Latest News
December 9, 2025
Zimbabwean homeowners face land sales and demolitions dilemma
THE EDITOR, Madam: It’s sad and painful that ZANU-PF has historically used land as a means of consolidating political loyalty. Stands are sometimes handed out at rallies or through party-linked…
December 9, 2025
Discrimination against Trinidad and Tobago travellers
THE EDITOR, Madam: There is a troubling inconsistency in Jamaica’s travel health policies that deserves urgent attention. Passengers arriving from Trinidad and Tobago are currently required to…
December 9, 2025
The neem tree: Quiet healer and ancient inspiration
Standing under the generous shade of a neem tree ( Azadirachta Indica), one senses more than just relief from the mid-day sun. Here is a living symbol of history, health, culture, and inspiration.…
December 9, 2025
by Dave Rodney
Audley Davidson: 25 years at the organ at St Andrew Parish Church
When the extraordinarily talented organist and choir director Audley Davidson walks into the sanctuary and sits at the pipe organ console at the St Andrew Parish Church, his commanding presence is…
December 9, 2025
by Keisha Hill
2025 Carlton Alexander Memorial Bursary awards excellence
‘Lights, Camera, Legacy’, was a powerful reminder to the 2025 Carlton Alexander Memorial Bursary recipients, as they were encouraged to step out into the spotlight, during the 35th staging of the…
December 9, 2025
Rabbi Yaakov Raskin | The voice of Charlie Kirk – Truth cannot be silenced
AS WE approach Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year which begins on September 22 at sundown and concludes after nightfall on the 24th, it is a season of awe, repentance and trembling. On these days, the…
December 9, 2025
by Bryan Miller
Hanover’s disaster preparedness coordinator to represent Jamaica in Japan
Western Bureau: Annissa Spence, the acting parish disaster coordinator at the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC), has been nominated by the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development to…
December 9, 2025
by Mia McMorris
Charting Caribbean history through its gastronomy
Bon apetit! Lee Johnson’s Mixing Memory & Desire: How History Shaped the Foods of the Caribbean is definitely a delicious confection. Every chapter is a journey for your mind and your taste buds.…
December 9, 2025
Peace begins within
As we embark on celebrating the “International Week of Peace”, let us pause to reflect on where peace truly resides. At the deepest level, there is only one religion that unites all of humanity: the…