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A man stands between his car and a wrecker to avoid the towing of his car in downtown Kingston in 2011. He was allegedly caught after being chased by the police and Transport Authority inspectors.
February 15, 2026 by Livern Barrett

Stalled!

John Brown* was trying to pick up passengers in downtown Kingston on a busy Thursday afternoon last month when inspectors from the Transport Authority (TA) blocked his Toyota Probox motor car with red…
A construction workers mixes cement on February 5 to repair a section of the Lacovia Primary School in St Elizabeth that was damaged during the passage of Hurricane Melissa last October.
February 15, 2026 by Corey Robinson

STORM RECOVERY SQUEEZE

A shortage of labourers, building materials, and shrinking cash flow is slowing repairs to public institutions hardest hit by Hurricane Melissa. Suppliers and contractors are scrambling to prioritise…
February 15, 2026 by LONDON (AP):

Get the love part right

Love and bacon hovered in the air of the Smalley house one sunny morning when Annie, 7, came to breakfast. A “baconaholic”, according to her father, Annie spied the last remaining strips of the…
February 15, 2026

Starting your backyard vegetable garden

The Associated Press: If you want healthy food, experts say to eat what’s local, organic and in-season. Those foods benefit the planet too, because they are less taxing on the soil and they don’t…
West Indies’ Jason Holder (second left) and Nepal’s Aarif Sheikh during the T20 World Cup cricket match against Nepal in Mumbai, India, on February 15.
February 15, 2026

T20 World Cup: West Indies seal Super 8 spot with Nepal rout

West Indies notched its third straight win in Group C of the T20 World Cup on Sunday, thumping Nepal by nine wickets in Mumbai to secure a place in the Super 8 stage of the competition. West Indies…
Ronan Murphy snuggles with his mom, Andrea, while looking at the snow falling outside his home while brother, Connor sits nearby in Ayer, Massachusetts, USA, on January 17, 2026.
February 15, 2026

Should people with autism and very high needs have a separate diagnosis?

As the definition of autism has widened, there’s been a growing push to create a new diagnosis, called profound autism, for those who need constant and lifelong care. The reason? To ensure that they…
(L-R) National Fisheries Authority CEO, Dr Gavin Bellamy; Claudene Ebanks, warden, Galleon Fishing Sanctuary; Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green; UNDP Resident Representative Dr Kishan Khoday; Minister of State in the Ministry of
February 15, 2026

UNDP, Australia partner on $9m project to build three solar centres for hurricane-hot fishers

Three additional solar energy community centres are to be established in fishing villages affected by Hurricane Melissa under a $9.2 million partnership between the United Nations Development…
The 28th staging of the Sagicor SIGMA Corporate Run surpassed its target by raising $152 million under the theme “Run for the West”. The symbolic cheque presentation happened at the Knutsford Boulevard start line on February 15, 2026. (From left) Daidr
February 15, 2026

Sagicor SIGMA charity road race crosses $1 billion milestone

The 28th staging of the Sagicor SIGMA Corporate Run surpassed $1 billion raised since its inception, with Sunday's event exceeding its target by raising $152 million for hurricane-ravaged…
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February 15, 2026

Hello mi neighbour | Most things can be fixed

Dawned on me while standing in my bathroom a few mornings ago that much of life is about fixing things: life is unstable. Not static. Existence is in a constant state of flux, change, and…