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March 8, 2026

Yaakov Raskin |Purim, Persia, and the mystery of the red heifer

This past week Jewish communities around the world celebrated the holiday of Purim. Purim commemorates a dramatic moment in Jewish history nearly 2,500 years ago, when the Jewish people living in the…
March 8, 2026

Sean Major-Campbell | A time to speak out

Lately, I have been finding myself thinking that we are in a Martin Niemöller moment! He was a German Lutheran pastor (1892–1984). He is renowned for his 1946 post war poem that critiqued the silent…
March 8, 2026

Dwight Fletcher | Kingdom principles for money matters

We’ve been discussing money matters for the past few weeks, and I hope that you have begun to experience a transformation in your relationship with your finances. When we began this journey, I said…
March 8, 2026

Gabriel Agbo | Pray the word of God

For our prayers to be effective, we must pray God’s words. Praying God’s word is knowing what the words and promises of God are, then offering them back to him in prayer. To do this, we must read,…
March 8, 2026

Hello mi neighbour | Building true confidence

My, my, my — how times have changed! When did this debate about skimpy or revealing attire as a symbol of confidence begin? Confidence? Really? I was genuinely appalled recently when I overheard some…
Family members and friends of Melissa Silvera leave the Supreme Court after the sentencing of Jolyan Silvera at the Supreme Court in downtown Kingston yesterday.
March 7, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

‘Justice was done’

The family of Melissa Silvera say they are not pleased with the possibility that her widower, former Member of Parliament (MP) Jolyan Silvera, could be eligible for parole after being sentenced to…
In this 2020 photo doctors form up during a farewell ceremony as they get ready to leave for Italy to help with the new coronavirus pandemic, in Havana, Cuba.
March 7, 2026 by Erica Virtue

Cuban foreign ministry: Jamaica’s decision to end medical programme ‘disregarded’ history of fruitful, sustained collaboration

Expressing deep regret over the termination of its near 50-year-old bilateral medical brigade programme with Jamaica, Cuba in a statement yesterday reaffirmed its commitment to the Jamaican people…
Chief Justice Bryan Sykes.
March 7, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

Sykes: Silvera made ‘strategic’ guilty plea

Chief Justice Bryan Sykes said former Member of Parliament Jolyan Silvera’s guilty plea to manslaughter came only after careful consideration of forensic evidence, describing it as “more strategic…
File photo.
March 7, 2026

Opposition criticises end of Jamaica–Cuba medical cooperation, raises concerns about impact on health sector

The Opposition says the decision by the Government to end more than 50 years of medical cooperation between Jamaica and Cuba marks a deeply unfortunate moment in the nation’s public health history. …