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Excelsior High School’s Kimarly Scott (centre) tries to get past Charlie Smith’s Devonte Wilson during their ISSA/WATA Manning Cup quarter-final encounter at Winchester Park yesterday. Looking on is Charlie Smith’s Orlando Gra
14 Dec, 2025 0

Excelsior join STATHS, JC, Eltham in semis

Excelsior High School secured the final remaining spot in this year’s semi-finals of the ISSA/WATA Manning Cup competition after recording a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Charlie Smith in Zone A at…
Action between Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls and England’s Roses in the Horizon Vitality Netball series inside the Copper Box Arena on December 13.
14 Dec, 2025 0

Shrugging off a thrashing

Head coach of the national senior team Sasher-Gaye Henry remains confident that the Sunshine Girls can rebound strongly and level their two-match Horizon Vitality Netball series against hosts England…
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Orville Taylor | Dick stands alone

A surname like mine often makes me the butt of corny jokes. However, having a dressmaker mother, and more than basic competence with a sewing machine and scissors, the joke is on those who asked me…
Dr Maria Myers-Hamilton, managing director of Spectrum Management Authority.
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Gov’t regulator moves to shut down IC probe

The Spectrum Management Authority (SMA) has gone to court to block an ongoing investigation by the Integrity Commission (IC), accusing the anti-corruption body of acting illegally and abusing its…
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Garth Rattray | Standstill traffic causes standstill business

Nowadays, I find myself either quoting or referring to my father (of blessed memory). He was a visionary trapped in and limited by a flawed bureaucratic system ... a system that still exists today.…
Minister of Finance, Fayval Williams, speaking at a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on February 19
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Editorial | Clarity on the recovery package

With impressive speed, the Jamaican Government and its international financial partners announced a US$6.7 billion package to finance the island’s reconstruction from the destruction from Hurricane…

Looking at the Queer Agenda after its unveiling are (from left) Belgian Ambassador Ellen De Geest; Louise McCollin, head of political affairs and communications of the British High Commission; Glenroy Murray, executive director of Equality for All Foundat
14 Dec, 2025 0

‘It’s a performance’

The Equality for All Foundation Jamaica, formerly the Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays (J-FLAG), has challenged what it describes as performative opposition from sections of Jamaica’s…
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Christopher Burgess | Upgrading insurance and infrastructure

Hurricanes are becoming more destructive. What cost Jamaica under US$1 billion in the 1950s now costs nearly US$9 billion in 2025 — damaging roads, water systems, cutting power to most of the island,…
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Hello mi neighbour | Want to be happy? Practise the golden rule daily

SO OVERWHELMING was *Erick’s love for *Erica at first sight, that marriage proposal was immediate. Couldn’t wait! Whether or not she was spoken for at that time didn’t seem to bother Erick at all.…