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Montego Bay United Football Club’s captain Owayne Gordon (right) moves in to tackle Franco Celestin of Mount Pleasant Football Academy during their Jamaica Premier League football semi-final at Sabina Park on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
January 24, 2026 by Livingston Scott

Tug of war: Mount Pleasant, MBU clash over Haitian star Franco Celestin

Jamaica Premier League (JPL) big spenders Mount Pleasant Football Academy and Montego Bay United (MBU) are at loggerheads over the transfer of young Haitian talent Franco Celestin, since a move was…
Wayne Hewett
January 24, 2026 by Derrick Scott

Jimmy Cliff to receive posthumous honour at Waga Hunt scholarship gala

The late reggae icon Jimmy Chambers Cliff will receive a posthumous honour when the David ‘Wagga’ Hunt Scholarship Foundation hosts its 12th annual red-carpet gala in Washington, DC, on February 21.…
Paulette Simpson (left), executive, corporate affairs and public policy for the JN Group in the UK examines items shipped to Food for the Poor along with Chief Operating Officer of Food for the Poor, Mark Khouri (right) and Chairman of the JN Foundation, P
January 24, 2026

JN, UK diaspora boost Food For The Poor’s hurricane relief efforts

As recovery efforts continue following Hurricane Melissa, The Jamaica National Group, through its philanthropic arm, the JN Foundation, recently handed more than seven 40-foot containers of hurricane…
Director of Governance at the Social Development Commission, Sherine Walker.
January 24, 2026 by Ruddy Mathison

SDC moves to reset community governance framework

The Social Development Commission (SDC) is seeking to reset collaboration between state and non-state actors through a renewed focus on governance and community participation, according to its…
This photo shows reconstruction work, which is under way at the Outpatient Clinic at the Savanna-la-Mar Hospital, Westmoreland, which was destroyed during Hurricane Melissa last October.
January 24, 2026 by Mickalia Kington

Sav hospital reckons with disturbing pickup in patient load post-Melissa

In the days following the passage of Hurricane Melissa, doctors at the Savanna-la-Mar Hospital began noticing a troubling pattern among patients seeking care. Dr Suman Vemu, orthopaedic surgeon at the…
Herbert Morrison Technical High School’s Ryan Jurdine (front) dribbles away from Garvey Maceo High School’s Nicade Bachan (right) during their ISSA Schoolboys Rural Basketball quarterfinal match at the Herbert Morrison court yesterday.
January 24, 2026 by Ashley Anguin

Impressive Herbert Morrison send warning to basketball rivals

Herbert Morrison Technical High School (HMTHS) sent a strong warning to their rural zone opponents after dominant wins by both their under-16 and under-19 teams in the opening quarterfinals games in…
January 24, 2026

Ports under pressure

Jamaica’s ports and cargo warehouses continue to face significant congestion, weeks after the traditional holiday rush. The Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) and key stakeholders yesterday urged…
This image provided by Interpol shows an illegal gold mining site on December 18, 2025, in the Upper Takutu-Upper Esequibo region of Guyana.
January 24, 2026

Nearly 200 arrests in Amazon region gold-mining sweep

BOGOTA (AP): Police and prosecutors from Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname have arrested nearly 200 people in their first-ever joint cross-border operation targeting illegal gold mining in…
Letters
January 24, 2026

Guilty verdict in Donna-Lee Donaldson case reaffirms faith in Jamaica’s courts

THE EDITOR, Madam: The guilty verdict returned against Constable Noel Maitland in the murder of Donna-Lee Donaldson represents a defining moment for justice in Jamaica. This decision affirms that no…