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July 12, 2026

How job seekers can address questions about resume gaps

NEW YORK (AP): When Monique Di Liberto began looking for a paying job after putting her career on pause to parent full-time, she felt paralysed by self-doubt. "Who do you think you are trying…
July 12, 2026

Poems

After the Storm In bold the warnings of our collision was written. Yet, pages could never fully capture the devastation to come. Day one... day 2, we waited, we rested we flirted with the idea…
July 12, 2026

INSPIRE JAMAICA - The square that crowned an empire

Just a short drive west of Kingston, past the roundabouts and the rush of modern St Catherine, sits a square that once stood at the very centre of colonial power in the Caribbean. Historic Spanish…
July 12, 2026

WISDOM OF THE WEEK - Grounding: Returning to your true self

Grounding is much more than walking barefoot on the earth. It is the process of becoming stable, balanced, and connected in every aspect of life. True grounding happens on three levels — physical,…
July 12, 2026

Beekeeping as a hobby – why it’s a great choice for young men struggling with mental health or loneliness

At first glance, beekeeping might seem an unusual hobby to introduce to young men – a group often discussed in policy and research as being “at risk” of poor mental health and disengaged from society.
July 12, 2026

Christian Tavares-Finson | Changing face of violence against women

Jamaica was recently named the most peaceful country in the Caribbean in the Global Peace Index. Murders are at lows, robberies have fallen, and communities that once lived under the shadow of…
July 12, 2026

Stephen Johnson | Before we legislate: Pragmatic path for Jamaica’s children online

Termario Daniels’s recent piece in In Focus, The Sunday Gleaner, “Why blocking social media won’t protect children,” is timely. As the Ministry of Health and Wellness weighs regulation for minors, his…
July 12, 2026

Imani Tafari-Ama | Faraway wars, nearer burdens

July 4 has long occupied a special place in the North American political imagination. This year, the United States (US) commemorated 250 years of independence, celebrating ideals of liberty,…