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This February 17 photo shows a collision involving a Toyota Axio motor car and an Isuzu truck along Mandela Highway.
February 28, 2026

Editorial | Make roads safe

There was good news and bad news in the crash report released this week by the Island Traffic Authority (ITA). The good news: that in the first 54 days of 2026 (up to February 23) road traffic…
The new justices of the peace formally sworn in for the parish of St Andrew on Sunday.
February 28, 2026

Police commissioner urges new JPs to guard their integrity

In one of the largest commissioning ceremonies in recent years, 148 new justices of the peace (JPs) were formally sworn in for the parish of St Andrew on Sunday. The commissioning ceremony for the St…
From left: Romario Lindo, captain of St Mary’s Technical High School; Andrew Pearman, director, NCB Foundation; and coaches Tashiba Julius and Gavin O’Meally test the team’s robot, ‘Small Fry’, under the guidance of Ackeem Gordon, sixth form stud
February 28, 2026

GoodHeart | ‘Small Fry’ is a big deal for St Mary Technical

In only its second year in the FIRST Tech Challenge Jamaica, St Mary’s Technical High School has quickly established itself as a promising contender with its robot, ‘Small Fry’. For a school long…
Dolly Parton speaks to a audience gathered to celebrate the expansion of the Imagination Library of Kentucky at the Lyric Theatre in Lexington, Kentucky on August 27, 2024.
February 28, 2026

GoodHeart | Hospital renamed in Dolly Parton’s honour

NEW YORK (AP): Dolly Parton’s name might inspire full-throated sing-alongs to her working woman’s anthem 9 to 5,or evoke memories of thrilling days spent at her Dollywood theme park. Now, the…
Wiz Khalifa.
February 28, 2026

Romanian court upholds Wiz Khalifa’s 9-month drug sentence

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP): A Romanian court on Thursday rejected an appeal by American rapper Wiz Khalifa to annul his nine-month jail sentence handed down for drug possession in the Eastern European…
Letters
February 28, 2026

Kudos Chief Justice Sykes

THE EDITOR, Madam: The recent public exchange between Justice Bryan Sykes and Minister Delroy Chuck offers a timely reminder of why judicial independence remains the bedrock of our democracy.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio gives a thumbs up during the CARICOM plenary session in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis.
February 28, 2026

Ronald Sanders | Rubio, CARICOM, and the work of diplomacy

When Marco Rubio arrived in St. Kitts to address the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, CARICOM, he did so only hours after attending President Trump’s State of the Union address in…
Letters
February 28, 2026

Are hair rules black and white?

THE EDITOR, Madam: Every society needs rules, or life would be chaotic in situations when you have to second guess the validation of rights. Yet, does freedom of expression infringe on uniformity? …
Letters
February 28, 2026

Letter of the Day | Is ‘no child left behind’ a solution or a growing problem?

THE EDITOR, Madam: As Jamaica advances its programme of educational reform, we must confront a difficult question: Is the ‘no child left behind’ mandate a solution, or is it quietly becoming a…