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July 16, 2026
Editorial | Where is Jamaica on free movement?
The announcement that Grenada and St Lucia are taking steps to join four other Caribbean Community (CARICOM) members in their free-movement regime is an important development in advancing CARICOM’s…
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Ruthlyn James | Repeating children: Psychological scar we refuse to assess
A parent recently contacted me about her daughter who attends a traditional high school in Kingston. The family was advised that the child should repeat the year because she was not performing at the…
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Gus John | Reform UK redefines reparations
On June 30, 2026, Natricia Duncan, writing in The Guardian in Kingston, reported that a Jamaican delegation will travel to the United Kingdom in September to formally petition King Charles to seek…
July 16, 2026
Acting appointment leaves Gordon House tense as clerk goes on leave
Employees at Gordon House, the seat of the country’s legislature, are reportedly peeved at a decision by the management of Parliament to install a junior parliamentary counsel to act as clerk to the…
July 16, 2026
by Tanesha Mundle
Panton, prosecutors weigh plea deal ahead of SSL trial
Lawyers representing Jean Ann Panton, the sole accused in the multibillion-dollar fraud case involving Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL), and the prosecution are to engage in discussions aimed at…
July 16, 2026
by Tanesha Mundle
Wife killer Omar Collymore wants case dismissed in alleged plot to murder ex-girlfriend
Defence lawyers representing convicted killer Omar Collymore and his accomplices, who are accused of plotting with Collymore to kill his ex-girlfriend, are to make an application to have the case…
July 16, 2026
The doorway that opened a life - How one opportunity sparked a mission to lift others
For Kemaro Muir, the defining moment of his life was not a job title or corporate success. It was a single phone call, a call that opened the doorway to opportunity and set him on a mission to…
July 16, 2026
by Janet Silvera
Hanover teen’s remarkable journey leads to GG Achievement Award
WESTERN BUREAU:
Just two years after emergency brain surgery threatened to derail his future, 19-year-old Tequan Ellis has received Hanover’s Governor General’s Achievement Award and is now pursuing…
July 16, 2026
by Christopher Thomas
Plans afoot to house social patients at St James Infirmary
WESTERN BUREAU:
The St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC) says it is advancing plans to create a 50-bed ward at the parish infirmary to house social patients currently staying at the Cornwall…