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March 9, 2026
Editorial | Building Jamaica’s creative economy
The staging of the Lost in Time reggae festival last weekend was more than a well-produced entertainment event. It demonstrated what becomes possible when Jamaican creativity is matched by…
March 9, 2026
Ruthlyn James | When the neurodivergent brain meets the playing field
In the wider sporting world, a quiet paradox is unfolding. Some of our most explosive, focused and instinctive performers on the field are the very same young people struggling to keep pace in the…
March 9, 2026
The silent threat
The perception that agricultural theft, commonly known in Jamaica as praedial larceny, is a “lesser” offence or a “survival tactic” is a dangerous fallacy that undermines the rule of law and national…
March 9, 2026
CXC prepares for historic gathering of Caribbean education stakeholders in Jamaica
More than 300 education leaders, policymakers, and practitioners from across the Caribbean – including regional ministers of education – are set to converge in Jamaica next week to discuss the future…
March 9, 2026
Thanksgiving service marks CBFFAJ’s 60 years of service to trade and logistics sector
The Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association of Jamaica (CBFFAJ) commemorated its 60th anniversary – a Diamond Jubilee – with a Thanksgiving Church Service, marking six decades of…
March 9, 2026
Lance Neita | Bauxite industry poised for new opportunities
The bauxite/alumina industry will mark its 75th anniversary next year. The history of industrial activity within the sector started in 1952 with Alcan’s first alumina shipment in January of that year…
March 9, 2026
Youth development app gets JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation support
The JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the JMMB Group, has announced its support of the UNUH edutainment app pilot programme at Irwin High School in St James. The foundation…
March 9, 2026
by Kimone Francis
Forgotten learners
Months after Hurricane Melissa tore through western Jamaica, administrators and students at several special-needs institutions remain in a desperate battle for survival, grappling with a sluggish…
March 9, 2026
Letter of the Day | Our silence will not protect us
THE EDITOR, Madam: