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Zandre Roye watches the ball closely after making a shot on the Lima Golf Club during the first round of the 11th Latin America Amateur Golf Championship in Peru on Thursday.
January 17, 2026

Rough opening day for Jamaicans at LAAC

Jamaica’s Zandre Roye and Oshae Haye were challenged by cold temperatures during the first round of the 11th Latin America Amateur Golf Championship (LAAC) at the Lima Golf Club in Peru. The…
Andrew Peart.
January 17, 2026 by Livingston Scott

Peart replaces Downswell as director of football at JFF

After nearly 10 years as the Jamaica Football Federation’s (JFF) director of football, Wendell Downswell has retired. He has been replaced by Andrew Peart who officially took office on January 5.…
Rudolph Speid.
January 17, 2026 by Livingston Scott

Managing minutes in Grenada friendly will be ‘tricky’, says Speid

Interim head coach of Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz, Rudolph Speid, said managing the minutes of players will be crucial as he heads into his first game against Grenada at the Kirani James Stadium tomorrow.…
Qiana Joseph of Leewards Women.
January 17, 2026

T20 Blaze: Leewards hand defending champs first loss

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC): A match-winning all-round performance by Amanda Edwards helped the Leeward Islands Women snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, as they overcame defending champions…
Catching up with The Gleaner on Monday, eight-year-old entertainer Lake Anthony said he was happy to have visited the island to help with relief efforts.
January 17, 2026 by Ashley Anguin

GoodHeart | It feels good to help – Lake Anthony

Small in age but big in heart, eight-year-old entertainer Lake Anthony made a heartfelt return to Jamaica, distributing hurricane relief supplies and toys to uplift residents of Black River in St…
Principal director of Cause for Change Foundation Limited, Richardo Aiken (left), and CEO of VM Foundation, Samantha Charles (second right), present the winning cheque to students of Brown’s Town Primary who won the finals of the Environmental Quiz and E
January 17, 2026

Brown’s Town Primary wins environmental quiz competition

Brown’s Town Primary students walked away victors of the inaugural Environmental Quiz and Expo, beating The Glen Preparatory 36-30 in a closely contested final match held at Holiday Haven in Runaway…
Professor Ernest Madu, chairman and founder of the Heart Institute of the Caribbean and co-chair of the Masters of Medicine conference.
January 17, 2026

Masters Medicine Conference tackles obesity and genetic heart disease

The Masters of Medicine Conference, the Caribbean’s leading multidisciplinary medical forum, opens today and runs through Monday, January 19. It will bring together physicians, scientists, educators…
January 17, 2026

Shall we pray?

THE EDITOR, Madam: Some former philosophers judged God’s existence or the lack thereof on whether He responds to our pleas for help - if God is at the same time all-loving, willing and able.
Je’Nasiya Mais’ focus, discipline, and confidence earned her gold in the Classical section.
January 17, 2026 by Nyoka Manning

GoodHeart | Je’Nasiya Mais turns her love of chess into victory

Seven year old Je’Nasiya Mais still remembers the sting of her first chess tournament — the tears, the confusion, the empty hands where a trophy should have been. Today, those same hands hold a gold…