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Racing United FC’s coach Anthony Patrick.
April 28, 2026 by Robert Bailey

Still no panic

Despite suffering three consecutive defeats in this season’s Jamaica Premier League (JPL) competition, Anthony Patrick, head coach of Racing United, remains optimistic and is not panicking as his team…
Hydel High School’s Nastassia Fletcher raises her arms as she crosses the finish line to win the Championship of America 4x400 metres at the Penn Relays inside Franklin Field Stadium in Pennsylvania on Friday. Edwin Allen’s Marria Crossfield finishes s
April 28, 2026 by Robert Bailey

‘This one was the toughest’

Corey Bennett, head coach of Hydel High School, has described his team’s latest triumph in the Championship of America girls’ 4x400m relay at the Penn Relays as the toughest of their five consecutive…
A balcony at Wespow Park in Tucker, St James remains in disrepair six months after Hurricane Melissa.
April 28, 2026 by Ashley Anguin

One step at a time

Western Jamaica’s sporting facilities are steadily coming back to life six months after the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 2025 with key venues pushing towards reopening. The Montego Bay…
Leebert Campbell says after Hurricane Melissa left his home submerged by floodwaters, he now lives in constant apprehension of heavy rainfall.
April 28, 2026 by Sashana Small

Flood trauma lingers

The image of his house being submerged in floodwaters still plagues 79-year-old Leebert Campbell, even haunting him in his dreams. His home – located on Gibson Close, off Ward Avenue in Mandeville,…
Betty-Ann Brown jokes that she now has the best view from her ravaged home in Alligator Pond, Manchester. She is trying to rebuild further inland but the process is slow as she is in need of help.
April 28, 2026 by Sashana Small

Alligator Pond woman still sleeps on storm-ravaged verandah

Betty-Ann Brown now sleeps on the verandah of what used to be her two bedroom home in Alligator Pond, Manchester. The 60-year-old clothes vendor’s home was destroyed when Hurricane Melissa tore…
Ten-year-old Enrique Aiken, who is enrolled in the literacy and numeracy programme funded by RIU Resorts at the Wested Educational Centre in Hart Street, Montego Bay in St James. 
April 28, 2026 by Janet Silvera

‘I get to learn more’

WESTERN BUREAU: Ten-year-old Enrique Aiken speaks with quiet confidence, the kind that comes from finally understanding the work in front of him. “I get to learn more stuff – things we did before and…
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April 28, 2026

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Franceita Renford at her workstation on a corridor along West Street in Port Antonio, Portland.
April 28, 2026

Portland mother still waiting for help

Six months after Hurricane Melissa tore through eastern Portland, Franceita Renford is still struggling to rebuild her life. A mother of two who lives in the Rio Grande Valley, her home was destroyed…
CSA General Manager Milaika Capella-Ras.
April 28, 2026

Caribbean shipping’s top executives are meeting in Curaçao

The world that Caribbean shipping operates in today looks very different from five years ago. Geopolitical tensions are rerouting global trade. Canal bottlenecks are straining capacity. The cruise…