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Marcus Mosiah Garvey
16 Aug, 2026 0

A prophet born in St Ann’s Bay

This week, Jamaica pauses to remember the birth of a man whose voice would eventually echo far beyond the small north-coast town where he took his first breath. August 17 marks the anniversary of the…
16 Aug, 2026 0

Getting over the first-night effect

The first night in a new place is always the same for Robinson Leoni: He takes longer to fall asleep, wakes up more often during the night, and gets less sleep overall. At home, he averages seven…
16 Aug, 2026 0

Be a ‘mirror’, not a ‘camera’

A mirror and a camera both reflect what comes before them, but there is one important difference: a mirror reflects while a camera records and stores. When an image moves away from a mirror, nothing…

Oil residue lines the shore near fishing boats on Qeshm Island, Iran, amid ongoing wartime attacks on vessels and infrastructure in and around the Strait of Hormuz, though the spill’s source has not been independently determined.
16 Aug, 2026 0

Mark Wignall | More heated than the conflict

Even in the midst of celebrating our independence and highlighting some of the brave individuals who stuck around for the long haul in building Jamaica, the war between Iran and the US continues to…
Tamii Brown, Salada general manager
16 Aug, 2026 0

Salada reaping from efficiencies and market moves

Salada Foods Jamaica Ltd reported an improvement in third-quarter earnings, benefiting from stronger sales, wider margins, and the payoff from efficiency measures. The coffee and beverage manufacturer…

PACK PLAYS, ridden by Emelio McLean, wins the NONE Such Sprint over six furlongs at Caymanas Park yesterday.
16 Aug, 2026 0

Pack Plays shows raw speed to claim None Such Sprint

Cut back to a shorter trip in yesterday’s six-furlong None Such Sprint after finishing third at the half-mile and fourth turning for home in last month’s Mouttet Mile, United States-bred PACK PLAYS…
Sports
16 Aug, 2026 0

Chin confident despite tricky Kingston qualifier

Jamaican tennis player John Chin says he has nothing to fear as he begins his campaign in the qualifying round of the Kingston Open, an ATP Challenger tournament, at the Liguanea Club in Kingston…

Joshua Bishop (left) and Shadley van Schalkwyk of St Lucia Kings celebrate victory during the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League T20 match against the Antigua and Barbuda Falcons in Gros Islet, St Lucia, on Friday night.
16 Aug, 2026 0

Kings snatch victory from jaws of defeat

GROS ISLET, St Lucia (CMC): The St Lucia Kings clinched their second victory of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League season in dramatic fashion, overcoming both the Antigua and Barbuda Falcons…

Jamaica’s Omarie Mears after making a lift during the Men’s 81kg Weightlifting Competition at The NEC on day four of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, Monday August 1, 2022.
16 Aug, 2026 0

Weightlifters target LA 2028

President of the National Weightlifting Association of Jamaica (NWAJ), Omarie Mears, says plans are being put in place to ensure the Jamaican flag returns to the Olympic weightlifting stage at the…