- Three homeless men found dead in downtown Kingston 7:37 am
- Parents upset about late start of classes at St Aloysius Primary 7:31 am
- Jamaica, India exploring arrangements to provide COVID-19 vaccines locally 4:29 pm
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Editorial
PNP presidential race a credit to democracy
Saturday's election of a new president of the Opposition People's National Party (PNP), from most reports, was handled efficiently with transparency, civility, and, most importantly, avoided the bitter acrimony of the September 2019 leadership race. Read More
Wishing Mr Golding well
Saturday was much like most days in recent times.It was depressingly wet across Jamaica, with persistent drizzles, intermittent showers, and gloomy, overcast skies. Read More
What's next for Queen Hanna?
Dear Editor,My congratulations to Mark Golding on getting a big mandate from the People's National Party's (PNP) delegates.The delegates chose a pure Comrade, and substance over hype. Read More
Watching American democracy on display
A more full-throated congratulation of United States President-elect Joseph Biden must of necessity await his inauguration on January 20, 2021, but, in the meantime, we are simply fascinated by the awesomeness of American democracy on display. Read More
PNP delegates should place Jamaica first
All indications late yesterday were that Mr Joe Biden was on his way to victory over incumbent Mr Donald Trump for presidency of the United States for the next four years. Read More
Let's avoid a repeat of the return to school cock-up
As has been marvelled about repeatedly in less than a year, the novel coronavirus pandemic has changed much of what had been previously accepted as normal. Read More
What an American election!
At the time of writing, we were as spellbound and intrigued as the United States and the rest of the world, watching to see who would emerge as the 46th American president coming out of the November 3, 2020 presidential elections. Read More
Poor road construction and the NWA's hogwash
Jamaicans who mean this country well must, we believe, feel drained by the repeated nonchalance that greets their cries for strict monitoring of the work done by people who benefit from the public purse, and that such individuals be held to account for shoddy... Read More
US elections, democracy on the ballot and a Caribbean wish list
The remaining one-third of United States citizens who have not voted early, whether by mail or in person, will cast their ballots today — the official presidential election day — with US democracy, strangely enough, in the spotlight. Read More
Dreaming of a more equitable education system
Only recently Prime Minister Andrew Holness touched on inequalities in Jamaica's education system and the effect of the novel coronavirus pandemic in widening those inequalities. Read More
BE FAST: Jamaica ranks 100 in the world for strokes
On Thursday, while Jamaicans were hardly noticing — in a year completely dominated by news of the novel coronavirus pandemic — a small but passionate group of people launched the Jamaica Stroke Alliance (JSA), hoping to save lives by quick... Read More
As the West Indies take on New Zealand...
Understandably, assistant coach of the West Indies cricket team, Mr Roddy Estwick, is weary of losing. He wants the Test match squad to step up and beat New Zealand in the upcoming series Down Under. Read More
May we never relive the shame of 1980
Forty years ago today, Jamaicans went to the polls to elect a new Government after almost a year of bitter campaigning that resulted in at least 800 deaths, injury to hundreds, dislocation of many families, and the creation of deep political divisions that took us decades to... Read More
What community effort can achieve
Word that the Government has no new resources to deal with the multi-billion-dollar damage caused by recent flood rains shouldn't come as a surprise. Read More
Fight against COVID-19 just got a game-changing shot in the arm
Jamaica's receipt of 80,000 antigen rapid diagnostic testing kits this week will prove, we have no doubt, to be the gift which keeps on giving, and a sure game-changer in the fight to contain the novel coronavirus pandemic. Read More
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