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By 1894, Bedward’s church had a temple on the Hope River.
04 Oct, 2026 0

Horace D. Ward | Bedward was never the joke

Ask most Jamaicans about Alexander Bedward and you will get a smile, then the story of the man who tried to fly to heaven. That reflex is a colonial inheritance, and it has cost us a national teacher.…
Nicole Landry
04 Oct, 2026 0

A daughter’s tribute: Healing through the chakras

When Canadian entrepreneur Nicole Landry released her most ambitious project in early 2025, it was a bittersweet occasion. In the summer of 2024, she lost her Jamaican father, who had been both a…
Major-Campbell
04 Oct, 2026 0

Sean Major-Campbell | Should the Church talk about artificial intelligence?

“ I advise you to use social media and artificial intelligence well, employing these tools in a moderate and disciplined manner, because they can immerse us in an unreal world where the ephemeral,…
04 Oct, 2026 0

Gaynstead continue unbeaten netball run

Defending senior champions Gaynstead continued their impressive start to the ISSA Urban Schoolgirl Netball Competition on Friday, recording another double victory to maintain their unbeaten record.…
 
Rabbi Yaakov Raskin joins the singing and dancing during the traditional procession welcoming a newly handwritten Torah scroll to Chabad of Jamaica.
04 Oct, 2026 0

Yaakov Raskin | They tried to silence our joy. Today, we dance again

Today, Jews around the world celebrate Simchat Torah, the final festival of the fall holiday season. Yet three years ago, on October 7, 2023, this joyous occasion was shattered when terrorists…

PEPPER STEPPER, ridden by Tevin Foster, wins the Pinktober Trophy over  six and a half furlongs at Caymanas Park yesterday.
04 Oct, 2026 0

Foster’s four-timer highlighted by Pepper Stepper scorcher

TEVIN FOSTER extended his lead over back-to-back champion jockey Raddesh Roman to 10 winners with a four-timer yesterday, highlighted by a chance ride aboard United States-bred PEPPER STEPPER, who…

Richardo Walker (right) from Vauxhall High School, evades a tackle from Jasai Theophilus from Mona High during their Walker Cup quarterfinal football match at the Waterhouse Stadium in Kingston yesterday.
04 Oct, 2026 0

Battle of the Butlers goes to the wire

Craig Butler got the better of his son, Kyle Butler, as last year’s beaten finalists Mona High School recorded a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Vauxhall in their ISSA Walker Cup quarter-final at…

West Indies batter Shai Hope raises his bat after scoring a century during the third One-Day International against India at the PCA New Cricket Stadium in Tira yesterday. Hope ended unbeaten on 162.
04 Oct, 2026 0

Hope’s 162 leads record West Indies run chase to beat India in third ODI

CHANDIGARH, India (AP): Captain Shai Hope’s unbeaten 162 guided West Indies to a record run-chase victory over India in the third One-Day International yesterday. The West Indies completed their…

West Indies Women.
04 Oct, 2026 0

Claxton stars for WI Women in T20I opener

HARARE, Zimbabwe (CMC): Jahzara Claxton’s impressive all-round performance guided West Indies Women to a comfortable eight-wicket victory over Zimbabwe Women in the opening T20 International in Harare…