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Deborah Chen (left), executive director of Heart Foundation of Jamaica, shows an example of a box drink and the equivalent sugar content, while Ponetta Nurse, advocacy officer of HFJ, looks on.
February 13, 2026 by Neville Graham

Sweet sin tax

The Budget will lean on eight revenue measures that blend classic ‘sin taxes’, modernisation of the tax base, and the continuation of extraordinary flows from the National Housing Trust (NHT)
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February 13, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

Police intelligence identified Acadia Drive fatality as area don, says detective

A detective corporal told the Home Circuit Court on Wednesday that police intelligence had identified one of the three men killed during a January 2013 operation on Acadia Drive as an area don in…
Arsenal’s Gabriel (left) and Viktor Gyoekeres leave the pitch after the English Premier League match between Brentford and Arsenal in London yesterday.
February 13, 2026

EPL: Arsenal’s title bid takes a hit after 1-1 draw

LONDON (AP): From nine points to four. Arsenal’s lead over Manchester City at the top of the English Premier League has dwindled dramatically in less than a week. The good news for Mikel Arteta’s team…
February 13, 2026 by Livern Barrett

Elderly US couple dressed up to collect lottery ‘prize’

An elderly American couple who lost US$70,000 to a Jamaican lottery scam syndicate got dressed “on several occasions” in their “best clothes” and waited for their million-dollar ‘prize’ to be…
The starters in Jamaica’s final FIFA U17 World Cup qualifying match against Canada on Wednesday. Front (from left) Duwayne Burgher, Javan Foster, Jamone Lyle, Jahmarie Nolan, Romie Henry. Back row (from left) O’Mario White (goalkeeper), Kelvin Brown,
February 13, 2026 by Robert Bailey

Reynolds: I felt good to be a part of this

Assistant coach Vassell Reynolds said Jamaica’s qualification for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup is a historic achievement that has brought pride not only to the team but to the entire nation. The young…
February 13, 2026

JUTC losses balloon

The financial haemorrhaging at the Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC) is expected to continue in the new fiscal year with the beleaguered state body projected to rack up a hefty $18 billion…
Andrew Brown, basketball coach at Holmwood Technical High.
February 13, 2026 by Ashley Anguin

Manchester on a high in rural schools basketball

Manchester High’s coach, Damon Sullivan, said since the switch from conference to urban and rural schoolboys basketball three years ago, his school has advanced to the finals all three years,…
Italy’s Anthony Mosca (left) and Justin Mosca run between the wickets as they bat during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Italy and Nepal in Mumbai, India, yesterday.
February 13, 2026

Historic cricket win for Italy at T20 World Cup

MUMBAI, India (AP): Italy earned a momentous maiden cricket win at the T20 World Cup when they stunned Nepal by 10 wickets yesterday. Brothers Anthony and Justin Mosca sealed the victory with an…
Senior Superintendent Wayne Cameron.
February 13, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

‘Pen is mightier than the firearm’

Senior Parish Judge Sanchia Burrell has advised attorneys for Senior Superintendent Wayne Cameron to write to Police Commissioner Dr Kevin Blake regarding concerns about the seizure of his service…