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Philo Wallace.
January 30, 2026

Gray, Wallace question Windies’ World Cup squad selection

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): Former West Indies cricketers Tony Gray and Philo Wallace are not convinced that Cricket West Indies (CWI) has picked the best possible team for next month’s ICC Men’s T20…
Dr Mark Richards, senior teaching fellow at Imperial College London.
January 30, 2026 by Karen Madden

Mindset shift biggest barrier to STEAM ed in Jamaica, says physicist

Award-winning physicist and founder of The Blackett Lab Family, Dr Mark Richards, has identified a shift in mindset from theory to solutions as the biggest challenge facing Jamaica’s education system…
Jana-Lee Henry and Damario Patterson during the engagement photo shoot.
January 30, 2026 by Olivia Brown

Couple completes law school together

They objected to doing it alone, and after years of briefs, late nights and legal arguments, the court of perseverance rendered a unanimous verdict: law school finished, the Jamaican Bar passed,…
January 30, 2026

Coping with HIV post-Melissa

THE EDITOR, Madam: As Jamaica continues to recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, many communities are grappling with interrupted access to essential health services. For people…
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dana Morris Dixon.
January 30, 2026

Editorial | Beyond NaRRA’s CEO

As was recently promised by the information minister, Dana Morris Dixon, the government has advertised for a chief executive officer for the new agency that is to lead Jamaica’s reconstruction from…
 Dru Campbell wears Alexander McQueen in her new editorial, ‘Season of Change’ for the American edition of Harper’s Bazaar.
January 30, 2026

SAINT models deliver spring chic in Harper’s Bazaar and W

Jamaica’s rising model stars are capturing global attention, showcased by some of the industry’s leading photographers. The February 2026 issues of Harper’s Bazaar and W magazines, now on news-stands…
Rapper ASAP Rocky, fashion muse and Chanel’s brand ambassador, met Gordon backstage post show.
January 30, 2026

‘I am pinching myself’

Jamaican trailblazer Romae Gordon walked the Chanel Haute Couture Spring/Summer runway in Paris on Tuesday, a notable moment in her return to international fashion after more than 30 years away from…
President Donald Trump speaks during an event at the Horizon Events Center in Clive, Iowa.
January 30, 2026

Peter Espeut | Setting a bad example

Much has been written about the negative precedents being set by Donald Trump in his second term as president of the United States of America (USA).
January 30, 2026

Kristen Gyles | Pretty privilege is real

It is very interesting how differently we treat people simply based on how they look. Here, I am not just using the word ‘we’ in a general sense. Every single person is guilty of some prejudice in…