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April 18, 2026

Why is religious education not part of teacher training?

THE EDITOR, Madam: My question is: “Why are the Teachers’ Colleges not offering Religious Education as part of their Teacher-Training Curricula or Programme”? I am a past student of Shortwood…
Allan Bernard
April 18, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

Bernard questions IRD model’s benefit to ordinary Jamaicans

The Senate on Friday passed the Casino Gaming (General) Regulations, 2025, but not before Opposition lawmaker Allan Bernard cautioned against the pitfalls of the integrated resorts development (IRD)…
Machel Montano poses for cameras at the premiere of his documentary, ‘Like Ah Boss: Journey of a Soca King’, held on Tuesday night at Palace Amusement’s Carib 5 cinema in Cross Roads, St Andrew.
April 18, 2026 by Krysta Anderson

Machel Montano’s ‘Like Ah Boss’ chronicles ‘epic soca year’, 40-year success

Following the Carnival in Jamaica Road March on Sunday, Machel Montano continued the soca celebrations locally with the première of his documentary, Like Ah Boss: Journey of a Soca King, held on…
Dino Rochester, track and field head coach at Meadowbrook High School.
April 18, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Meadowbrook back at Penns after 26-year wait

Following four years of steady work, Meadowbrook High School’s track and field team is set to make a long-awaited return to the Penn Relays for the first time since 2000. The revival has been led by…
Letters
April 18, 2026

Letter of the Day | Oil and the windfall problem

THE EDITOR, Madam: In 2018, Trinidad and Tobago shut down Petrotrin. The state oil company had been the spine of the economy for decades, employing thousands, underwriting a standard of living that…
Jaydon Lawrence (right) of Esher Primary, the Hanover primary schools football MVP, will be one of the many players on show in the Hanover Primary Allstars versus Trelawny Primary Allstars match at the Colin Miller Sports Complex, Hanover, today at 2:30 p.
April 18, 2026 by Livingston Scott

Primary Allstars clash: Hanover vs Trelawny at Colin Miller Complex

The Colin Miller Sports Complex, home of Rusea’s High School, comes alive this afternoon when Hanover Primary Allstars team take on their counterparts from Trelawny in an allstars game today at 2 30…
April 19, 2026

Editorial | Dealing effectively with autism

There isn’t a handle on the true scale of autism in Jamaica. It is estimated that one in 100 children (one per cent) is diagnosed with the disorder. The absence of hard data is allowing the scale…
Police Corporal Ellington Clarke, of the St James Traffic Department, speaking to journalists during a press conference in Montego Bay, St James, yesterday.
April 18, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

St James Traffic Department urging motorcyclists to wear certified helmets

WESTERN BUREAU: With some 111 persons killed in motorcycle crashes across the island last year, and many others suffering life-altering injuries, Corporal Ellington Clarke, of the St James Traffic…
Foga Road High School collects their symbolic cheque from Samantha Charles (right), CEO of the VM Foundation, at the end of the pitch competition. At left (back) is Andre Robb, programme lead, VM Foundation.
April 18, 2026

GoodHeart | Foga Road High’s hygiene line secures third VM Enrich Expo win

For the third consecutive year, Foga Road High School has won the VM Enrich Social Enterprise in Secondary Schools Expo, securing $150,000 in seed funding for its venture, ‘Schoolaz Hand Shield’.