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Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 2:36 PMRonald Cohen for Project Syndicate

LONDON: Around the world, in rich and poor countries alike, public budget constraints are limiting efforts to address social ills and fueling political polarization. Desperate for fiscal headroom, outcomes-based partnerships (OPs) that can attract...

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 2:28 PMJorge G. Castañeda for Project Syndicate

MEXICO CITY: Aggressive anti-immigrant policies have been a hallmark of US President Donald Trump’s first year back in the White House, and this appears unlikely to change in 2026. A growing number of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE...

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 2:11 PMJan-Werner Mueller for Project Syndicate

PRINCETON: We have become so accustomed to aspiring autocrats attacking universities that we hardly ever stop to ask why. But pushing back against authoritarians requires understanding their motivations and strategies. University leaders, in...

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 1:23 PMIan Bremmer for Project Syndicate

NEW YORK: Nearly four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the push to end the war is intensifying. Diplomacy over the past few weeks has produced not one but two proposals as American envoys shuttle between Kyiv and Moscow....

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 12:58 PMJustin van Fleet and Pia Rebello Britto for Project Syndicate

LONDON : The leaders' declaration adopted at the end of the recent G20 summit in South Africa reaffirmed the group's commitment to tackling some of the world's most pressing challenges, from inequality and long-running conflicts to AI...

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 11:17 AM

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then it is likely the cartoonist's pen, chock full of underlying meaning and different ways of seeing an issue, may be worth so many more.  Take a look at this week's past line-up of cartoons as...

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 11:11 AM

Hurricane Melissa has exposed deep cracks in Jamaica's early childhood education system, where many young children were already struggling long before the storm hit. With hundreds of basic schools damaged and no clear policy guiding how the...

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 11:03 AM

Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says restoration work on 13 hurricane-damaged operating theatres across five western hospitals is expected to be completed by February 2026, at an estimated cost of US$7.1 million (J$1.13 billion). Only three...

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 10:57 AM

Participants in a Ministry of Health and Wellness webinar were left shaken after hackers repeatedly hijacked the virtual meeting, flooding screens with pornography and racist messages in a disturbing case of zoombombing. The intrusion forced...

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 10:53 AM

A female vendor and two men who staged knifepoint robberies while posing as a taxi crew have been jailed, with all three blaming financial struggles for their crimes. Subrina Martin, 33, who robbed a police constable and later a couple in 2020,...

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 10:48 AM

Twenty residents, including eight children, have been left homeless after a fast-moving fire tore through three houses on Mountain View Avenue in St Andrew on Thursday. The blaze, which began around 11:20 a.m., forced families to flee with only the...

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 10:42 AM

With more than 1,000 Jamaicans still living in emergency shelters nearly six weeks after Hurricane Melissa, ODPEM is accelerating relocation efforts so schools being used as shelters can resume normal operations. Director General Alvin Gayle told...

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 10:32 AM

Clarendon residents sprang into action after a six-year-old girl was taken from her school by an unidentified man, triggering parish-wide panic. The abduction was thwarted when Councillor Scean Barnswell spotted a man walking with a child in a St...

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 10:29 AM

With garbage collection severely disrupted after Hurricane Melissa, residents across St James say they have been left to find their own solutions as waste piles up in their communities. Some home-owners have resorted to driving their bags to...

Published:Tuesday | December 9, 2025 | 8:33 AM

Serious concerns are mounting over conditions at the Annotto Bay lock-up following the death of 34-year-old Eraldo Francis, who police say was fatally beaten by other inmates during an altercation. INDECOM and the Inspectorate have launched...

Published:Tuesday | December 9, 2025 | 8:28 AM

Even as Hurricane Melissa destroyed historic churches in Duanvale, including the 125-year-old Trittonville Baptist and the 145-year-old Frazerville Methodist, many residents say their faith remains unshaken. While some believe the devastation is a...

Published:Tuesday | December 9, 2025 | 8:23 AM

Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie has expressed disappointment after a break-in at the Petersfield High School shelter resulted in the theft of laptops and other school property. He says the incident, along with threats made against...

Published:Tuesday | December 9, 2025 | 8:18 AM

Evidence took centre stage in the Sagicor fraud trial on Thursday as defence attorneys aggressively challenged former bank manager Jeffrey Chevannes during cross-examination. Chevannes, who testified about alleged manipulation of Sagicor Bank...

Published:Tuesday | December 9, 2025 | 8:14 AM

Jamaica’s major utility companies say widespread vandalism is severely slowing down national recovery efforts after Hurricane Melissa. Flow, Digicel, and the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) report that thieves continue to steal batteries, cables...

Published:Tuesday | December 9, 2025 | 8:08 AM

INDECOM is raising serious concerns after Jamaica recorded more than 20 fatal police shootings every month for the past year, with 282 cases reported up to December 1 — a 67 per cent increase compared to 2024. The oversight body says two...

Published:Tuesday | December 9, 2025 | 8:04 AM

Dameian Elvin, principal of Hague Primary and Infant School in Trelawny, says he is doing everything he can to support his Grade Six students as they prepare for their PEP exams. Since Hurricane Melissa, the school has been unable to reopen fully...

Published:Tuesday | December 9, 2025 | 7:54 AM

With more than 6,000 students across western Jamaica still facing major disruptions after Hurricane Melissa, a growing partnership between the education ministry and community leaders aims to prevent further learning loss. Opposition MP Damion...

Published:Tuesday | December 9, 2025 | 7:48 AM

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then it is likely the cartoonist's pen, chock full of underlying meaning and different ways of seeing an issue, may be worth so many more.  Take a look at this week's past line-up of cartoons as...

Published:Friday | December 5, 2025 | 7:02 AM

Journey through the rich history of schoolboy football with this collection of iconic daCosta Cup champions.  These photos capture the pride, talent, and tradition that have defined rural schoolboy football for generations. 

Published:Friday | December 5, 2025 | 6:58 AM

Pan American Airways’ inaugural mail planes touched down in Kingston to a large and enthusiastic gathering, as officials and well-known members of the community turned out to witness the historic arrival. Local Caribbean Airways pilots...

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