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Shamar Edmonson (left of Excelsior High dribbles away from St Catherine High’s Jaheim Frater during their Manning Cup match at the Stadium East field yesterday.
06 Nov, 2026 0

Williams shines as Excelsior get past St Catherine

Defending champions Excelsior High School continued their impressive run in the ISSA/Manning Cup second round with a polished 3-1 victory over St Catherine High School at the Stadium East field…
Works Minister Robert Morgan.
06 Nov, 2026 0

MoBay Bypass to be ready next month, says Morgan

WESTERN BUREAU: Having missed the September deadline for the opening of the Montego Bay Bypass in St James, Works Minister Robert Morgan is anticipating that the project will be completed in time for…
Nicole Walters, registrar of the Supreme Court, and Shena Stubbs Gibson, attorney-at-law.
06 Nov, 2026 0

Lawyers pay it forward - Norman Manley Law School Class of 2001 establishes anniversary fund to support students

The Norman Manley Law School Class of 2001 has committed to establishing a fund to support students at the institution as members marked 25 years since graduating and reflected on the changes that…
Debutant Kevin Wickham is hailed by his teammates after he was presented with the 349th maroon cap by his Barbados club mate and mentor Justin Greaves just before the start of the second Test between hosts Bangladesh and the West Indies.
06 Nov, 2026 0

Wickham reveals surprise call-up for Test debut

WEST Indies Test debutant Kevin Wickham has revealed that his place in the team was only confirmed just before play on Thursday’s opening day of the second Test against hosts Bangladesh in the Sylhet…
Donovan Mitchell, mayor of Mandeville.
06 Nov, 2026 0

Building better citizens - Mitchell urges stronger partnerships to guide and empower young Jamaicans

WESTERN BUREAU: Mandeville Mayor Donovan Mitchell is calling for stronger partnerships among local government, schools, families and the Scout Association of Jamaica, which he believes are key to…
Dr Bernadette Bryan-Frankson
06 Nov, 2026 0

J’can physiotherapist earns global recognition

Jamaican physiotherapist, educator and entrepreneur Dr Bernadette Bryan-Frankson has earned international recognition for her contribution to the profession, being named among World Physiotherapy’s 75…
The Jamaica Youth Chorale (JYC) performs at the University Chapel in St Andrew in 2016. After 17 years of performances at home and abroad, JYC is entering a new chapter as The Kingston Seventeen Chamber Choir & Youth Camerata.
06 Nov, 2026 0

Jamaica Youth Chorale now The Kingston Seventeen

After 17 years of singing across Jamaica and onto some of the world’s most prestigious and historic stages, the Jamaica Youth Chorale (JYC) is growing into its next chapter. Founded in December 2008,…
Lifestyle
06 Nov, 2026 0

Collins Dictionary chooses ‘mogging’ as its 2026 word of the year

LONDON (AP): Collins Dictionary has named ‘mogging’ — a slang word meaning to outshine someone or something — as its word of the year. Dictionary experts said Tuesday that the word, most often used…
President Donald Trump signs a hard hat as he talks with workers at the White House Ballroom construction site at the White House, in Washington DC.
06 Nov, 2026 0

Editorial | CARICOM post-US midterm elections

The shellacking of the Republican Party in the US midterm elections suggests that while it may have been badly stressed, America’s institutions didn’t collapse. The country’s democracy remained…