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Hyacinth Crowe (second right) receives the keys and title to her new home in Newcombe, Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth on September 10, from I Love Soca directors (from left) Andrew Bellamy, Ian Bourne and Denver Holt. The home was provided in partnership wit
19 Sep, 2026 0

I Love Soca, Food For The Poor aid post-Melissa rebuild

Nearly a year after Hurricane Melissa displaced her, Hyacinth Crowe finally has a place to call home again. Crowe, affectionately known as ‘Miss Hyacinth’, recently received a new home in Newcombe…
Rudolph Speid (left), the interim head coach for the Reggae Boyz, announces the Nations League squad at the Jamaica Football Federation’s head office in New Kingston yesterday. Looking on is Barry Watson vice president of the JFF and chairman of the f
19 Sep, 2026 0

JFF sets sights on 2030

While the national team is preparing to open their 2026 Concacaf Nations League campaign in the coming days, the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) is already laying the foundation for the 2030 FIFA…
Buju Banton collects the Reggae Collaboration of the Year award on behalf of himself, Bugle and Damian Marley at last year’s Caribbean Music Awards.
19 Sep, 2026 0

Caribbean Music Awards set for regional debut tonight

After three years in Brooklyn, New York, the Caribbean Music Awards (CMAs) are coming home. Tonight, the awards ceremony will be staged in the Caribbean for the first time, trading its New York base…
Carby
19 Sep, 2026 0

Barbara Carby to keynote UCC research conference

Disaster risk-management expert Dr Barbara Carby will deliver the keynote address at the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean’s (UCC) 10th Annual Research Conference on September 23-24 at the…
Businessman Oneil ‘Brisco’ Brissett gets a high-five from Mylah Haughton, one of six students who benefited from his back-to-school giveback at Waterford Infant School on Monday.
19 Sep, 2026 0

GoodHeart | Oneil Brissett gives back where it all began

Smiles spread across the faces of Denese Dixon and Melissa Rowe as Principal Marcia Henry called their children’s names during morning devotion at Waterford Infant School in Portmore, St Catherine, on…
LASK defender Miguel Freckleton
19 Sep, 2026 0

Freckleton strengthens Boyz defence

When interim Reggae Boyz head coach Rudolph Speid announced his squad for the upcoming Concacaf Nations League fixtures yesterday, LASK defender Miguel Freckleton was the only new name on his list.…
Representatives of the Digicel Foundation, Anchovy Primary School, the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information Region Four, and the Anchovy business community gather for the ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the reopening of the school’s smart
19 Sep, 2026 0

Rebuilt smart labs inspire hope

In communities where the scars of Hurricane Melissa are still visible, two Jamaican primary schools are finding reasons to look ahead. At Unity Primary School in Westmoreland and Anchovy Primary…
Professor Gus John
19 Sep, 2026 0

Jason Arday’s story - A tale of two dons - Part 1

The story of Professor Jason Arday and his relatively brief engagement with Cambridge University as what it trumpeted as its “youngest Black professor ever” is now well known internationally. It is,…
Barnswell
19 Sep, 2026 0

Clarendon councillors push permanent water fixes

The $91.6-million Bunkers Hill water supply project is expected to benefit more than 1,000 residents in northern Clarendon, but councillors say much more must be done as the parish continues to…