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Deneisha Blackwood speaks to the media during the Reggae Girlz press conference at the National Stadium yesterday.
April 18, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

A blessing in disguise

For many players, an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury can spell the end of their careers. But for Jamaican international Deneisha Blackwood, her ACL injury proved a blessing in disguise as it…
Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, minister of foreign affairs and foreign trade.
April 18, 2026 by Lester Hinds

‘Platform for action’

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, has said that the upcoming 11th Biennial Diaspora Conference in Montego Bay, St James, will offer an opportunity to deepen and…
Thick mud blocks the entrances to homes in Westgreen, Montego Bay, St James, following the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
April 18, 2026

Westgreen to receive targeted long-term support

Residents of the Westgreen community in Montego Bay, St James will benefit from a comprehensive, year-long recovery and development programme under the VM Foundation’s Adopt-a-Community initiative,…
Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz celebrate after scoring their fourth goal against Antigua and Barbuda at the National Stadium on Friday, April 10. Jamaica defeated Antigua and Barbuda 4-0.
April 18, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

Girlz ready to get job done

Reggae Girlz head coach Hubert Busby Jr said the team is well rested and ready to close out action in Group B of the Concacaf W Qualifiers today when they take on Guyana at the National Stadium at 7…
Varinder Dhillon.
April 18, 2026 by Karen Madden

Ontario man faces Canadian court over theft of hurricane relief supplies headed to Jamaica

A man from Brampton, Ontario, in Canada has been arrested and slapped with multiple charges following the theft of relief supplies destined for Jamaica, in the wake of the devastation the island…
Female fisher Sashae Shaw catches fish on the high seas in Portland recently.
April 18, 2026 by Garfield Angus

From classroom to coastline

When the world ground almost to a halt at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, millions were forced to reimagine their futures overnight. For Sashae Shaw, a young woman from Portland pursuing…
Cordell Williams, president of the Young Entrepreneurs Association of Jamaica.
April 18, 2026

MSMEs facing triple threat crisis

The Young Entrepreneurs Association of Jamaica (YEA) is calling for urgent, targeted support for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) following the sharp rise in global oil prices to…
Singer-songwriter David Burke, aka D4vd, sits in the artiste space at the Coachella music festival on April 18, 2025 in Indio, California.
April 18, 2026

Singer D4vd arrested on suspicion of murder of teenage girl

LOS ANGELES (AP): Singer D4vd has been arrested on suspicion of killing a 14-year-old girl whose decomposed body was found seven months ago in his apparently abandoned Tesla, authorities said…
Michael Pusey MBE (centre) is pictured with other TTIP candidates, Valencia Dawson (left) - South Norwood, Trevor Davy - Thornton Heath, Corey Williams - New Addington North and Jason Brown - South Norwood, at the launch of his Mayor of Croydon campaign.
April 18, 2026 by George Ruddock

J’can community leader launches bid for Mayor of Croydon

LONDON: Former south London-based radio DJ and Peckham BMX club founder, Michael Pusey MBE, has thrown his hat into the political ring and will be running for Mayor of Croydon in next month’s Local…