GARDNER'S DAD WANTS DEATH PENALTY
GARDNER'S DAD WANTS DEATH PENALTY
GARDNER'S DAD WANTS DEATH PENALTY
Septimus Gardner never doubted that Andre Ruddock would be found guilty of murdering his daughter, Taneka, but said he wished hanging was still an option, as he believes death is the punishment the convicted killer deserved. “A life sentence is the right way, but mi only sorry say dem caa resume back hanging,” he said, when asked what sentence he was hoping for his daughter’s killer.
Want to fly to the moon?
CAPE CANAVERAL (AP): Want to fly to the moon and help build a permanent lunar base? NASA is accepting applications for a new astronaut class that will help grow the Artemis programme. Officials announced the news Saturday during a Kennedy Space Center air show promoting lunar exploration as well as advances in aviation and technology. NASA’s last call for new astronauts was two years ago. More than 8,000 applied, with 10 making the final cut in September 2025.
Hurdling into history
Despite admitting to pre-race nerves, Jamaica’s Marquies Page delivered a record-breaking performance to lead his country’s medal charge at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Senegal, claiming the nation’s first gold medal of the Games. Page stormed to victory in the boys’ 110-metre hurdles final in a personal-best (PB) 12.95 seconds, finishing comfortably ahead of Shinjie Chen of China, who clocked 13.40 for silver, and Enrique Bosch of South Africa, who secured bronze in 13.45. Reflecting on his achievement, the young Jamaican could hardly hide his delight.
Powell embraces new Holmwood challenge
Chase: Warrican won us the series
Toothless Chapelton, Racing end goalless
Music industry celebrated at JaRIA Honour Awards
Copeland Forbes being interviewed on the red carpet of the JaRIA Honour Awards on Sunday night was entertaining. The veteran tour manager, booking agent, artiste manager, and author managed to cleverly turn a general question about the music industry into his own mini informative session.
FiWi Short Film Competition finalists revealed
Dancehall artistes and the right to free speech
Tortuga to spend more than US$400m rebuilding Ja resorts
Tortuga Resorts will spend more than US$400 million (J$64 billion) rebuilding its Jamaican hotels after Hurricane Melissa, with phased reopenings due to begin in the first quarter of 2027. It is the first time the owner has put a figure on the work.
Fidelity adds Chery as parent flags Ja underperformance
Francis Wade | In five years, customers may choose their bank by how it asks | In five years, customers may choose their bank by how it asks
Videos
Island Wedding | Long before ‘I do’: Gavin and Selena’s story comes full circle
Some love stories begin with a spark but, for Gavin Rodgers and Selena Lewis, it was a physics class that laid the foundation for a bond that would last a lifetime. What began as a chance conversation between two teenagers in 2018 grew into eight years of friendship, faith and love, culminating in their exchange of vows on September 26 at Caymanas Golf Club in St Catherine. Surrounded by 91 of their closest family members and friends, the 26-year-old newly-weds celebrated a union that, as they would later discover, had been years in the making.
Something Extra | Tuesday
Something Extra | Monday
It’s CFDA win number three for Diotima’s Rachel Scott
Editorial | Vale Royal and the Constitution
Notwithstanding this newspaper’s call for Jamaica to rethink who can be Parliament’s Speaker, there is no sign that a break in the deadlock between the Government and the Opposition on constitutional reform is imminent.
Michael Abrahams | Disorder in the House
Gordon Robinson | The more things change …
Editorial | An independent speaker
Ronald Thwaites | Avoiding Trumpism
Photo Gallery
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Pearl Harbor survivors watch a vintage WWII airplane fly over Pearl Harbor at the ceremony commemorating the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, in 2013, in Honolulu.
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Members and volunteers of the Ananda Marga pose for a photograph as they prepare to head out to distribute relief supplies to people affected by Hurricane Melissa in western Jamaica.
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West Indies’ Shimron Hetmyer celebrates scoring a half century during the T20 World Cup cricket match against Zimbabwe on Monday.
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Glenmuir High School players in a celebratory mood.