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Shadeka McIntosh and her five-year-old daughter, Jada Miller.
April 18, 2026 by Olivia Brown

Second chances, renewed purpose

What began as a life-altering medical emergency nearly a decade ago has since blossomed into a beacon of hope for vulnerable students across Jamaica. For entrepreneur and philanthropist Shadeka…
Letters
April 18, 2026

Patterson’s enduring voice of clarity and Caribbean leadership

THE EDITOR, Madam: I write in strong support of your recent Gleaner editorial endorsing the prescriptions advanced by former Prime Minister P.J. Patterson on the future of CARICOM. At a time when the…
Manchester City’s head coach Pep Guardiola
April 18, 2026

Guardiola: EPL title race will be ‘over’ if City lose to Arsenal

MANCHESTER, England (AP): For Pep Guardiola, it’s cut and dried. “Obviously if we lose, yes it’s over,” the Manchester City manager said about Sunday’s English Premier League (EPL) title showdown with…
Letters
April 18, 2026

Why is religious education not part of teacher training?

THE EDITOR, Madam: My question is: “Why are the Teachers’ Colleges not offering Religious Education as part of their Teacher-Training Curricula or Programme”? I am a past student of Shortwood…
Allan Bernard
April 18, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

Bernard questions IRD model’s benefit to ordinary Jamaicans

The Senate on Friday passed the Casino Gaming (General) Regulations, 2025, but not before Opposition lawmaker Allan Bernard cautioned against the pitfalls of the integrated resorts development (IRD)…
Machel Montano poses for cameras at the premiere of his documentary, ‘Like Ah Boss: Journey of a Soca King’, held on Tuesday night at Palace Amusement’s Carib 5 cinema in Cross Roads, St Andrew.
April 18, 2026 by Krysta Anderson

Machel Montano’s ‘Like Ah Boss’ chronicles ‘epic soca year’, 40-year success

Following the Carnival in Jamaica Road March on Sunday, Machel Montano continued the soca celebrations locally with the première of his documentary, Like Ah Boss: Journey of a Soca King, held on…
Dino Rochester, track and field head coach at Meadowbrook High School.
April 18, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Meadowbrook back at Penns after 26-year wait

Following four years of steady work, Meadowbrook High School’s track and field team is set to make a long-awaited return to the Penn Relays for the first time since 2000. The revival has been led by…
Letters
April 18, 2026

Letter of the Day | Oil and the windfall problem

THE EDITOR, Madam: In 2018, Trinidad and Tobago shut down Petrotrin. The state oil company had been the spine of the economy for decades, employing thousands, underwriting a standard of living that…
Jaydon Lawrence (right) of Esher Primary, the Hanover primary schools football MVP, will be one of the many players on show in the Hanover Primary Allstars versus Trelawny Primary Allstars match at the Colin Miller Sports Complex, Hanover, today at 2:30 p.
April 18, 2026 by Livingston Scott

Primary Allstars clash: Hanover vs Trelawny at Colin Miller Complex

The Colin Miller Sports Complex, home of Rusea’s High School, comes alive this afternoon when Hanover Primary Allstars team take on their counterparts from Trelawny in an allstars game today at 2 30…