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Navasky Anderson (second left) competes in the men’s 800-metre final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan yesterday.
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

‘I left it all on the track’

EVEN AS he made history by becoming the first Jamaican to compete in a men’s 800-metre final at the World Athletics Championships, Navasky Anderson also broke into unchartered territory, setting the…
Navasky Anderson of Jamaica competing in the men’s 800-metre final of the World Athletics Championships where he broke the national record he set in the semi-finals, lowering it to 1:42.76 on his way to a seventh place finish.
December 9, 2025

TaylorMade

Jamaica has had some ups and downs at these Tokyo World Athletics Championships, but the moments that either brought joy or despair are unforgettable regardless.
The resident said the water broke the glass door on her house, toppling furniture and leaving the entire house in a mess.
December 9, 2025

Trafalgar Park resident blames construction of apartment complex after floodwaters ravage home

A resident of Trafalgar Park in New Kingston is counting her losses from Friday's heavy rains after water from the nearby gully flooded her home, damaging furniture and appliances and leaving…
Philadelphia Union goalkeeper Andre Blake.
December 9, 2025

Bruno Damiani scores in 71st, Andre Blake makes key save in stoppage time as the Union beat the Revs

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Bruno Damiani scored in the 71st minute for his sixth goal of the season, Andre Blake made a key save in stoppage time and the Philadelphia Union beat the New England Revolution…
News
December 9, 2025 by Erica Virtue

Health ministry to open cognitive clinics for dementia screening

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is set to open cognitive clinics to screen individuals displaying symptoms of dementia – a degenerative disease that impairs daily functioning, including memory…
Then Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller (right) poses with birthday girl Pamela Redwood at her party in this January 2013 photo.
December 9, 2025

Ode to Portia

Pamela Redwood has worked closely with Portia for more than 30 years. Following the disclosure by Simpson Miller’s husband that his wife is suffering from dementia, Redwood paid the following tribute…
Letters
December 9, 2025

Incentives and disparity in education

THE EDITOR, Madam: The compensation review package for teachers and restructuring of the teacher’s hierarchy could lead to an exodus of teachers which underscore low performance, which has…
Joan Phillips-Bennett
December 9, 2025

Educator advocates for persons with exceptionalities

On August 31, Joan Phillips-Bennett, also known as Ade Nima, launched the first episode of her newly rebranded the Empower Exceptionalities Jamaica (EEJ) Podcast. The journey to this point has been…
Carlton ‘Buggy’ Watson, another resident, claimed to have planted breadfruit trees on the land and said he had occupied it for more than two decades.
December 9, 2025 by Kimone Francis

'I don't make it bother me'

A decades-long dispute between retired politician Pearnel Charles Sr and residents in Old Pera, St Thomas, has flared up once again, sparking verbal confrontations and threats of displacement. The…