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July 14, 2026
by Livingston Scott
Australian sees Elite League potential
Australian netballer Hannah Kuhar, the lone international player in the just-concluded Red Stripe Flavours Netball Jamaica Elite League, says the competition continues to improve each year, and…
July 14, 2026
by Gregory Bryce
JOA goes to bat for retired sprinter’s Commonwealth gold
While the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) is preparing for the upcoming Commonwealth Games and the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games, JOA President Christopher Samuda says he is determined…
July 13, 2026
by Ruddy Mathison
Boundaries concerns linger over Portmore - Opposition hints at further court action
The long-running dispute over the proposed boundaries for Portmore intensified last Thursday as the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) began the process of finalising constituency and electoral…
July 13, 2026
TCI Bar Council sits with Jamaican legal bodies for talks on bolstering partnerships
The Turks and Caicos Islands Bar Council is exploring opportunities for greater collaboration with Jamaica’s legal fraternity as part of efforts to strengthen regional partnerships and advance the…
July 14, 2026
The saga of Hurricane Melissa insurance payout delays
THE EDITOR, Madam:
The Financial Services Commission (FSC) stated in a recent public statement about insurance claims arising from Hurricane Melissa that as ‘part of its enhanced supervisory…
July 14, 2026
Letter of the Day | Protecting gas station attendants
THE EDITOR, Madam:
The shooting of a female pump attendant during a robbery at a service station on Deanery Road in St Andrew has highlighted the danger faced by retail workers. Are service stations…
July 14, 2026
Precariously predictable president
THE EDITOR, Madam:
It seems like forever that Donald Trump has bathed in the glow of klieg-lights, whether in his private, public or political life. From numerous well-publicised front-page…
July 14, 2026
Editorial | FID not the place
Matthew Samuda is probably well-meaning. But his proposal that the review of wealth declarations by members of Parliament’s Integrity Commission (IC) Oversight Committee be removed from the IC is a…
July 14, 2026
Christopher Burgess | Jamaica’s no-competition, no-growth economy
Jamaica’s economy has a persistent low-growth problem. For five decades, growth has remained stuck at roughly one per cent annually, while comparable economies have expanded at two to four per cent.…