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January 13, 2026
Michael Abrahams | The decline of empathy
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines empathy as “ The action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of…
January 13, 2026
Body-worn cameras protect rights, enhance accountability
THE EDITOR, Madam:
January 13, 2026
Letter of the Day | Gifts of national transformation
THE EDITOR, Madam: As in the biblical story of the Magi (Wise Men), Jamaica in 2025 received three gifts or stories that must be told, as they are models for national transformation rooted, not in…
January 13, 2026
Contradictions abound in Canadian politics
THE EDITOR, Madam: Chrystia Freeland held six ministerial roles in Canada’s government during the past disastrous decade, but recently quit her seat in parliament to become an economic development…
January 12, 2026
UK agrees to pay ‘substantial sum’ to settle lawsuit by Guantanamo detainee over torture claims
LONDON (AP) — The British government has agreed to pay a “substantial sum” to settle a lawsuit by a Guantanamo Bay detainee who said United Kingdom intelligence agencies were complicit in his torture…
January 12, 2026
Portmore cabbie charged for stabbing death of fellow taxi driver
A Portmore, St Catherine taxi operator has been charged for the stabbing death of a fellow cabbie. Charged with murder is 33-year-old Lloyd Armstrong, otherwise called 'Juju Frass', of…
January 12, 2026
Ongoing drainage works by irrigation commission limit flooding in sections of St Elizabeth
The National Irrigation Commission Limited (NIC) says ongoing drainage works in sections of Central and South St Elizabeth helped to limit flooding during the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October…
January 12, 2026
Work in progress to restore electricity to NWC pump at Roaring River
The Ministry of Energy, Telecommunications and Transport and the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) are collaborating to restore electricity to the Roaring River National Water Commission (NWC) pump…
January 12, 2026
Procurement of 1,000 body-worn cameras completed, deployment at advanced stage – JCF
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reporting that the procurement of 1,000 body-worn cameras has been completed and that deployment is now at an advanced stage. In a statement on Monday, the JCF…