- Gov't reviewing National Oil Spill Plan 8:10 pm
- Sandals Foundation invests over $3m in Correctional Centres' educational programme 6:36 pm
- 12-y-o Ameika Francis of Ocho Rios missing 7:03 pm
- Holness and Phillips start discussions on National Anti-Crime Strategy 7:12 pm
- Two men fined for more than 1000 outstanding traffic tickets 6:47 pm
- Haiti President breaks silence, says will not resign 5:29 pm
Editorial
Teachers who brave the long, hot summers
It's so hot these days, most people think twice, thrice, before leaving the shade.We hear from the local met office that on June 22, temperatures in Kingston reached 39.1 degrees Celsius, the highest ever recorded in the capital city. Read More
Gov't must not fall into JHTA trap on short-term rentals
The call by the umbrella Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) for a tax on income from short-term rentals is premature and smacks of trying to use the Government to eliminate what the association sees as unwanted competition. Read More
Mixed signals
There is no doubt that Jamaica has not had any sustained success in the battle against the two-headed monster of crime and violence. And, admittedly, the fight coming from our police corps has not always been valiant. But the series of administrative news coming from... Read More
But will the PNP combatants listen to Mr A J Nicholson?
Political campaigns in Jamaica, whether for internal party positions or for municipal or general elections, are no Sunday evening stroll and definitely not for the faint of heart. Read More
Let's start to really talk about artificial intelligence
Like all well-thinking Jamaicans, this newspaper is happy for further confirmation of the improving employment environment, reflecting gradual economic growth. Read More
We must save the CMU success story
Something is rotten in the State of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), to tweak Shakespeare's play Hamlet. The time is long gone for corrective action. Read More
Cricket West Indies must chart a new path
After West Indies used their fast bowlers to demolish Pakistan in their opening game of the ICC Cricket World Cup, Caribbean cricket fans dared to hope.As it has turned out, that early success was a false dawn. Read More
Big day for juvenile care centres, Jamaica
It may go unnoticed, but today is a day in which all Jamaica should rejoice. Read More
Crime menace: If the JLP thinks it can't lose the election…
The ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) should be careful not to believe, as the People's National Party (PNP) did in 2016, that there was no way it could lose the next general election. Read More
A level playing field for schools the only solution to the 'agony'
Despite various iterations of the placement tool for assigning students to secondary-level educational institutions since Independence — be it Common Entrance Examinations, Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), and the new Primary Exit Profile (PEP) — none has been able to reduce the... Read More
If we could just control the disorderliness on the roads…
All of documented history demonstrates that an orderly, rules-based society is a prerequisite for social and economic development, and yet disorder seems to be the culture of most Jamaicans. Read More
A good move by Jamaica Producers Group
We are always pleased when we see Jamaican companies excelling, both here and overseas, as that kind of growth and expansion redounds to the benefit of the company, its owners, employees and, ultimately, Jamaica. Read More
Is it time to name Messrs Edward Seaga, Michael Manley national heroes?
With the interment today of Mr Edward Phillip George Seaga, it might be appropriate to begin the debate, which is simmering beneath the surface, about whether he and the late Mr Michael Manley should be named national heroes. Read More
A timely reminder from the World Bank
Word from the World Bank this week that natural hazards — made more likely by climate change, such as flooding and storms — are costing poor nations hundreds of billions of dollars every year, due to crumbling infrastructure, is a timely reminder to us in this region that we... Read More
Moving beyond the Reggae Girlz's historic feat
We can't say it often enough in this space that we are proud of our senior women's national football team, the Reggae Girlz. Read More
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