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A man stands between his car and a wrecker to avoid the towing of his car in downtown Kingston in 2011. He was allegedly caught after being chased by the police and Transport Authority inspectors.
February 15, 2026 by Livern Barrett

Stalled!

John Brown* was trying to pick up passengers in downtown Kingston on a busy Thursday afternoon last month when inspectors from the Transport Authority (TA) blocked his Toyota Probox motor car with red…
The crumbling sidewalk in front of the National Works Agency office along Barracks Road in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, forces this student to walk on the road surface.
February 15, 2026 by Mickalia Kington

WALKING GAMBLE

WESTERN BUREAU: Savanna-la-Mar is not a town you stroll through for leisure. You move because you must. The capital of Westmoreland, home to an estimated 13,930 people across 3,980 households, has…
Kristen Gyles writes: ... one could say that the basis of the Christian lifestyle is not the suite of (expired) laws stated in the Old Testament, but is instead the principles outlined in the New Testament. That is a thought.
February 15, 2026

Poems

A special Valentine I have a Special Valentine, He loves me very much. His love is warm and special, I feel it in his touch. He cares so very much for me, I’ve known this for a while. The special…
February 15, 2026

Starting your backyard vegetable garden

The Associated Press: If you want healthy food, experts say to eat what’s local, organic and in-season. Those foods benefit the planet too, because they are less taxing on the soil and they don’t…
February 15, 2026

Love: Freedom from the wounded childhood

In a world shaped by comparison, competition, and constant expectations, many of us carry invisible wounds from childhood. These wounds quietly shape our beliefs, choices, and relationships. Childhood…
February 15, 2026 by LONDON (AP):

Get the love part right

Love and bacon hovered in the air of the Smalley house one sunny morning when Annie, 7, came to breakfast. A “baconaholic”, according to her father, Annie spied the last remaining strips of the…
Entrance to the St. John’s Anglican Church on the Highgate property built in 1840.
February 15, 2026

Sligoville – The roots of freedom

In the cool hills of Sligoville, history does not whisper, it speaks with clarity. Established in 1834, this hillside settlement is recognised as the first free village in the Caribbean. Its founding…
Spanish Armet Helmet
February 15, 2026

A Spanish remnant: Armet helmet

National Museum Jamaica (NMJ) and the Simón Bolívar Cultural Centre (SBCC) collaborated on the mini-exhibition, “A Snapshot of Jamaica’s Surviving Spanish Legacy.” Featuring fragments of Spanish…
Business
February 15, 2026

How the smartest people in the boardroom make the worst decisions – on purpose

As an executive, you are mystified by the source of corporate failures. How does a well-managed company make bad decisions that run the firm out of business? Do you lack insider information? Or was…