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Ackeem Blake (left) and his coach Michael Frater.
February 13, 2026 by Robert Bailey

Frater: Maturity, not just speed, driving Blake’s progress

Coach Michael Frater says increased maturity has been a key factor behind the recent progress of his athlete Ackeem Blake as the sprinter prepares for what will be a very hectic season. Frater said…
Woto Sports top five player Adrian Reid (right) of Cavalier in action against Malike Stephens of Spanish Town Police FC during a Jamaica Premier League match at Stadium East on Monday.
February 13, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

Woto ‘Top 100’ list aimed at bringing visibility to youth football

When three football fans brainstormed ideas on how to shed a bigger spotlight on the talent of youth football in Jamaica, they drew inspiration from models in the overseas market and created their own…
A Chetwood Memorial Primary School student uses a desktop computer as JLS Communications Director Royane Green (standing left), JLS Director General Maureen Thompson (centre), and UNESCO Caribbean Director Eric Falt (right) look on.
February 13, 2026

Children’s computer lab reopens at St James Parish Library

The chatter of children filled the newly refurbished Children’s Computer Lab at the St James Parish Library as grade-five students from Chetwood Memorial Primary School became the first to explore the…
This image released by Amazon MGM Studios shows Chris Hemsworth in a scene from ‘Crime 101’.
February 13, 2026

‘Crime 101’ is a middle-of-the-road LA heist, like ‘Heat’

Bart Layton’s Crime 101 is a Heat pastiche that, even if it falls well shy of its Michael Mann blueprint, has some basic appeal going for it. Los Angeles crime movies are fun. Chris Hemsworth looks…
Anna Palomino, financial strategist and product strategy executive, reframes personal finance as a reflection of our emotional patterns.
February 13, 2026 by Anna Palomino

Your money habits look a lot like your relationship patterns

Money, like relationships, reflects our patterns. How we save, invest, spend, avoid, or overextend often mirrors how we show up emotionally, especially in our 30s, when financial decisions carry more…
Mayor of Kingston and St. Andrew is Andrew Swaby
February 13, 2026

Editorial | Fix local government divisions

Moral and ethical considerations notwithstanding, there is little doubt that the People’s National Party (PNP) members of the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) were on sound legal…
Marcus Garvey
February 13, 2026

Peter Espeut | Marcus Garvey, black history-maker

Much is publicly known about The Rt Hon Marcus Mosiah Garvey ONH (1887-1940) – Jamaica’s first National Hero, so in this article I will focus on what I think are not so well-known details of Garvey’s…
Letters
February 13, 2026

Readers’ reactions

Costly dog attack Somebody Google the currency deh cause a could never JMD dat after so much years. – Skinny Gwad Dre He should have gotten about 15 million dollars after all that long time. –…
Above: Rosemarie Voordouw, associate counselling psychologist, brightens her monochrome maxi with a bold red clutch.
February 13, 2026

Something Extra | Friday

On Tuesday evening, the Rex Nettleford Foundation honoured the extraordinary legacy of Rex Nettleford with Remembering Rex at the Little Theatre. The tribute performance by the National Dance Theatre…