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Dennis May of Jamalco Track Club and meet director of the JAAA/Puma/Jamalco track and field meet.
January 27, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

Jamalco track meet waives registration fees for western schools

The 2026 staging of the JAAA/Puma/Jamalco track and field meet will have special significance, as meet director Dennis May confirmed they have waived the registration fees for schools severely…
Teachers and student-athletes from the Manning’s School, Frome Technical, Petersfield High, and Godfrey Stewart High listen to a presentation from the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association during a ceremony to deliver care packages to the institut
January 27, 2026

‘It is our duty’

The Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) has continued to explore ways it can help student-athletes in western Jamaica recover and compete at their best levels, according to Ludlow…
Jamaica’s Under-17 Reggae Girlz in training.
January 27, 2026 by Livingston Scott

Young Reggae Girlz go hunting for first win

Jamaica’s Under-17 Reggae Girlz will continue their hunt for a place in the 2026 FIFA U17 World Cup when they play hosts Aruba in their second Group D Concacaf U17 Women’s qualification game at…
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January 27, 2026 by Sashana Small

Ghanaian specialist nurses to fill gaps in health sector

The deployment of Ghanaian health workers and teachers to Jamaica topped the agenda during the first official visit of the Republic of Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Samuel Okudzeto, as he…
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January 27, 2026 by Livern Barrett

DPP fast-tracks SSL case to Home Circuit Court

The attorney for one of the founders of Stocks & Securities Limited (SSL), the investment firm that collapsed amid allegations of a $4-billion fraud, has cautioned that the criminal charges laid…
Craig Beresford, executive director of the Integrity Commission.
January 27, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

Pay not attractive, IC staff wants parity with counterparts – Beresford

Craig Beresford, executive director of the Integrity Commission (IC), says the anti-corruption body has challenges retaining highly skilled staff and attracting new talent due to the level of…
Lowell ‘Sly’ Dunbar
January 27, 2026 by Yasmine Peru

‘Rest in beats’ iconic drummer Sly Dunbar

The passing of legendary drummer and producer, Sly Dunbar, one week after the death of Third World co-founder, Stephen ‘Cat’ Coore has left the music industry reeling. “A wha’ really a gwaan?” a…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness and Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, minister of foreign affairs and foreign trade, speak with Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa (left), minister of foreign affairs of the Republic of Ghana, and his Ghana Deputy Minister/ Ministry of De
January 27, 2026 by Mickalia Kington

Three months later, Darliston sees the light

WESTERN BUREAU: Nearly three months after Hurricane Melissa tore through western Jamaica, the Jamaica Public Service (JPS), in partnership with the Government, commissioned an emergency mobile…
The container house being lowered into place in Pell River, Hanover.
January 27, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Homeless Hanover family happy with new container home

Western Bureau: When Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica on October 28 last year, 44-year-old Theresa Diana Wedderburn of Pell River, Hanover, and her husband and five children, were among the scores…