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January 19, 2026
Ronald Thwaites| Productivity and literacy
I appreciate Prime Minister Holness’ exhortation at the Wisynco function last week for the nation to craft a surge or productivity higher than the rate of inflation. For, if we don’t, the fate of the…
January 19, 2026
Paperwork locking out students
THE EDITOR, Madam: A troubling practice is quietly taking root in schools – children are being excluded because they do not yet have a psychoeducational assessment. What was designed as a tool to…
January 19, 2026
Editorial | House oversight of the NRRA
An important development which escaped significant attention last week was the disclosure by Information Minister Dana Morris Dixon that the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NRRA) is…
January 19, 2026
Letter of the Day | UHWI can’t afford to drift from crisis to crisis
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Gleaner’s editorial of Friday, January 16, on the troubling findings at The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), rightly captures the frustration and disappointment…
January 19, 2026
Open eyes to digital DNA
THE EDITOR, Madam: It is far too late to ignore what has already become woven into the fabric of daily life. The digital world is central to how we live, work, communicate, and even understand…
January 19, 2026
by Janet Silvera
2025 promised much for tourism and tested everything
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s tourism sector entered 2025 with confidence, but by year’s end, the numbers told a more complicated story. For the period January to November, the island welcomed…
January 19, 2026
by Lester Hinds
Destination Assurance white paper to be tabled in Parliament shortly
A white paper on Destination Assurance, aimed at strengthening Jamaica’s tourism industry in order to ensure its sustainability, was presented to Cabinet last Monday and is expected to come to…
January 19, 2026
by Carlton FearonGuest Columnist
When ‘mind your own business’ becomes a moral blindfold
Few phrases travel more easily through our society than “mind your own business”. It is offered as wisdom, as protection, and often as virtue. Closely tied to it are other familiar sayings: “keep out…
January 19, 2026
Jafaz Ally | Combating regional security threats
In the list of priorities for the Caribbean, security warrants a place at the top. Security is larger than protecting one’s borders. It is a multi-faceted process that involves several actors and many…