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Jamaican students shine as Campion College's Mijaun Talbot tops Caribbean in CSEC maths
Jamaican students have recorded strong performances in the 2025 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations, securing first place in nine subjects, including Mathematics. That's according to the Caribbean Examinations Council’s...
CommentsManchester police probe suspected suicides of child and adult
Police in Manchester have launched investigations into the suspected suicides of an 11-year-old boy and a 37-year-old man, whose bodies were found in separate incidents within 24 hours. The child a student of Devon Primary School, was discovered...
Comments- Bustamante Hospital gets $6m boost from Sandals Foundation to care for babies transferred from hurricane-hit facilities
- Canadian employers and diaspora mobilise support for Jamaican farm workers affected by Melissa
- Residents sound alarm after 'oily substance' and dead fish wash ashore Farquhar Beach in Clarendon
- 'Bad heart' charged with Kingston murder
- Alsion Roach-Wilson, who rose from homelessness to lead Jamaica’s diplomatic mission in New York, has died
Land of wood, water, and debris
Hurricane Melissa has left more than 4.8 million tons of debris strewn across Jamaica, blocking roads and cutting off access to schools, hospitals, farms and markets, according to satellite-based analysis from the United Nations Development...
CommentsSweet relief as water flows
Residents of the Pridees Housing Scheme in Milk River, Clarendon, breathed a collective sigh of relief earlier this week, as water once again flowed through their pipes. It was a welcome return to some semblance of normality after days of...
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‘This is not an act of God’
MANY JAMAICANS in the island’s west, hard-hit by Category 5 Hurricane Melissa, are praising God for sparing their lives. Others are mourning and asking why God caused such devastation. In response, the newly appointed assistant chaplain at the...
Comments‘Lock jaw’ or tetanus – a looming threat after Hurricane Melissa
‘LOCK JAW’ or tetanus had stopped all the muscles, including breathing muscles, from working in a young athletic-looking male, cut down flat on his back with a breathing tube down his neck, a machine breathing for him. Witnessing this as a young...
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Tragedy, disaster stall Champs preparations at Edwin Allen
The Michael Dyke-coached Edwin Allen High girls are eager to reclaim their ISSA Girls’ Championships title after a surprise loss to Hydel High earlier this year but the school has had a rocky start to its preparations for the 2025-26 season. The 10...
CommentsSunshine Girls-Roses clash in jeopardy
The Sunshine Girls’ much-anticipated Horizon Vitality Series against long-time rivals England is now in jeopardy following the devastating impact of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa, which ravaged the western end of Jamaica last Tuesday and has claimed...
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Genac aiming to become regional powerhouse as Beacon joins group
General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Limited is expanding through the addition of a new subsidiary, Trinidad-based Beacon Insurance Company Limited, which will create one of the largest regional insurance platforms in the English-speaking...
CommentsGenac shoots past prior-year results but Melissa a new complication
Just nine months in, General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Limited’s earnings have already surged past the full-year results for all of 2024, performance that positioned the insurer for a strong year end close; but that was before Melissa....
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Mortimer grateful for Grammy nomination
Soulful reggae singer-songwriter Mortimer said he is feeling an overwhelming sense of gratitude after receiving news that he has been nominated for a Grammy Award, the music industry’s most coveted recognition. Mortimer is nominated for a Best...
CommentsAgatha Christie’s sleuths go digital
LONDON (AP): The scene: Outside a stately English home, a man and a woman attempt to solve a mystery. What’s unusual about this picture? They’re using the Internet. In a departure from what could be the logline for many a cosy English mystery...
CommentsLetter of the Day | Let’s open our doors to fellow Jamaicans in need
THE EDITOR, Madam: The recent hurricane has left a devastating impact across western Jamaica – particularly in Westmoreland, St Elizabeth, St James, Trelawny, and Hanover. Thousands of homes have been destroyed or severely damaged, displacing...
CommentsEmbrace disaster preparedness like faith
THE EDITOR, Madam: Hurricane Melissa must serve as a clarion call: our island cannot afford to treat disasters as rare, isolated tragedies. That ring of catastrophe must move from shock-and-respond to readiness and resilience. In Cuba, disaster...
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Louvre vows to restore imperial crown dropped in museum heist
PARIS (AP): The diamond and emerald-studded crown of Empress Eugénie, which was found damaged outside the Louvre after apparently being dropped during the October 19 robbery, will be restored as a symbol of “renaissance”, the museum’s director...
CommentsDozens charged with treason over violence linked to disputed election
DODOMA (AP): Prosecutors in Tanzania on Friday charged dozens of people with treason over their alleged roles in violence surrounding the country’s disputed election. The charge sheet identified 76 suspects accused of intending to obstruct the...
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Rajae Danvers spreads love through community relief after Hurricane Melissa
When Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm, swept across the island, leaving families displaced, homes destroyed, and communities struggling, Rajae Danvers, a communications strategist and nation builder, took immediate action within his community...
COBA Awards to honour Oblique Seville
The Calabar Old Boys’ Association (COBA) will celebrate 14 distinguished awardees, including World 100m Champion Oblique Seville and Dr Wayne Henry, director general of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), at its annual awards ceremony on...
Editorial | Help MSMEs after Melissa
Tony Deyal | Hurricane Melissa: Help for all