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Africka Stephens (left), executive founder of Fi We Children Foundation, with project assistant and law student Moniek Robinson at the launch of their foundation’s anti-violence school project.
February 9, 2026

Fi We Children Foundation launches anti-violence school project

The Fi We Children Foundation (FWCF) launched the second year of its Mek Wi Reason: ADR in Schools project, with continued funding support from the government of Canada through the Canada Fund for…
Resident of Safe Haven Nursing Home Hazel Clarke (centre), who is 82 years old, with Reginal David (right) and Dr Lorenzo Gordon at the home’s kitchen garden.
February 9, 2026

Safe Haven plants seeds of purposeful elder care

At first glance, Safe Haven Nursing Home on Red Hills Road looks like what you would expect an elder-care facility to be. It is quiet, orderly, and there is a sense of calm. But as one steps inside,…
Romaine Dixon (right) and Minnesota Vikings Wide Receiver Justin Jefferson.
February 9, 2026

Something Extra | Monday

Celebrated American designer Thom Browne’s fall 2026 ready-to-wear collection reveal was this past weekend’s buzziest fashion event up north. On the runway inside the Legion of Honor Museum last…
Prime Minister P.J. Patterson (left) addresses a press conference following the 2nd CARICOM/Cuba Summit in Barbados on December 8, 2005. Listening at right is Cuban President Fidel Castro.
February 9, 2026 by Marcia Thomas

The Jamaica-Cuba relationship in history

The relationship between Jamaica and Cuba has had a long history. The Spanish, following Columbus’ arrival in the Americas, first settled Santo Domingo between 1496-1498. They began formal settlement…
Opposition Spokesman on Housing and Sustainable Living Senator Professor Floyd Morris.
February 9, 2026 by Carl Gilchrist

Morris bats for end to ‘raiding’ of NHT

Senator Professor Floyd Morris, opposition spokesman on housing and sustainable living, has given notice that he plans to move a motion to effect changes to how the National Housing Trust (NHT) is…
Imega Breese McNab (centre), corporate affairs manager and company secretary at Carreras, joined the team in providing emergency relief supplies to residents in Savanna-La-Mar, Westmoreland in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.
February 9, 2026

Carreras bolsters Project STAR’s Melissa response with $5m donation

Recovery efforts in Project STAR communities that were affected by Hurricane Melissa received a significant boost following a J$5-million donation from Carreras, reinforcing a coordinated approach…
Singer Mariah Carey performs during last Friday’s Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy.
February 9, 2026

Mariah Carey’s Olympic act prompts questions about possible lip-syncing

MILAN (AP): The performance by pop star Mariah Carey at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony was the talk of the town, but it also raised a few questions. The rendition by the American…
Brothers Stephen (left) and Julian Marley celebrate their father’s birthday on February 6 at Emancipation Park in New Kingston.
February 9, 2026 by Nicola Cunningham

Good vibes, great music at Bob Marley Tribute concert

The natural mystic, along with the strong frontal breeze, was definitely blowing in the air at Emancipation Park as a sizeable crowd gathered for the Bob Marley Tribute Concert last Friday. A strong…
Brian Anderson, president of the National Secondary Students’ Council.
February 9, 2026

Mental health can’t wait, warns NSSC

Some students come to school carrying more than books in their bags. They bring anxiety from sleepless nights, quiet grief they suppress, and fears they have learned to hide behind polite smiles. To…