News
July 20, 2026
by Lester Hinds
Fleet Foot’s golden century - Hyacinth Walters, Jamaica’s oldest living Olympian, celebrates her 100th birthday today
She is Jamaica’s oldest living Olympian and, despite previous online articles and other reports that for years recognised her birthday as July 15, she actually celebrates her 100th birthday…
July 20, 2026
by Karen Madden
PEP’s perfect pair - Nation’s top-performing boy and girl make Creative Kids proud, highlight sacrifices behind the scores
Consider, if you will, having only two days’ break from your books and study routine over seven straight months.
Imagine having to put your favourite pastimes on hold while maintaining a regime of…
July 20, 2026
by Kimone Francis
10,000 skilled workers lost in translation
There has been no further development of the reported proposal for 10,000 skilled workers made by Cabinet Minister Audrey Marks while she was Jamaica’s ambassador to the United States (US), according…
July 20, 2026
by Adrian Frater
GUMS to open in May Pen on August 1
May Pen is set to welcome the Global University of Medical Sciences (GUMS) when the institution officially unveils its main campus in Clarendon on August 1.
The university, which will also have an…
July 20, 2026
by Lester Hinds
Teacher’s sons honour legacy of giving
Two outstanding students at Windsor Forest Primary School in eastern Portland were recently presented with scholarships worth $25,000 each to assist with their preparations for the upcoming school…
July 20, 2026
Mount Olympus, home of the ancient Greek gods, vies for World Heritage status
LITOCHORO (AP):
Snow-capped for much of the year, Mount Olympus, the mythological home of ancient Greece’s 12 Olympian gods, has captured the imagination through the millennia. Rising to 2,918 metres…
July 20, 2026
Why farm theft is far from a ‘petty crime’
For decades, a dangerous narrative has lingered in Jamaica. To the casual observer in the bustling streets of Kingston, the theft of a bunch of plantains, a few heads of cabbage, or even a single goat…
July 20, 2026
JSE governance programme better equips 19 for boardroom leadership
The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) is strengthening corporate governance standards through its e-Campus, with 19 professionals completing the 12th cohort of its Directors’ Strategic Guide to Corporate…
July 20, 2026
Licensed firearm holder charged for illegal hunting in St Catherine
A St Andrew licensed firearm holder has been charged for engaging in bird hunting without a permit while in St Catherine.