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Britain’s King Charles III is escorted by students as he leaves The Future Bahamas Youth Rally and Exhibition at Clifford Park in Nassau, Bahamas, on Tuesday.
29 Oct, 2026 0

British public backs talks on reparations

A significant proportion of the British public believes their government should meet Caribbean nations to discuss reparatory justice, according to a new poll released ahead of next week’s Commonwealth…
The structural remains of a house in Parottee, St. Elizabeth that was damaged during the passage of Hurricane Melissa last year.
29 Oct, 2026 0

Hurricane Melissa: Beyond the rubble

THE EDITOR, Madam: As Jamaica approaches the first anniversary of Hurricane Melissa, we must reflect not only on the devastation it caused, but also on the lessons we have learned and the…
A member of the Project HOPE team attends to a resident during the organisation’s Hurricane Melissa relief operation.
29 Oct, 2026 0

Project Hope was one of the heroes of the Hurricane Melissa response

Western Bureau: When Hurricane Melissa battered Jamaica last October, leaving widespread devastation and dislocation in its wake, one of the first international organisations to respond was the…
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29 Oct, 2026 0

Editorial | Whose power? Cabinet or NSC?

Section 69 (1) of Jamaica’s Constitution establishes a Cabinet and gives the prime minister the power to name its members. The following subsection gives the Cabinet responsibility for “ the general…