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19 Oct, 2026
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Hurricane Trudy lashes Pacific coast with heavy rain, strong winds
MIAMI (AP): Hurricane Trudy lashed parts of Mexico’s Pacific coast with heavy rain and strong winds Sunday but was forecast to move away, the US National Hurricane Center said. The Category 2 storm…
19 Oct, 2026
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Past The Finishing Post
Oct 18, 2026 Race Results Race 1 Purse $600,000 5YO&UP OPT. CLM($200,0 ONLY)/NB6YO&UP(NW2) &NB5YO(MDN) Off At: 12:18.48 PM Distance: 5 1/2 Fur Track Condition: Dirt : Fast Winning Time:…
19 Oct, 2026
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Managing uncertainty - Life rarely goes according to plan. Here’s how to get better at adapting
Will you get the job? What will the medical test results show? And what’s with that ominously vague email your boss sent? Uncertainty and change have always been challenging to handle, for some people…
19 Oct, 2026
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A Touch of Tosh: Reggae icon’s ‘earthstrong’ today
‘A Touch of Tosh’ was the name that the family of late reggae icon and activist, Hubert ‘Peter Tosh’ McIntosh gave to last Wednesday’s tribute and celebration of the 50th anniversary of his iconic…
19 Oct, 2026
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Can social media bans protect young people’s mental health?
The Conversation: The year 2026 has been an expensive one for social media platforms. Since March, YouTube and Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, have settled or paid out in multiple…
19 Oct, 2026
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Ronald Siguencia | Latin America is living longer
For all of us, there comes a point in life when visiting the doctor stops being an occasional occurrence. Appointments become more frequent, medication becomes part of our daily routine, and illnesses…
19 Oct, 2026
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Raymond Pryce | Desalination and the water-energy-food nexus
Jamaica’s worsening water stress is a direct constraint on national economic growth and development. As of October, the National Water Commission (NWC) reported that 107 monitored supply systems were…
19 Oct, 2026
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Negro spirituals for NCOJ’s Songs of Faith & Freedom
The powerful voices of the National Chorale of Jamaica (NCOJ) will fill the historic University Chapel at The University of the West Indies, Mona, on Sunday, November 1, as the 54-year-old chorale…
19 Oct, 2026
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Editorial | The Jamone Lyle affair
The Jamone Lyle affair at Jamaica College (JC) has reopened an old but unresolved debate over what should be the expectation of, and limits placed on, the student athlete and, therewith, the…