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People get caught in a stampede as they attend the state funeral of former Kenya Prime Minister Raila Odinga at Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, October 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Samson Otieno)
December 9, 2025

Stampede at funeral of Kenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Odinga kills 2

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A stampede at a football stadium Friday during the state funeral service for Kenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Odinga killed two people and injured more than 100 others. …
Union of Jamaican Alumni Associations President, Donovan Wilson
December 9, 2025

Five schools get UJAA sponsorship for robotics competition in Panama

A team of high school students from five Jamaican schools will represent the country at the 2025 FIRST Global Challenge, an international robotics competition set for October 29 to November 1 in…
Victoria Harper (right) JTB’s district sales manager prepares for TV segment to promote Carnival 2026 at PIX 11 New York. She is joined by Jamaican makeup designer Grantley McIntyre who prepared her for the morning show.
December 9, 2025 by Dave Rodney

Jamaica Carnival 2026 out the gates early with NYC promotion

New Yorkers woke Monday morning to an enticing invitation from the Jamaica Tourist Board, encouraging tri-state residents to begin making travel plans for Jamaica Carnival in April 2026. A vibrant…
Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett and Natasha Borota, grand prize winner of the Edith Baxter Memorial Award, at Palais Royale in Toronto.
December 9, 2025 by Neil Armstrong

Edith Baxter Memorial Award finalists honoured in Toronto

Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has commended the finalists of the 2025 Edith Baxter Memorial Award initiated by the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) and the Baxter family in Toronto,…
Andre Anderson.
December 9, 2025 by Olivia Brown

Modernise agriculture or miss economic opportunities, JAS exec warns

President of the Clarendon Association of Branch Societies, Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Andre Anderson, has issued a call for Jamaicans to move beyond talk and take decisive and coordinated…
December 9, 2025

Walking is good for you. Walking backward can add to the benefits

Here’s a simple way to switch up your walking routine, according to experts: try going backward. Taking a brisk walk is an exercise rich in simplicity, and it can have impressive mental and physical…
Dr Adrian Stokes (left), chairman of the Education Transformation Oversight Committee, and Education Minister Dr Dana Morris Dixon in conversation at an ETOC press conference yesterday.
December 9, 2025 by Sashana Small

BACK TO TALKS

Consultations are set to resume on the Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) bill next month in a bid to advance the legislation, which stalled earlier this year because of objections from certain groups.…
A section of the Montpelier roadway through Mt Carey in St James. Residents and motor vehicle operators have complained about the poor condition of the roadway, which is resulting in longer commute times.
December 9, 2025 by Christopher Thomas

ROAD RAGE

WESTERN BUREAU: Despite a promise that repairs to the Montpelier main road, in St James, will begin before the end of the year, residents continue to express anger and frustration over the existing…
Dr Adrian Stokes, chairman of the Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC), gives his update on the progress of the implementation of the recommendations from the Patterson Report at a press conference at the UWI Regional Headquarters in St Andr
December 9, 2025 by Sashana Small

ETOC reports steady progress on education reform

The Education Transformation and Oversight Committee (ETOC) says implementation of the Orlando Patterson Report recommendations remains on track, with a 32 per cent progression rate achieved so far.…