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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange.
February 11, 2026

Jamaica in 'great mood' after U17 Reggae Boyz qualify for World Cup - Grange

Jamaica’s Under-17 football team has put the country in a "great mood" after securing qualification for the 2026 FIFA Boys Under-17 World Cup in Qatar, Sports Minister Olivia Grange, said…
Jennifer Williamson.
February 10, 2026 by Olivia Brown

MAY PEN HORROR

A resident of the usually quiet Glenmuir Drive in May Pen, Clarendon, is still shaken after recalling the horrifying moment a terrified 12-year-old boy came tearing through the streets late Sunday…
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February 10, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

Witness: Sergeant, corporal denied firing weapons at Acadia scene

Two of the six policemen on trial in the Home Circuit Court in connection with the January 2013 fatal shooting of three men along Acadia Drive, St Andrew, had reported that they did not fire their…
From left: Arnaldo Allen, principal of New Forest High School; Dontae Daley, grade-nine student, and Dontae’s mom Tricia Carter.
February 10, 2026 by Antoine Lodge

From Pathways to promise

Fourteen-year-old Dontae Daley has defied the odds, moving from reading at grade-one level to becoming one of the top performers in his third-form class at New Forest High School – a transformation…
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February 17, 2026

Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder visionary blind geniuses

Blindness has oftentimes been linked to the success of recording artistes in popular music. Many music aficionados subscribe to the theory that when one sense is impaired, the others develop at a…
Adelyn Mothersill was all smiles as she painted a portrait of the late Bob Marley at his 81st birthday celebration on Friday at the Bob Marley Museum
February 10, 2026

Art, self-expression shape children’s tribute to Bob Marley

Celebration at the Bob Marley Museum took on a youthful air as children marked what would have been the reggae icon’s 81st birthday, their small footsteps animating the historic grounds last Friday.
Jamaica Book Festival Director Latoya West-Blackwood (2nd left), along with members of the Jamaica Book Festival team - prize coordinator Stephanie Koathes (left) and marketing director Joel Nomdarkham (right), share a moment with poetry awardees (from lef
February 10, 2026

Young writers shine at Jamaica Book Festival awards

The Jamaica Book Festival (JBF) proudly celebrated the achievements of Jamaica’s emerging literary voices at the Young Writers’ Prize Awards, held at the Kingston & St Andrew Parish Library. Last…
Sanya Wallace-Innerarity (third right), assistant general manager for strategy, marketing, and sales at JN Money, presents a symbolic cheque to Sandra Samuels (third left), president of Jamaica Reach to Recovery (JR2R), and Roshane Reid-Koomson (second rig
February 10, 2026

JN Money, diaspora donors boost breast cancer support

More than $1 million has been donated to support breast cancer patients in Jamaica, bolstering the efforts of the Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS) and Jamaica Reach to Recovery, a breast cancer survivor…
Kelli-Dawn Hamilton, chief executive officer, Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority.
February 10, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Urgent e‑waste disposal approved amid rebuilding push

WESTERN BUREAU: In the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, which battered western Jamaica last October, the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (SEZ) has moved to address a bottleneck that industry…