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January 23, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

McKenzie says $27m approved for Balaclava Fire Station

WESTERN BUREAU: Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie has confirmed that the long-delayed Balaclava Fire Station project is poised to enter an active phase as $27 million is earmarked in the…
From left: Mellisa Boothe-Anderson, centre manager; Ashley Simms, regional public relations manager (Sandals Negril); Stacey-Ann Reid, counsellor; and Claudia Lindsay posing with a portion of the donations made by the Sandals Foundation, Pack for a Purpose
January 23, 2026

Tourists, travel agents ‘Pack for a Purpose’ to boost post-storm recovery

Travel partners and guests of Sandals and Beaches Resorts are helping to accelerate community recovery in Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa. Since the resorts in Ocho Rios and Negril reopened on…
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January 23, 2026 by Janet Silvera

Caribbean tourism ministers to meet in Montego Bay

WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay will host a high-level, closed-door meeting of Caribbean tourism ministers on January 31, aimed at forging coordinated regional responses to mounting global pressures on…
Naomi Osaka of Japan walks onto Rod Laver Arena for her first round match against Antonia Ruzic of Croatia at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia on Tuesday. The look was a collaboration between Osaka, Nike and the Hong Kong-bor
January 23, 2026

Naomi Osaka stuns with style at Australian Open

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (AP): A statement of confidence as much as style, Naomi Osaka walked onto one of the biggest stages in tennis wearing a wide-brim hat, a veil and holding a white parasol in a bold…
Valentino Garavani waves to the public and holds by the hand American actress Sharon Stone wearing the wedding gown at the end of the presentation of Valentino’s 1994 Spring/Summer ready-to-wear collection presented in Paris October 13, 1993.
January 23, 2026

Valentino, the last titan of couture’s golden age

PARIS (AP): Valentino Garavani’s death cast a shadow over the opening day of Paris Fashion Week menswear Tuesday, as front-row guests and industry figures mourned one of the last towering names of…
Paula Llewellyn, former director of public prosecutions.
January 23, 2026

New teachers warned against AI over-reliance in classrooms

The Teachers’ Colleges of Jamaica (TCJ) and The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, marked the presentation of graduates with a pointed message for the country’s newest educators: artificial…
Some of the participants in the Girls Becoming Mentoring Programme with their mentors.
January 23, 2026 by Paul H. Williams

Portland ‘Girls Becoming’ their best through mentorship

Ingrid Stewart Boivin grew up in Drapers, Portland, attended Titchfield High School in Port Antonio and later Shortwood Teachers’ College in St Andrew. After migrating, she returned to Jamaica…
Letters
January 23, 2026

Need for more special education teachers

THE EDITOR, Madam: There is a lack of trained special education teachers Jamaica’s education system, which is one area that needs urgent attention.
Letters
January 23, 2026

What future awaits students who can’t read or count?

THE EDITOR Madam: In late 2021, the findings of the Orlando Patterson-led Jamaica Education Transformation Commission were formally presented to the Government of Jamaica. The report provided a…