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July 6, 2026
Strengthen integration for future generations, outgoing CARICOM chair charges
Terrance Drew, Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis and outgoing Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), has called for a stronger and more effective regional integration movement for future…
July 6, 2026
Belgian federation to challenge FIFA's decision to let US forward Folarin Balogun play in World Cup match
The Belgian soccer federation wants explanation from FIFA about a decision to let United States forward Folarin Balogun play at the World Cup despite getting a red card in his previous game.
July 6, 2026
Ebola deaths in Congo top 500 as health workers threaten to strike
BUNIA, Congo (AP) – At least 500 people have died out of over 1,500 confirmed cases in Congo's Ebola outbreak, authorities said, as frontline workers threatened to go on strike on Monday over…
July 6, 2026
Jonathan Este | America at 250: still a ‘democratic experiment’
Last weekend marked 250 years since the Second Continental Congress, representing the 13 American colonies, assembled in Philadelphia to sign the Declaration of Independence. The country had already…
July 6, 2026
The real challenge is forming digital citizens
THE EDITOR, Madam:
The call by Dr Christopher Tufton for greater protection of children online, and Termario Daniels’ article ‘Why blocking social media won’t protect children’, are both welcome.…
July 6, 2026
Letter of the Day | The silent crisis facing children
THE EDITOR, Madam:
Much has been said about improving the education system, but the issue of the growing number of young children with developmental delays who are not receiving the early assessment…
July 6, 2026
Upholding democracy: The path forward
THE EDITOR, Madam:
The Advocates Network (AN) is heartened by the positive feedback received following our protest on June 30. We believe it is essential to clarify our position. Our actions are born…
July 6, 2026
Ronald Thwaites | Renewing democracy
In the early decades of the 19th century, the French journalist Alexis de Tocquevillle traversed the United States, then about the same age as Jamaica is now.
Fresh from the chaos of the revolution…
July 6, 2026
Christopher Burgess | Power and water: Backbone of productivity and competitiveness
Jamaica’s electrical and water infrastructure is too fragile, exposed, and outdated to be restored in the old way. The scale of the damage shows that reconstruction requires redesign for future…