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Debbie James
January 15, 2026 by Corey Robinson

‘I JUST WANT TO HELP’

Debbie James, an author and educator and the only Jamaican living in the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic, will be boarding a flight home today with bittersweet emotions. Moved by the…
Racing United’s Andrew Campbell (right) tries to stop Treasure Beach’s Karim Bryan during a Jamaica Premier League football game at Ferdi Neita Park yesterday. Racing were 4-1 winners.
January 15, 2026 by Livingston Scott

BACK AT THE TOP

Racing United returned to winning ways in the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) after four matches without a win, beating 10-man Treasure Beach 4-1 at Ferdi Neita Park to climb back to the top of the…
Jamaica Football Federation President Michael Ricketts.
January 15, 2026

Additional places give JFF boss hope for 2028 Olympics

With Concacaf representation set to double from two to four teams at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles (LA), President of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Michael Ricketts is optimistic about the…
Johnson Smith
January 15, 2026 by Livern Barrett

Embassy in Kingston awaits ‘further guidance’ on visa edict

The United States Embassy in Kingston is awaiting “further guidance” from Washington following the decision by the American government to suspend the processing of immigrant visas in Jamaica and 74…
Noel Maitland.
January 15, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

Cops surprised by murder allegation against Maitland

The allegation that Constable Noel Maitland had murdered his girlfriend reportedly sent shockwaves through the Constant Spring Police Station and Area 5 Police Division in July 2022, Inspector Franz…
Letters
January 15, 2026
The entrance to the University Hospital of the West Indies in St Andrew.
January 15, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

UHWI gave booster shot to tax dodgers, says auditor general

Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis has indicated that the actions of those behind the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) customs tax-evasion scandal served to facilitate private entities…
Michael B. Jordan arrives at the National Board of Review Awards in a sleek, all-black look.
January 15, 2026

Something Extra | Thursday

Hollywood’s A-list turned out in full force on Tuesday night as New York played host to two major film moments. The National Board of Review Awards gala unfolded in classic glamour at Cipriani 42nd…