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Simone Foote (left), marketing manager of BPM Financial Ltd and Genevieve Reid, member of the organising committee, during the draw for event sponsors at yesterday’s launch of the 2026 Gibson McCook Relays, at The Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.
January 30, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

Gibson McCook Relays holds strong despite Hurricane Melissa impact

With the 2026 Gibson McCook Relays to be staged with a shortened ‘finals-only’ schedule, meet organisers and sponsors alike said it is important for the annual track meet to power through the…
Jamaica Teachers’ Association President Mark Malabver.
January 30, 2026 by Bryan Miller

CRY FOR DEANS

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President Mark Malabver has reiterated his call for every school in the island to have a dean of discipline, expressing disappointment that both the…
Sports
January 30, 2026

China bans 73 for life in latest football anti-corruption controversy

BEIJING, China (AP): China banned 73 people from football for life yesterday and deducted points from nine top-tier clubs in its latest anti-corruption campaign over alleged match-fixing. Former…
St Jago’s Alyssa Carty ditched the 400-metre hurdles for the 300 metres at the Wesley Powell Benjamin track and field meet at Excelsior High School on Saturday, finishing second in the event, clocking 44.11 seconds.
January 30, 2026 by Robert Bailey

St Jago’s Small eyes points surge at Champs 2026

JOSEPH SMALL, the head coach for St Jago High’s girls’ track and field team, said he is working to instil a fearless mindset within his young team as they look to improve their points tally at the…
Ky-mani Campbell of Waterhouse FC (left) dribbles down field, chased by Tyrique Wilson of Molynes United FC during their Jamaica Premier League match at Waterhouse Mini Stadium on Sunday, December 28, 2025.
January 30, 2026 by Robert Bailey

Leading by example: Campbell relishes new role in Waterhouse’s play-off push

Waterhouse’s Ky-Mani Campbell says he is relishing his role as captain as he looks to guide the former Jamaica Premier League champions into the top six this season, while also chasing his long-held…
Philo Wallace.
January 30, 2026

Gray, Wallace question Windies’ World Cup squad selection

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): Former West Indies cricketers Tony Gray and Philo Wallace are not convinced that Cricket West Indies (CWI) has picked the best possible team for next month’s ICC Men’s T20…
Dr Mark Richards, senior teaching fellow at Imperial College London.
January 30, 2026 by Karen Madden

Mindset shift biggest barrier to STEAM ed in Jamaica, says physicist

Award-winning physicist and founder of The Blackett Lab Family, Dr Mark Richards, has identified a shift in mindset from theory to solutions as the biggest challenge facing Jamaica’s education system…
Jana-Lee Henry and Damario Patterson during the engagement photo shoot.
January 30, 2026 by Olivia Brown

Couple completes law school together

They objected to doing it alone, and after years of briefs, late nights and legal arguments, the court of perseverance rendered a unanimous verdict: law school finished, the Jamaican Bar passed,…
January 30, 2026

Coping with HIV post-Melissa

THE EDITOR, Madam: As Jamaica continues to recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, many communities are grappling with interrupted access to essential health services. For people…