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Principal director of Cause for Change Foundation Limited, Richardo Aiken (left), and CEO of VM Foundation, Samantha Charles (second right), present the winning cheque to students of Brown’s Town Primary who won the finals of the Environmental Quiz and E
January 17, 2026

Brown’s Town Primary wins environmental quiz competition

Brown’s Town Primary students walked away victors of the inaugural Environmental Quiz and Expo, beating The Glen Preparatory 36-30 in a closely contested final match held at Holiday Haven in Runaway…
Professor Ernest Madu, chairman and founder of the Heart Institute of the Caribbean and co-chair of the Masters of Medicine conference.
January 17, 2026

Masters Medicine Conference tackles obesity and genetic heart disease

The Masters of Medicine Conference, the Caribbean’s leading multidisciplinary medical forum, opens today and runs through Monday, January 19. It will bring together physicians, scientists, educators…
January 17, 2026

Shall we pray?

THE EDITOR, Madam: Some former philosophers judged God’s existence or the lack thereof on whether He responds to our pleas for help - if God is at the same time all-loving, willing and able.
Je’Nasiya Mais’ focus, discipline, and confidence earned her gold in the Classical section.
January 17, 2026 by Nyoka Manning

GoodHeart | Je’Nasiya Mais turns her love of chess into victory

Seven year old Je’Nasiya Mais still remembers the sting of her first chess tournament — the tears, the confusion, the empty hands where a trophy should have been. Today, those same hands hold a gold…
This photo shows ruins of Holy Trinity Cathedral damaged by 1907 Kingston earthquake.
January 17, 2026

Editorial | Prioritise earthquake readiness

Especially after the ruin left by Hurricane Melissa last October, it is understandable that, in the context of disaster preparedness, the attention of most Jamaicans is on hurricanes. The authorities,…
January 17, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

Jamaica to make debut in eFIBA gaming pre-qualifiers

D’Andre Forbes, team manager of the Jamaica basketball e-national team, said they hope to follow in the footsteps of the men’s senior team when they make their debut in in the eFIBA North America…
People listen as Venezuela’s UN Ambassador Samuel Moncada speaks during a meeting of the Security Council.
January 17, 2026

Weaknesses of international law

THE EDITOR, Madam: The actions of the president of the United States of America in ordering the invasion of Venezuela and the capture of its president, Nicolas Maduro, is just the latest in a series,…
Heatha Miller-Bennett.
January 17, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Hanover’s Miller-Bennett launches roof replacement initiative

Western Bureau: With several of her constituents still without roofs on their homes, some nine weeks after the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, Heatha Miller-Bennett, the member of parliament…
Earl Jarrett, chairman of the Jamaica Diaspora Conference’s planning committee.
January 17, 2026 by Lester Hinds

11th Diaspora Conference set for Montego Bay in June

The 11th Biennial Diaspora Conference has been set for June 14 to June 18 at the Montego By Convention Centre in St James, with Diaspora Day – a day of service – scheduled to take place on June 16. …