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April 18, 2026

Letter of the Day | Oil and the windfall problem

THE EDITOR, Madam: In 2018, Trinidad and Tobago shut down Petrotrin. The state oil company had been the spine of the economy for decades, employing thousands, underwriting a standard of living that…
Police Corporal Ellington Clarke, of the St James Traffic Department, speaking to journalists during a press conference in Montego Bay, St James, yesterday.
April 18, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

St James Traffic Department urging motorcyclists to wear certified helmets

WESTERN BUREAU: With some 111 persons killed in motorcycle crashes across the island last year, and many others suffering life-altering injuries, Corporal Ellington Clarke, of the St James Traffic…
April 19, 2026

Editorial | Dealing effectively with autism

There isn’t a handle on the true scale of autism in Jamaica. It is estimated that one in 100 children (one per cent) is diagnosed with the disorder. The absence of hard data is allowing the scale…
Foga Road High School collects their symbolic cheque from Samantha Charles (right), CEO of the VM Foundation, at the end of the pitch competition. At left (back) is Andre Robb, programme lead, VM Foundation.
April 18, 2026

GoodHeart | Foga Road High’s hygiene line secures third VM Enrich Expo win

For the third consecutive year, Foga Road High School has won the VM Enrich Social Enterprise in Secondary Schools Expo, securing $150,000 in seed funding for its venture, ‘Schoolaz Hand Shield’.
Deneisha Blackwood speaks to the media during the Reggae Girlz press conference at the National Stadium yesterday.
April 18, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

A blessing in disguise

For many players, an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury can spell the end of their careers. But for Jamaican international Deneisha Blackwood, her ACL injury proved a blessing in disguise as it…
Thick mud blocks the entrances to homes in Westgreen, Montego Bay, St James, following the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
April 18, 2026

Westgreen to receive targeted long-term support

Residents of the Westgreen community in Montego Bay, St James will benefit from a comprehensive, year-long recovery and development programme under the VM Foundation’s Adopt-a-Community initiative,…
Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, minister of foreign affairs and foreign trade.
April 18, 2026 by Lester Hinds

‘Platform for action’

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, has said that the upcoming 11th Biennial Diaspora Conference in Montego Bay, St James, will offer an opportunity to deepen and…
Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz celebrate after scoring their fourth goal against Antigua and Barbuda at the National Stadium on Friday, April 10. Jamaica defeated Antigua and Barbuda 4-0.
April 18, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

Girlz ready to get job done

Reggae Girlz head coach Hubert Busby Jr said the team is well rested and ready to close out action in Group B of the Concacaf W Qualifiers today when they take on Guyana at the National Stadium at 7…
Varinder Dhillon.
April 18, 2026 by Karen Madden

Ontario man faces Canadian court over theft of hurricane relief supplies headed to Jamaica

A man from Brampton, Ontario, in Canada has been arrested and slapped with multiple charges following the theft of relief supplies destined for Jamaica, in the wake of the devastation the island…