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Offniel Lamont | Schools shouldn’t be billboards for junk food

Think back to your schooldays. Think about Sports Day, the Boys and Girls’ Championships in Jamaica, or the CARIFTA Games: championship banners around the cricket field, a free drink after your race,…
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Michael Abrahams | Why is Argentina so hated?

At this edition of the FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) World Cup, Argentina has attracted an extraordinary amount of hostility. Many Argentine supporters dismiss detractors as…
July 20, 2026

Adekeye Adebajo | An alternative history for United States at 250

Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States requires an honest appraisal of not only its founding principles but also its racist and imperialist legacy. A clear-eyed assessment shows why…
July 20, 2026

Christopher Burgess | Special Economic Zones for industrial transformation

Jamaica’s industrial landscape is fragmented – small entities that have neither scaled nor retooled. Many remain uncompetitive and lack export capacity. A recent visit to a factory in St Catherine…
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Editorial | CXC and AI debate

Last week’s announcement by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) that it will, from next year, phase out school-based assessments (SBA) for some subjects in its regional exams strengthens the need…
July 19, 2026

Orville Taylor | WC, ICC and IC

Until the majority of a population has a belief that an overarching structure keeps them all in check, there will always be war. Later today, the winner of the World Cup of Football will be…
July 19, 2026

Garth Rattray | How now, sea cow – Part One

Canaries were used in coal mines as early warning systems to detect toxic gases, especially the colourless and odourless, but extremely lethal, gas carbon monoxide. Because they breathe a lot faster…
July 19, 2026

Stephen Vasciannie | Abbreviated education – CSEC, GSAT, CEE, PEP, CAPE, etc.

First a note on abbreviations in the heading and a little beyond. You will notice that the items belong in the realm of education. CSEC is the shortened form for the Caribbean Secondary Examination…
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July 20, 2026

Editorial | PAAC falls short on Students’ Loan Bureau

Last week’s discussion at Parliament’s Public Administration and Appropriations Committee (PAAC) of the deepening crisis of payments arrears at the Students’ Loans Bureau (SLB) was disappointingly,…