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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,…
25 Oct, 2026
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MELISSA RELIEF UNDER SCRUTINY - CAPRI report flags delays in spending donations, gaps in roof-repair records and lingering disruption to schools
Nearly a year after Hurricane Melissa devastated sections of Jamaica, a new Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CAPRI) report has raised questions about the country’s ability to turn disaster…
25 Oct, 2026
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Fabio Barbosa dos Santos and Doreen Gordon | Brazil’s elections: What is at stake for the Caribbean and beyond
A significant electoral race is taking place in Brazil between Flávio Bolsonaro, son of the right-wing populist Jair Bolsonaro (currently under house arrest for his role in a 2022 coup attempt), and…
25 Oct, 2026
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Patricia Green | Building resilient should entail preserving heritage architecture
The hurricane season returns to the Atlantic every year, from June till November, and Jamaica has been shaped by it for centuries, as the first anniversary of Hurricane Melissa approaches. Two…
25 Oct, 2026
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John Legend embraces new creative challenges with ‘Muse’
LOS ANGELES (AP): Jay-Z once told John Legend, “You’re our voice”. But Pharrell Williams had another idea for Legend’s signature baritone: Sometimes, let it do more talking than singing. On his new…
25 Oct, 2026
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Aubrey Stewart and Keenan Falconer | The cost of running the State: Can the economy sustain it?
The proverbial nine-day wonder seems to be changing, and the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) may well be the catalyst for the next five years when it comes to issues that…
25 Oct, 2026
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Gabriel Agbo | Nothing has the right to terminate your life
Yes, you are not supposed to die prematurely. That threat over your life can be averted. True! Nothing has the right to terminate your life just like that. This is what I told a man who had a death…
25 Oct, 2026
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Yaakov Raskin | A year after Melissa
On October 28, Jamaica will mark one year since Hurricane Melissa struck our island. To commemorate that anniversary, a 62-foot statue called Together We Rise has been erected along the Hip Strip. Two…