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April 18, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

Mighty Gully to outrun Ricoricorico in Sunday’s feature

AFTER punching above her head in back-to-back races, MIGHTY GULLY returned to overnight allowance on April 6 but fell into the jaws of DESERT OF MALIBU, a grade-one horse competing two classes lower,…
Popular vlogger Jhaedee ‘Jaii Frais’ Richards
April 19, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle and Andre Williams

Survival stories

Defence attorney Isat Buchanan has raised concerns about what he describes as a troubling signal being sent by law enforcement following charges laid against popular podcaster Jhaedee Richards, more…
Members of the Camperdown High football team celebrate with the championship trophy after defeating defending champions Excelsior High in the ISSA high school girls’ football final at Wolmer’s Girl’s yesterday.
April 18, 2026 by Livingston Scott

Camperdown top Excelsior to claim schoolgirls’ football title

Camperdown High broke Excelsior High’s monopoly on the ISSA schoolgirls’ football competition after beating the nine-time defending champions 3-0 on penalties in the final at Wolmer’s Girls yesterday.…
 Oblique Seville
April 18, 2026 by Karen Madden

Weekend ‘double treat’ at Stadium

Sports fans are being promised a double treat at the National Stadium this weekend with two massive events planned for the Independence Park facility today and tomorrow. This after the organisers of…
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…
Senator 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)…