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25 Oct, 2026
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A second chance at home - Deportees face steep hurdles as FURI helps them rebuild in Jamaica
When Paul Lawrence stepped off the aircraft that brought him back to Jamaica more than two decades ago, the weight of the moment overwhelmed him, and he burst into tears. Although the island was his…
25 Oct, 2026
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Orville Taylor | Support and endorsement are not the same
No one in his right mind supports criminality over law enforcement. Actually, let me take that back. Indeed, there are persons who think they are in their right minds who directly and indirectly…
25 Oct, 2026
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Petersfield High still feeling effect of bad shelter management experience
Western Bureau: Nearly a year after Hurricane Melissa battered western Jamaica, students at Petersfield High School are still attending classes just twice a week, leaving parents worried about lost…
25 Oct, 2026
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Garth Rattray | Can Jamaica pattern Singapore?
I am very concerned about our little island and very worried about our future. It is extremely distressing to see the antecedents of societal decline slowly appear, become established, grow, and…
25 Oct, 2026
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Byron Blake | One year on: Hurricane Melissa and the Black River business community
Category 5 Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica just outside of Black River on October 28, 2025. The 195-mile-per-hour winds tore through everything in their path while tsunami-like waves washed…
25 Oct, 2026
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Dehring believes CWI public good status a given
Cricket West Indies (CWI) chief executive officer, Chris Dehring, is of the belief that his organisation has long since proved itself a public good. Dehring, in an exclusive interview with the…
25 Oct, 2026
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TPDCo launches Island Identity photography contest
Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo) is inviting Jamaicans to showcase the people, places, traditions, and experiences that define the nation’s character through the Island Identity…
25 Oct, 2026
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ZAMAR 2026 strikes a chord of praise at Swallowfield Chapel
Some of Jamaica’s celebrated instrumentalists took centre stage at Swallowfield Chapel on October 18, delivering an evening of musical praise as the church marked its 56th anniversary with ZAMAR 2026.…
25 Oct, 2026
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Steven Golding | Karmic debt of Maafa and curse of reparations plaguing the British Government
Maafa is a Kiswahili term meaning “Great Disaster”. It is used by Pan-Africanists today to refer to the “African Holocaust”, which defines the centuries of horrific suffering, systemic destruction,…