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Grand Slam Track founder, Michael Johnson.
February 3, 2026

‘Unconscionable’

AP: Track and field’s international federation called it “unconscionable” for the bankrupt Grand Slam Track league to be looking into bankrolling future events before its debts from the 2025 season…
Six-year-old Allahana Commock.
February 3, 2026 by Sashana Small

The gift of play

Six-year-old Allahana Commock had never known what it felt like to run freely or play without fear of collapsing. Born with tetralogy of fallot – a rare and complex congenital heart defect – even…
Dr Dave Chin Tung, CEO, GO! Jamaica Travel, speaks with The Gleaner yesterday after the reopening of Princess Hotels & Resorts in Hanover.
February 3, 2026 by Janet Silvera

Princess Resorts reopens, boosting confidence among local travel agents

WESTERN BUREAU: Three months after Hurricane Melissa forced its closure, Princess Resorts Jamaica in Hanover has reopened, bringing 1,000 staff back to work and restoring confidence among local…
Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Delroy Chuck addressing the installation ceremony for 28 new justices of the peace for St James at the Grand-A-View Events Place in Montego Bay, St James, last Friday.
February 3, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Chuck says Jamaica’s murder count can drop below 200 per year

WESTERN BUREAU: Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Delroy Chuck is urging the relatives of criminals to persuade them to give up their illegal guns, saying that by doing so it could bring…
Prime Minister Dr Godwin Friday.
February 3, 2026

Gov’t defends allocation to repair PM’s official residence

KINGSTOWN (CMC): Prime Minister Dr Godwin on Friday has defended the EC$1.5 million (US$554,000) allocated in the national budget for repairs to the official residence of the prime minister, arguing…
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.
February 3, 2026

President Sheinbaum pledges to send humanitarian aid to Cuba

MEXICO CITY (AP): Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum announced on Sunday she plans to send humanitarian aid to Cuba this week, including food and other aid. Sheinbaum’s comments came after US…
Prime Minister Phillip Pierre.
February 3, 2026

US urges gov’t to suspend medical training ties with Cuba

CASTRIES (CMC): Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre has confirmed that the United States has urged St Lucia to halt the practice of sending its nationals to study medicine in Cuba – a move that threatens…
Pastor Al Miller (left) and Olivia Grange, (second left) Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport at praise and worship while Councillor Richard Vernon, (second right) Mayor of Montego Bay, and Duane Smith, (right) MP for St Andrew North Wester
February 3, 2026

Reggae Month starts with a bang

Reggae Month officially commenced on Sunday, February 1, with a church service at the Fellowship Tabernacle at 2 Fairfield Avenue in Kingston. A wholesome praise and worship session was held under the…
The ruins of Belmont Pastry after Hurricane Melissa passed through the area on October 28 last year.
February 3, 2026 by Paul H. Williams

Belmont Pastry strives to rise again

Hurricane Melissa delivered a double blow to many residents of western Jamaica, damaging or destroying both homes and businesses and leaving recovery stalled in an uneasy limbo. Delbert Rodney of…