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Editorial
'Bunny' Grant, a Jamaican star
It's a difficult thing to ask Jamaicans, now in middle age or younger, to properly understand the impact of Mr George Leslie “Bunny” Grant, who died late last week at age 78. Read More
Managing direct foreign investment
The recent and persistent hysteria about Chinese investment requires some clarification. Read More
High hopes as Windies Women take on the world
When the West Indies men's team won the ICC World Twenty20 cricket championship in 2016 the cricketing world took it in stride. Read More
Jamaicans, unite to protect our children
Just a week ago in this space, we bemoaned the high level of crimes and abuse committed against our children. In this regards we are quite encouraged by moves by the Government that suggest the Administration is taking the issue seriously. Read More
Death at the Tree of Life Synagogue
We continue to mourn with the relatives and friends of the 11 Jewish men and women who were slaughtered on Saturday by a gunman who made it clear he hated Jews, claiming that they were in support of an immigrant caravan heading for the US from Central America. Read More
Another gain for the justice system
We note with satisfaction reports that a contract has been signed for Wi-Fi modems and wireless Internet in courthouses. Read More
The Merl Grove High saga: Lessons from an abandoned graduation ceremony
In yesterday's edition of this newspaper we ran an unusual story about the pain and anguish that has festered for 35 years in the hearts and minds of scores of Merl Grove High School past students, over the cancellation of their 1983/84 graduation... Read More
Applause for a dedicated caregiver
Readers will be aware that this newspaper has consistently argued that more needs to be done to secure the future of Jamaica's children, and by extension, the nation's future. Read More
US-China conflict touches Caribbean shores
The peaceful coexistence of the existing superpower, the United States and the recently risen superpower, the People's Republic of China, has been disrupted by a tit-for-tat tariff war started by the US. Read More
Dwayne Bravo, a star who could have been so much more
Perhaps no career better illustrates the extent to which international cricket has changed over the last 15 years than does that of Mr Dwayne Bravo, who announced his retirement from international competition this week at age 35. Read More
Learning from a teenager who has been there, done that
State minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information Mr Floyd Green sounded very earnest when he announced that the Government is working to remove the bureaucracy hindering the country from effectively reaching children in need of care and... Read More
Whew! Glad no one was hurt in latest US terror attack
Images of giant United States cable news network CNN broadcasting from the streets in front of their New York offices, which they were forced to evacuate yesterday, would have sent chills up the spine of all journalists and those who believe in a free... Read More
It's really time now to act to save the youth
Back in early 2017, Dr Lincoln Edwards, new in his job as president of the Northern Caribbean University (NCU), a Seventh-day Adventist institution, told this newspaper a most revealing story. Read More
Rent Board must not take sides against short-term rentals
Until its recent appointment of a mentally energetic chairman, in Mrs Rose Bennett-Cooper, the Rent Board had seen its relevance disappear with the 1970s and 80s, when it largely protected tenants from heartless landlords. Read More
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