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In this October 8, 2013, file photo, office workers walk past ‘China Dream’ message boards at a construction site.
December 14, 2025

Marcello Estevão | The global economy’s hidden rebalancing

Next year, global growth is expected to be near 3.1 per cent, almost the same as this year. To many observers, such steadiness suggests a world economy drifting sideways, neither slowing nor…
Paul Williams Photos Allison Morris points to the marble plaque mounted in honour of her parents and grandmother in St John’s Parish Church in Black River, St Elizabeth.
December 14, 2025 by Paul H. Williams

Of St John’s Anglican Church and Allison Morris – Part II Way back when

ALLISON MORRIS is mourning the destruction of Black River, Elizabeth, by Category 5 Hurricane Melissa. It is like a loved one has passed. There was substantial damage to her own family house and yard.…
From left: Custos of St Andrew Ian Forbes; Mayor of Kingston Andrew Swaby; Miss Kingston and St Andrew Festival Queen first runner-up, Johnique Francis; Little Miss Kingston and St Andrew 2025, Adaya Hudson, and Member of Parliament for Manchester North We
December 14, 2025 by Nicola Cunningham

Not so merry Christmas

There will be less decking of halls, stringing of lights, trimming of trees, and setting up sound systems this Yuletide season as several party promoters have scaled back, postponed, or cancelled…
December 14, 2025

Cedric Stephens | Closing the insurance gap

Last Sunday, Christopher Burgess, PhD, civil engineer, land developer, climate change scientist, and newspaper columnist, drafted a blueprint of how government should approach rebuilding of the…
Minister Marion Hall is marking 10 years since her baptism in December 2015.
December 18, 2025 by Yasmine Peru

10 years after ditching Lady Saw, Minister Hall remains committed

A conversation with Minister Marion Hall, the former Queen of the Dancehall, who ditched her raunchy Lady Saw alter ego 10 years ago today when she got baptised, is peppered with the refrain “I bless…
File Floyd Morris writes: Persons with disabilities must be prepared to stand up for their rights, even when individuals will want us to recoil.
December 14, 2025

Floyd Morris | A new era for disability advocacy

In recent times, I have had conversations with persons with disabilities and others within the society about the Disabilities Act that has been enacted in Jamaica. Some of these individuals have…
This October photo shows a section of the Falmouth Hospital in Trelawny which was damaged by Hurricane Melissa.
December 14, 2025

Gordon Robinson | More long term reality checks

So, last week ( A very Private Public Service) I complained about the reaction to my critique of the JPS “loan”. I wrote: “….I’m told to shut up because I’m safe in Kingston and don’t feel what…
December 14, 2025

One thought at a time

Life is happening … ! Second by second or thought by thought. One thought at a time, not one day at a time. Isn’t it true? Pause, and you will see that the reality of life is very simple. The faster…
Mandeville Courthouse
December 14, 2025

Mandeville’s oldest landmark

The heart of Mandeville Square continues to bear witness to over two centuries of history through one of Jamaica’s most enduring architectural treasures: the Mandeville Courthouse. Completed in 1817,…