JUSTICE Minister Delroy Chuck is pushing to have a political referee in place by the end of January, and if he has his way, the ref will be able to do more than…
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Park and pray
Sandra Montgomery is still hanging on to hope that she will find her motor car, which was stolen from its parked position at University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) in Papine, St…
Dennis Minott | A ‘watch night’ pledge to welcome and do justice in 2024
We ponder at the close of an annual holy celebration the birth of a child. Not a child born posh in a stush place, but one nestled in an animal’s manger. Do note…
Byron Blake | Mirror, mirror on Dubai: Did COP 28 bend the carbon arc?
The IPCC Climate Report of 2023 stated starkly: “National climate action plans remain insufficient to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius and meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.” Further, the…
Crime Reduction in Jamaica Requires More Than Political Promises
Leaders are not without blame for painting a picture that crime is easily solvable. Not so. Problems like high crime built up over the years do not disappear at the stroke of a…
Top Caribbean News Stories of 2023
The major news happenings in the Caribbean in 2023 involved calls for reparations from historical colonizing countries and plans to remove the British monarch as head of state in several countries. The Caribbean…
Highway toll-free extension disappoints Jukie Chin
Juici Patties founder and proprietor Jukie Chin says he is disappointed with the Government’s three-month extension of toll-free use of the May Pen to Williamsfield leg of Highway 2000, pointing to businesses bypassed…
‘All hell broke loose’
A tip from the person who was to pay a $200,000 ransom for a kidnapped man led to police thwarting the scheme and killing one suspect in the process. The 22-year-old victim was…
Jamaican Radio Host Patricia Montague in Florida Shares Experience on New Train Line from Ft Lauderdale to Orlando
My last long-distance train journey was a memorable trip to the 1998 World Cup in France, featuring the Reggae Boyz. So, when Brightline’s public relations team invited me to experience their service, I…
Jamaican Radio Host Patricia Montague in Florida Shares Experience on New Train Line from Ft Lauderdale to Orlando
My last long-distance train journey was a memorable trip to the 1998 World Cup in France, featuring the Reggae Boyz. So, when Brightline’s public relations team invited me to experience their service, I…