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Editorial
A tourism opportunity we just must not miss
Going by the numbers alone, it makes absolute sense for the Government to target the health and wellness tourism market. Read More
JN Bank opens at an interesting time
Jamaica will tomorrow welcome its newest financial entity when Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) opens its doors as JN Bank. Read More
Role models for all
We strongly suspect that apart from their roles as broadcasters, the late Messrs Peter Abrahams and Lindy Delapenha were very dissimilar in terms of personalities and interests. Read More
Unregulated foreign investment can be harmful
One of the factors hampering Jamaica’s ability to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) is the xenophobic suspicion that foreign companies doing business here are adversely exploiting workers and resources. Read More
We have to learn the hard lessons
Back in 2013, celebrated track coach Mr Glen Mills described the situation regarding prohibited and banned substances as a "minefield" for athletes. Read More
Kudos to Sandals, a net earner of hard currency for Jamaica
It is easy to take for granted the now unquantifiable contribution of the investments in Jamaica by the Sandals/ATL Group, the country’s largest single private earner of foreign currency. Read More
Do we need a public sex registry in Jamaica?
The recent sexual accusations against clergymen have sparked calls for a sex registry in which the information about convicted sex offenders is accessible to the general public, as one means of protecting young girls in their communities. Read More
Battered and bruised, the Moravian
Unitas Fratum Jamaica, better known as the Moravian Church in Jamaica, is facing perhaps its greatest crisis in the 260 years since the followers of John Hus set up shop in the island. Read More
Please, let’s organise communities to stand against crime
This newspaper considers crime and violence to be the biggest threat to the viability and healthy growth of the Jamaican economy and society.We take heart that, if his words are to be believed, Prime Minister Mr Andrew Holness agrees. Read More
Wishing and hoping as U-17 Boyz look to Panama
Money may be the root of all evil, but it also makes the mare go, and money is obviously a dire need as the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) prepares to send the national Under-17s off to the CONCACAF championship in Panama in April. Read More
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