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Kemps HIll High School football team
February 9, 2026 by Olivia Brown

Kemps Hill High stands tall

After 52 years, Kemps Hill High School in Clarendon is not merely commemorating longevity; it is celebrating survival, growth, and a quiet, but determined rise. This year’s anniversary is being…
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February 9, 2026

Editorial | ODPEM’s IT failure

An element of the auditor general’s (AuG) real-time review of the Government’s response to Hurricane Melissa that has escaped significant scrutiny is the AuG’s findings of the management and oversight…
Ramón Pucha demonstrates how to turn a leaf into a hat to protect himself from the sun while looking for seeds to grow on his family’s farm.
February 9, 2026

A family’s solitary fight to save endangered plants

ALTO ILA (AP): On a recent journey into the Ecuadorian Amazon jungle, Ramón Pucha realised he was being trailed. Fresh puma tracks now lined the path alongside his own footprints. Unfazed, he…
People use a bicycle taxi in Havana, Cuba.
February 9, 2026

As energy crisis deepens, people ask: What more can we sacrifice?

HAVANA (AP): After a day spent selling books, Solanda Oña typically boards a bus from a wealthy seaside district in Havana to her home in the city’s working-class centre. But on Thursday night, the…
This stock photo shows old cellphones stacked on top of each other.
February 9, 2026

Jocelyn Richards | Gadgets and gizmos and the Internet’s trash problem

Pause. Before you continue reading, take a moment to look around and notice the number of electrical devices you have in your home right now. From the phone in your hand to the laptop resting on your…
Anand Kumar, owner, Eclipse Florals and Plant Store, at Market on the Lawn in Kingston where five merchants were given the opportunity to display and sell their products by NCB.
February 9, 2026

Eclipse Florals shifts from survival to sustainability with bank’s support

What began as a period of uncertainty following Hurricane Melissa has evolved into a renewed focus on growth for Montego Bay-based Eclipse Florals and Plant Store, as owner and operator Anand Kumar…
Kumar ‘Fyah’ Bent backstage at the 31st staging of Rebel Salute held Saturday January 18, 2025, at Plantation Cove, Priory, St Ann.
February 9, 2026

Wickie Wackie Music Festival starts Thursday

While many cultural festivals have been forced to pause in the wake of Hurricane Melissa’s impact on Jamaica, Wickie Wackie Music Festival 2026 (WWMF26) defies the odds by returning for its third…
From left: Alwayne Cousins, country chief partnership officer, JMMB; Jason Russell, general manager, Pier One; Yoni Epstein, founder & CEO, Itel International; and Jerome Smalling, CEO, JMMB Bank, at JMMB Thought Leadership Breakfast at S Hotel in Montego
February 9, 2026

JMMB brings Montego Bay’s business leaders together to chart path for economic renewal

As western Jamaica continues to strengthen recovery momentum and sustain business confidence in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, the JMMB Group convened senior private-sector leaders and key…
Sydoney Preddie, lead, youth and education programmes at the JN Foundation.
February 9, 2026

Dominican Republic’s helmet-safety push offers lessons for Jamaica

Regional efforts to address motorcycle-related fatalities are gaining momentum, and the Dominican Republic’s helmet-safety reforms are shaping conversations in Jamaica as it strengthens standards…