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The United States’ Khaleb McRae.
February 15, 2026

McRae breaks world short track 400m record

United States’ Khaleb McRae produced the highlight performance at the Tyson Invitational – a World Athletics Indoor Tour Silver meeting – in Fayetteville on Friday, clocking a world short track…
Supporters of the Jamaica Tallawahs celebrate a win over Barbados Trident at Sabina Park on Sunday, September 15, 2019.
February 15, 2026

Grange happy with timing of CPL return

Minister of Sport Olivia Grange has announced that Caribbean Premier League (CPL) matches will return to Jamaica for the first time in seven years. In a statement on Friday, Grange revealed that…
Jahmarie Nolan .... scored hat-trick.
February 15, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

Best in the region

Following a successful U17 World Cup Qualifying campaign for the young Reggae Boyz, there has been further fanfare for the island as team captain Jahmarie Nolan has been named the recipient of the…
Excelsior Eagles coach, David Riley.
February 15, 2026 by Robert Bailey

Riley has Excelsior aiming for stronger Champs finish

David Riley, head coach of Excelsior High’s track and field team, says they are aiming for a stronger finish at this year’s ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs) and is…
A construction workers mixes cement on February 5 to repair a section of the Lacovia Primary School in St Elizabeth that was damaged during the passage of Hurricane Melissa last October.
February 15, 2026 by Corey Robinson

STORM RECOVERY SQUEEZE

A shortage of labourers, building materials, and shrinking cash flow is slowing repairs to public institutions hardest hit by Hurricane Melissa. Suppliers and contractors are scrambling to prioritise…
People wait their turns to board shared taxis in Havana, Cuba.
February 15, 2026 by Kimone Francis

Students in limbo

Caught between failing infrastructure in Cuba and what they described as a wall of diplomatic silence at home, Jamaican medical students are urging the Government to establish a formal bridge to local…
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Fayval Williams
February 15, 2026

Editorial | Stability budget, but …

The J$1.44 trillion expenditure budget – with its J$18 billion in new taxes – presented by Fayval Williams last week has to be read in the context of Hurricane Melissa. It is a stabilisation plan…
This photo shows a construction worker at Black River Hospital, which is undergoing repairs after it was damaged by Hurricane Melissa, last October.
February 15, 2026

Dennis Zulu | Bridge to inclusion: Rebuilding Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa

While February 14 is often reserved for tokens of affection, for thousands of Jamaicans, it marks a more profound commitment: the birth of a more inclusive nation. It is the anniversary of the…
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February 15, 2026

Garth Rattray | Intimacy versus ‘intermessy’

Yesterday was Valentine’s Day. It is celebrated every February 14. On Valentine’s Day people overtly express their affection to that special someone, or even to friends with flowers, chocolate, other…