolved over time with twists and turns, dips and surges. Read More
How deep is the rift between US business and the Republican party?
AS the United States wades deeper into uncharted waters, corporate America appears to have taken a brutally tough stance against President Donald Trump and the Republican party, in the wake of the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the Capitol. ... Read More
Secure the future: Child athletes should be treated as children
The sports fraternity perked up with news midweek that the Government has developed a “draft framework” and is working on a “road map for implementing the safe return of sport”.... Read More
The abortion debate… here we go again
For the umpteenth time Jamaica is engaged in the abortion debate that has never failed to stir emotions on either side.... Read More
Full speed ahead, Mr Bartlett
Mr Edmund Bartlett, the tourism minister, this week announced that urgent steps are being taken to ramp up Jamaica's COVID-19 testing capacity, prodded, no doubt, by a decision of the United States that could further jolt our tourism industry. Read More
A chance for the GOP to regain its soul
We can't say we're surprised by reports that American President Donald Trump is losing support among Republican lawmakers after last Wednesday's violent siege of the US Capitol by his supporters whom he had encouraged to march on the Congress. Read More
Jamaica might need a foreign policy reset
As the Joseph Biden Administration gets ready to take the reins of power in the United States in another eight days, now would be a good time for Jamaica to review its foreign policy and decide whether there is need for a refresh and reset. Read More
Joy in work reaps huge success
The second of Mr Desmond Allen's inspiring three-part series on the late empire builder Mr Gordon “Butch” Stewart includes a colourful description of the latter's development as a salesman, touring rural Jamaica with friend and co-worker Mr Martin Viera,... Read More
Mr Donald Trump's fatal error
The fallout from the insurrection on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC, continues apace, and it will be sometime before the full extent of Wednesday's assault on the United States seat of power is known. Read More
The kind of thinking that will help sport
This newspaper has often found reason to highlight the value of sponsorship in keeping organised sport alive, from lowly community leagues to high-profile global events. Read More
Bringing crime to heel will take a lot, but it can be done
Since March of last year, 306 people have died in Jamaica as a result of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.Preliminary data suggest that for the 12-month period January to December there were in excess of 1,300 murders. Read More
End of American innocence, naivete about democracy?
Televised scenes yesterday of rioters storming the United States Capitol and the use of emotive depictions like “insurrection” and “attempted coup” by the American media, with President Donald Trump looming in the shadows, went past the... Read More
We will miss Mr Harry Maragh
Easily, three of the people who paid tribute to Mr Harriat Pershad “Harry” Maragh on Monday captured his persona best. Read More
What happens today and tomorrow in the US vital to democracy
Today, the United States will hold two consequential run-off races in the state of Georgia to determine whether it's the Republicans or the Democrats who will control the Senate and, significantly, the legislative landscape for the immediate future. Read More
Don't dawdle on the Dogs Liability Act
A lifestyle feature in yesterday's Sunday Observer, 'Pawing their way into our hearts', reminds us that many people depend on their pets — not least dogs — for... Read More
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