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Oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates.
March 30, 2026

Editorial | Hormuz and fertiliser

In the month since the United States and Israel attacked Iran – and Tehran’s retaliatory closure of the Strait of Hormuz – the world’s attention, including Jamaica’s – has been primarily on its …
Principal of Hartfield Basic School, Carlene Miller (centre), shares the impact of the recovery work being done through the Education Restart Programme with Project STAR Project Director Saffrey Brown and High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, Mark Berman
March 30, 2026

Education restart programme set up to support storm-hit schools in the west

Project STAR, in partnership with the High Commission of Canada in Jamaica through the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI), has launched the Project STAR Hurricane Melissa Educational Re-Start…
Jah9 makes an off-stage statement at her ‘The Open Heart Project’ listening event, pairing tailored trousers and a structured jacket with a sultry bustier and striking red mules.
March 30, 2026

Something Extra | Monday

Jah9 delivered more than music at her Open Heart Project listening session on Thursday at Harry J Recording Studio in St Andrew; she served vocals and style both on and off the stage, with members of…
Attendees at the Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission stakeholder meeting last Wednesday at the Chinese Benevolent Association.
March 30, 2026

Gaming machines spike sparks BGLC to upgrade oversight

Rapid growth in the prevalence of gaming machines in Jamaica, coupled with concerns about the threat of financial crime, weak oversight and reputational risk, has prompted sweeping regulatory reforms…
From left: Racquel Whyte, English Language and Literature teacher; Jamar Grant, head of the Literature Department, and Tanisha Bent, spell mistress.
March 30, 2026 by Mickalia Kington

Spellbinding success

First-form student Tahirah Lyn outspelled the competition to emerge as the top girl and overall winner of Godfrey Stewart High School’s spelling bee, capping weeks of disciplined preparation with a…
Dancers perform during the inauguration of Disney Adventure World and World of Frozen at Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallee, east of Paris.
March 30, 2026

Disney opens World of Frozen in Paris

CHESSY (AP): A 118-foot mountain of ice rose over the suburban Paris countryside this weekend as Disney opened its Arendelle kingdom to the world –Elsa’s palace glowing at the summit, a ‘Frozen’…
One of two sailboats carrying humanitarian aid organised by activists with an international organization that departed from Mexico arrives in Havana, Cuba.
March 30, 2026

Missing sailboats land in Havana after being located by Mexican navy

HAVANA (AP): Two sailboats that went missing carrying humanitarian aid from southern Mexico to Cuba landed in Havana on Saturday afternoon, hours after Mexico’s navy said it had located the boats…
Pope Leo XIV caresses a child after presiding over Mass in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican on the Catholic feast of Palm Sunday.
March 30, 2026

Pope Leo XIV rejects claims that God justifies war

ROME (AP): Pope Leo XIV, on Sunday, rejected claims that God justifies war and prayed especially for Christians in the Middle East during a Palm Sunday Mass before tens of thousands of people in St…
This undated photo provided by the North Korean government shows what it says is a solid-fuel engine test at an undisclosed place in North Korea.
March 30, 2026

Pyongyang tests engine for missile capable of targeting US mainland

SEOUL (AP): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed a test of an upgraded solid-fuel engine for weapons capable of reaching the US mainland, and called it a significant development boosting his…