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June 29, 2026
by Gregory Bryce
EYE-CATCHING LINE-UPS - JAAA selects strong junior squads for NACAC games
The Jamaica Athletic Administrative Association (JAAA) has selected a strong contingent for the upcoming North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) U18 and U23…
June 28, 2026
Imani Tafari-Ama | More questions than answers
With little prior public discussion, Dr Horace Chang, minister of national security and peace (and deputy prime minister), announced that a memorandum of understanding (MoU) had been signed between…
June 28, 2026
Mark Wignall | Those memorandums of understanding
Well, the details of the “memorandum” between Iran and the US have finally come out. The so-called 14 points. Not a good look for America. It makes the agreement the Obama administration had with…
June 28, 2026
Donna Parchment Brown | Time to reinvest in Western Jamaica
It has been almost nine months since Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica, and the western part of the island still remains broken. I speak of the people of St Elizabeth who are in need of consultation,…
June 28, 2026
Yvonne Wilks-O’Grady | Brand Jamaica at risk?
There are moments in public life when a government decision leaves citizens asking one simple question: What were they thinking?
If reports are correct that Jamaica has entered into an arrangement…
June 28, 2026
Danielle Archer | Trust Is the spine of leadership — And Jamaica is moving like a body without one
Trust is not decorative. Trust is the spine of leadership. Without it, institutions cannot stand, systems cannot coordinate, and a nation cannot move with coherence or purpose. And nowhere is…
June 28, 2026
Dennis Minott | A balanced ledger but an unbalanced society
Jamaica is now praised internationally for a fiscal achievement few indebted developing countries have managed. By the end of March, public debt had fallen to 65.6 per cent of GDP, still far below the…
June 28, 2026
Theresa Rodriguez-Moodie and Diana McCaulay | Securing Jamaica's energy future
Electricity in Jamaica is expensive. In fact, our electricity bills are among the highest in the Caribbean. High energy costs affect everyone. Businesses have to spend more money to operate, which can…
June 28, 2026
Orville Taylor | Dem ‘Ghana’ second round
Their names might roll clumsily off your tongues, but at the end of 90 minutes and time added on, the words “Medaase pii me abusua!” poured from my lips. If the team with the black star, wearing the…