Latest News
08 Feb, 2026
0
Windies beat Scotland, Pakistan win, India survive US scare
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP): West Indies fast bowler Romario Shepherd took four Scotland wickets in five balls, including a hat-trick, and Faheem Ashraf’s late assault rescued Pakistan in a three-wicket…
08 Feb, 2026
0
Top dogs square off
The two top dogs in the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) Montego Bay United and Racing United meet to headline this afternoon round of matches, at Ferdi Neita Park at 3 p.m. In another heavyweight…
08 Feb, 2026
0
Japan snowboarders finally strike at Winter Olympics
LIVIGNO, Italy (AP): Kira Kimura and Ryoma Kimata led a Japanese gold and silver medal grab in men’s big air yesterday, underlining the growing dominance of their country in snowboarding at the Winter…
08 Feb, 2026
0
Editorial | Trash the rules, then
The urgency imposed by post-storm relief notwithstanding, there was nothing inevitable about the breach of the Government’s procurement rules, as identified by the auditor general in her real-time…
08 Feb, 2026
0
Xinyu Addae-Lee | Hybrid public-private model for adoption: A strategic response to systemic delays
Jamaica’s adoption system is at a pivotal moment. The recent CAPRI report, Home Advantage: Reforming Jamaica’s Adoption System, provides a comprehensive diagnosis of the structural barriers preventing…
08 Feb, 2026
0
Garth Rattray | Don’t allow fear to kill you
The feeling of fear is perfectly natural. It is hardwired into our nervous system as a protective measure. It’s an unpleasant subjective emotional state arising in response to perceived dangers or…
08 Feb, 2026
0
Orville Taylor | Black history
Yesterday was 100 years since American ‘Blackademic’ Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH) initiated the celebration of Negro History Week (NHW). Not a…
08 Feb, 2026
0
Ruthlyn James | Jamaica’s early childhood paradox
Long before early childhood education became global jargon, Jamaica understood that learning does not begin at primary school. Community-based basic schools laid the foundation for generations of…
08 Feb, 2026
0
Dangerous precedent
Accountability advocates are warning that accepting good intentions as justification for breaching procurement laws could undermine Jamaica’s system of public administration, following an auditor…