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January 25, 2026

Garth Rattray | What was great about America?

The current policy in the United States is to make America great again. The new political initiatives include the implementation of strict and very active enforcement of immigration laws and securing…
January 25, 2026

Kindness at work can mean giving honest feedback, limiting meetings and bending rules

NEW YORK (AP): Beth Brown was assigned to a major project at work when hardship struck. First, her six-month-old daughter fell ill with COVID-19. A few days later, her mother passed away. Brown,…
Capturing the moment in Jamaica, Greenwood (right) snaps a selfie with Miss Global 2025 Nguyen Dinh Nhu Van at S Hotel Kingston on Friday. For Greenwood, sisterhood is one of the most cherished experiences she has gained since stepping into the world of pa
January 25, 2026 by O’brian Wynter

Signing out, with love – Keri-Ann Greenwood

If you had asked Keri-Ann Greenwood a few years ago what the past year might look like, she could not have imagined how it would unfold. Signing out as Miss Global Jamaica 2025, Greenwood sat down…
George Orwell
January 25, 2026 by Nathan Waddell

What January taught George Orwell about control and resistance

Like many of us, George Orwell saw January as a month to be endured rather than enjoyed. You can picture him steeling himself against its cold, gloom, rain, frost, and wind. And not only because of…
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In this file photo Rohan Malcolm from Kent Village, St Catherine, is seen angling at Rio Cobre River.
January 25, 2026

The off-season: When the island teaches us to slow down

January and February arrive at a gingerly pace. After the excitement and celebrations of Christmas, carnival planning, and peak tourist traffic, the island exhales. Roads loosen, beaches soften into…
January 25, 2026

Freedom from ‘sin’

Across cultures and religions, we often hear about sin as something we are born with or something that decides our place in heaven or hell. These ideas, though deeply rooted, can sometimes create fear…
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Body-worn cameras on display at the Police Commissioner’s Office in St Andrew.
January 25, 2026

Mark Shields | Body-worn cameras don’t stop bullets – but they can stop lies

When a police officer steps into a volatile situation, a body-worn camera will not disarm a gunman, calm a violent suspect, or magically de-escalate every confrontation. That much is obvious. So when…
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This photo shows the mangled remains of Black River Market in St. Elizabeth destroyed by Hurricane Melissa on October 28, 2025.
January 25, 2026

Dennis Minott | When a nation names its big mistakes

In the English-speaking world, place-names often do the quiet work of history. They remember what speeches forget. They archive errors that reports smooth over. One such name, recurring with…
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Children sort through trash at a landfill in al-Bureij camp, in the central Gaza Strip.
January 25, 2026

Jalil Dabdoub | Mandela’s warning: Colonialism, leadership, and the cost of selective principles

There is an irony in watching the United States revive the language of territorial ambition toward Denmark, while Europe gasps in horror. For centuries, Europe refined colonial violence into policy,…