Latest News
February 9, 2026
Past The Finishing Post
Feb 8, 2026 Race Results Race 1 Purse $720,000 REST. ALL. V - NB5YO&UP(NW2)&IMP5YO&UP(MDN) Off At: 12:21:44PM Distance: 1100 M Track Condition: Dirt : Fast Winning Time: 1:09.3 Splits:…
February 9, 2026
by Janet Silvera
100-bed medical dome aimed at easing pressure on CRH
WESTERN BUREAU: A 10,000-square-foot medical dome capable of housing up to 100 hospital beds is to be installed at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in Montego Bay, St James, providing critical…
February 9, 2026
by Tanesha Mundle
Tivoli claim tossed
Two joint owners of several businesses in Tivoli Gardens, Kingston, have been denied compensation for losses allegedly suffered during the 2010 security forces operation, including cash said to total…
February 9, 2026
by Karen Madden
Woman of steel
At the young age of 23, Oberlene Smith-Whyte’s world as she knew it shattered. Her husband, Errol Whyte, was shot and killed along with then member of Parliament Roy McGann, to whom he was assigned…
February 9, 2026
by Olivia Brown
Kemps Hill High stands tall
After 52 years, Kemps Hill High School in Clarendon is not merely commemorating longevity; it is celebrating survival, growth, and a quiet, but determined rise. This year’s anniversary is being…
February 9, 2026
Editorial | ODPEM’s IT failure
An element of the auditor general’s (AuG) real-time review of the Government’s response to Hurricane Melissa that has escaped significant scrutiny is the AuG’s findings of the management and oversight…
February 9, 2026
A family’s solitary fight to save endangered plants
ALTO ILA (AP): On a recent journey into the Ecuadorian Amazon jungle, Ramón Pucha realised he was being trailed. Fresh puma tracks now lined the path alongside his own footprints. Unfazed, he…
February 9, 2026
As energy crisis deepens, people ask: What more can we sacrifice?
HAVANA (AP): After a day spent selling books, Solanda Oña typically boards a bus from a wealthy seaside district in Havana to her home in the city’s working-class centre. But on Thursday night, the…
February 9, 2026
Jocelyn Richards | Gadgets and gizmos and the Internet’s trash problem
Pause. Before you continue reading, take a moment to look around and notice the number of electrical devices you have in your home right now. From the phone in your hand to the laptop resting on your…