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Royal Air Force veteran, Gilbert Clarke (right), pictured with son Alan Clarke.
April 11, 2026 by Darell J Philip

King Charles, Macron honour Jamaican RAF veteran

LONDON: Gilbert Clarke, who served as a member of the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War, was recently honoured by the UK’s King Charles III and French President Emmanuel Macron for…
Michelle Williamson, outgoing JWOF president, is flanked by student awardees, Kylin Reynolds (left) and Abigail Jacquette.
April 11, 2026 by June Minto

Building futures through education

For more than a decade, Broward Meat & Fish has been quietly making a powerful investment – one that extends beyond business and into the future of young Jamaican women pursuing higher education…
Jhodi Webster, PhD in neuroscience from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.
April 11, 2026

A J’can scientist on the cutting edge of neurodegeneration research

NEW YORK, NY: Jhodi Webster is a Jamaican neuroscientist on the front lines of neurodegeneration research. Raised in the Constant Spring area of St Andrew, she attended St. Andrew High School for…
British High Commissioner to Jamaica Alicia Herbert (centre) with (from left) Ketanya Laing, acting government archivist, Jamaica Archives and Records Department (JARD); Princess Gordon‑Commock, senior archivist, audio‑visual unit, JARD; Racquel Stratc
April 11, 2026

UK helps to strengthen digital records management

The UK Government recently facilitated the successful staging of a two-day Records and Digital Preservation Seminar, in partnership with the Jamaica Archives and Records Department, an agency of the…
Cordell Williams.
April 11, 2026

Business associations forge united front for MSME reform

The Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ), the Young Entrepreneurs Association of Jamaica (YEA) and the MSME Alliance have agreed to align their advocacy efforts in a bid to increase their…
In this 1969 photo, The Mighty Sparrow and his 15-piece calypso band, the Troubadours, are seen at the Palisadoes Airport being received by Patrick Alexander (in suit at centre), entertainment manager of the Courtleigh Manor Hotel. At right is Cyril Shaw (
April 11, 2026

Tony Deyal | Jamett, jamming and Calypso

Zeno Obi Constance is by far the best in the Caribbean and beyond. This article is part of an attempt to reach, teach and increase our knowledge and commitment of our development. From what the…
Ronald Sanders
April 11, 2026

Ronald Sanders | The cost of Netanyahu’s wars

When the two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran was announced on April 7, the immediate reaction across much of the world was relief. By April 8, that relief was reflected in a sharp…
Letters
April 11, 2026

Quiet ‘billioneering’ unfolding

THE EDITOR, Madam: The brazen and vacuous argument that Jamaicans should be dispossessed of their beaches because some citizens litter or behave with indiscipline – or what one prominent blogger and…
Reggae Girlz Captain, Khadija Shaw, prepares to strike the penalty that opened the scoring for Jamaica on her way to a hat-trick in a 4-0 win over Antigua and Barbuda inside the National Stadium tonight.
April 10, 2026

Shaw hat-trick keeps Reggae Girlz perfect

While it wasn’t the traditional schellacking of a Caribbean neighbour, Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz have remained perfect in the Concacaf W Qualifiers, beating Antigua and Barbuda 4-0. The Reggae Girlz were…