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February 12, 2026
Health ministry launches committees on ageing policy, AI
The Ministry of Health and Wellness has convened two new expert committees to shape policy on population ageing and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. The two committees – one…
February 12, 2026
by Janet Silvera
Bovell laid to rest
WESTERN BUREAU: Former Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Senator Christopher Bovell, a distinguished attorney-at-law whose steady counsel shaped both national governance and corporate Jamaica, was laid to…
February 12, 2026
Editorial | No joy in corruption index
If there is a positive take away for Jamaica from Transparency International (TI) latest Perception Corruption Perception Index (CPI), published this week, is that nothing has changed. Jamaica’s…
February 12, 2026
Tax Administration online mayhem
THE EDITOR, Madam: On December 11, 2025, I purchased a renewal for my motor vehicle registration certificate online. I received my receipt and the new registration certificate via email. On January…
February 12, 2026
It is time to hold principals to a higher standard
THE EDITOR, Madam: A recent letter to The Gleaner’s editor penned by a Ms. Andrea O’Conner has brought into focus, a perennial problem that has exacerbated the dysfunction in too many of our schools.…
February 12, 2026
Why the prime minister’s salary freeze needs a second look
THE EDITOR, Madam: In 2023, when Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness declined the salary increase assigned to his office, many Jamaicans – myself included – saw it as a powerful gesture of solidarity.…
February 12, 2026
February 12, 2026
SSP Diaries | 2026 – another year of questions without suitable answers?
At the beginning of 2025 I examined several situations under the caption ‘2025 – Another year of questions without suitable answers.’ This article revisits the past and looks also at other incidents…