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Atlético Madrid’s Robin Le Normand celebrates after scoring his side’s fourth goal during the first leg of the Champions League round-of-16 football match against Tottenham in Madrid, Spain, yesterday.
March 11, 2026

Bayern, Atlético win big, Liverpool lose, Barca draw

AP: Bayern Munich and Atlético Madrid took giant strides toward the Champions League quarterfinals with big wins yesterday. Liverpool and Barcelona still have work to do. Bayern thrashed Atalanta 6-1…
Alando Terrelonge, minister of state in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade.
March 11, 2026 by Lester Hinds

Registration open for 11th Biennial Diaspora Conference

Registration for the 11th Biennial Diaspora Conference, set for the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St James, is now open. In a ‘Save the Date’ announcement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and…
Fayval Williams, minister of finance and the public service, opens the 2026-2027 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives yesterday.
March 11, 2026

Crude cushion

Finance and the Public Service Minister Fayval Williams has sought to allay fears that rising oil prices on the global market would affect Jamaica’s ability to import the essential product, arguing…
Deika Morrison, executive director of GEM Jamaica.
March 11, 2026 by Lester Hinds

Jamaica gifted with GEM amid Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts

Days before Hurricane Melissa devastated the south-western parishes of Jamaica, the Global Empowerment Mission (GEM) had already begun preparing to send disaster-relief supplies to the island in the…
Letters
March 11, 2026

CARICOM is broken

THE EDITOR, Madam: CARICOM is broken. The recent glaring foreign policy and philosophical differences on Cuba, vocally expressed by Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and…
Letters
March 11, 2026

Address deeper social issues affecting children

THE EDITOR, Madam: Recent reports aired on TVJ News revealing that vendors are openly selling vapes, sex toys, and ganja to high school students are deeply troubling. While laws exist to punish such…
Letters
March 11, 2026

Letter of the Day | Cuban doctors criticised, Chinese labour diplomacy normalised

THE EDITOR, Madam: The Government of Jamaica’s decision to discontinue the long-standing medical cooperation agreement with Cuba has reopened an important national conversation about labour…
RUBiS leadership and guests at the ribbon‑cutting event for the company’s 50th flagship station on the Portmore Causeway.
March 11, 2026

Rubis Energy Ja adds fried‑chicken franchise

RUBiS Energy Jamaica has added the Southern Fried Chicken (SFC) franchise to its newest and largest service station as the company moves further into the full-service retail market. The quick-service…
Dr Simone Dundas Byles
March 11, 2026

Saluting Dr Simone Dundas Byles

THE EDITOR, Madam: