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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:…
Judah One CEO Everett Aaron.
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…
Superintendent Oberlene Smith-Whyte giving an address.
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…
Kemps HIll High School football team
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…
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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…
Ramón Pucha demonstrates how to turn a leaf into a hat to protect himself from the sun while looking for seeds to grow on his family’s farm.
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…
People use a bicycle taxi in Havana, Cuba.
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…
This stock photo shows old cellphones stacked on top of each other.
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…