- 'Take the vaccine', urges the Ministry of Health as COVID cases surge 4:07 pm
- Child found wandering in St Catherine 3:48 pm
- Sunday Olympics wrap 3:38 pm
- Slow vaccine uptake in Hanover 3:19 pm
- More than 1,200 employers owe in excess of $700m in HEART/NSTA-Trust contributions 2:55 pm
- West Indies, Pakistan T20 series suffers second washout 2:12 pm
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There was a “quiet expectation of a sweep” in the women's 100m final at the Olympic Games even before the team left for Tokyo, Japan, says Ian...
Sandals Resorts International (SRI) and Heart Institute of the Caribbean (HIC) yesterday extended gifts of appreciation to the three Jamaican women sprinters who swept...
At 1:30 every morni ng Agatha Harvey and her niece Anita Harvey are jolted from their sleep. The involuntary action is sparked by the haunting memory of...
The National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica (NDTC) is currently working towards the possibility of a live performance on August 10, at the Little Theatre in St...
TOKYO, Japan — As Elaine Thompson-Herah approached the finish line of the women's 100m final here on Saturday night, she bellowed a few words as she pointed towards the display...
An al fresco experience was long overdue. Desperate ennui had set in even as many had whiled away the social lockdown lull by creating intimate getaways.
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LATEST NEWS
'Take the vaccine', urges the Ministry of Health as COVID cases surge 4:07 pm
KINGSTON, Jamaica — With COVID-19 cases surging over the past two weeks and many Jamaicans on edge as a result, the Ministry of Health and Wellness is pleading with...
Child found wandering in St Catherine
3:48 pm
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — The Spanish Town Police are seeking the public’s assistance in reuniting 11-year-old Kay Wesie with her...
Sunday Olympics wrap
3:38 pm
TOKYO, Japan – Doom and gloom quickly replaced the euphoria which Jamaica experienced on Saturday night, as day three of the athletics segment of the ongoing 2020 Tokyo...
Slow vaccine uptake in Hanover
3:19 pm
HANOVER, Jamaica — Following a less than desired turnout for the vaccination blitz in Hanover and the parish recording a surge in the novel coronavirus cases, the medical...
NEWS
Good response to new COVID-19 vaccination blitz 10:40 pm
More Jamaicans began showing up at vaccination sites yesterday as the Government rolled out its latest inoculation blitz after the arrival of 300,000 doses of the...
Awesome trio!
10:20 pm
The last time that Jamaica's female athletes swept the Olympic 100-metres final was at the 2008 Games in Beijing, China. The trio of Shelly-Ann Fraser, Sherone Simpson and......
No evidence J'can police involved in human trafficking
6:20 pm
Renowned migration and human trafficking consultant researcher Dr Cleophas Justine Pierre says he is waiting on the United States (US) State......
Parents differ on COVID-19 vaccine for children
9:20 pm
JUST one age group remains to qualify for a COVID-19 vaccine and become part of the target population for the Government's vaccination blitz — young......
Norman Manley — washed away by flood, lost at sea, held at gunpoint
6:20 pm
Following Friday's death of Norman Manley, the attorney-at-law and grandson of National Hero Norman Washington Manley, we reprint an article on him from the award-winning......
SPORT
Shelly gracious in defeat, but could not hide disappointment 9:10 pm
TOKYO, Japan — She was on the brink of a historic third 100m gold medal in the last four Olympic Games.
Hungry 'Lions' feast on first win of season
10:20 pm
Humble Lions registered their first win of the season with a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Waterhouse FC in their Jamaica Premier League match at the......
Bronze-medallist Jackson says COVID-19 a blessing in disguise
10:20 pm
TOKYO, Japan — Newly minted women's 100m bronze-medallist Shericka Jackson believes that the novel coronavirus pandemic which forced the postponement of the 2020......
Medal hunt continues as male sprinters take spotlight
9:10 pm
TOKYO, Japan — Jamaica will be looking to add to the medals table on today's third day of action inside the Olympic Stadium as the 2020 Tokyo Olympics continue on......
BUSINESS
Want to retire early? 8:30 pm
Retiring early does not mean abandoning the world of work in total, at least not according to 54-year-old Charlene (*name changed as requested), who...
CTO cautiously optimistic about summer travel in the region amid upticks
5:30 pm
As new variants of the novel coronavirus pandemic emerge, the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) has expressed guarded optimism about the prospects for travel to the...
Stakeholders petition for reduction in custom duties amid rising freight costs
5:10 pm
AS global supply challenges, including the rising cost of freight, continue to negatively affect operators in the retail trade, large stakeholder groups have lobbied...
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ENTERTAINMENT
Who will be Festival queen 2021? 8:00 pm
Thirteen of Jamaica's intelligent, culturally aware and poised young women will each proudly represent their home parish and vie for the title of Miss...
Kabaka Pyramid promises more
1:30 am
Reggae recording artiste Kabaka Pyramid is still basking in the results of his first rhythm, Victory Rock , which was released earlier this...
Lila Iké tackles issues
10:00 pm
Crimes against women is the subject of the latest track by popular recording artiste Lila Iké. She dropped the track Batty Rider Shorts on Friday, her first...
ALL WOMAN
THURSDAYS IN BLACK: Not another Nashawn Brown: Let's parent with love 7:31 am
The Thursdays in Black Campaign to End Gender-based Violence with Headlights, spearheaded by the Institute for Gender and Development Studies-Regional Coordinating Office,...
Financially Fit & Fabulous - Should You Save or Invest?
12:19 pm
FINANCIALLY-focused women want to feel confident that they are making the right choices when it comes to planning for their future. One of the areas of uncertainty...
Sandie Heron - Writing her story one book at a time
4:40 pm
WHEN Sandie Heron decided to move from Jamaica to Japan over three years ago, she knew that it would not be easy. She also knew, however, that if butterflies chose to...
COLUMNS
Are we spending too much on the dead? 8:10 pm
Several years ago I asked my husband for a very special favour. I needed him to represent me at a funeral for a staff member's relative as I had to travel on...
Olympic triumphs continue to inspire
9:00 pm
The triumphs and heartbreaks of the Olympics now taking place in Tokyo can find interesting parallels in the 1952 Olympiad in Helsinki, almost 70 years ago, when...
You were wrong, Prime Minister!
8:50 pm
According to reports in sections of the media, Prime Minister Andrew Holness at his Jamaica House press conference last Monday, insisted that his...
REGIONAL
Business owners say Gov't had no choice on COVID restrictions, but... 8:10 pm
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Three leading business operators here — Simone Spence-Johnson, Lyden “Trevor” Heaven, and hotelier Peter Campbell...
Do more to protect your property, police urge Manchester residents
7:20 pm
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Following a spate of break-ins, including the Returned Residents Association of Mandeville building...
Male nail tech ignores naysayers
4:40 pm
BLUEFIELDS, Westmoreland — Having grown weary of being a handyman and bagging pig feed for a company, 28-year-old Garfield “Benjamin” Billings decided...
EDITORIALS
Astounding profiles in gold, silver and bronze 8:10 pm
Jamaica's astounding 100-metre medal haul of gold, silver and bronze yesterday by our awesome threesome — Mrs Elaine Thompson-Herah, Mrs...
Talented Reggae Boyz paid the price for poor preparation
8:10 pm
No matter how talented you are, high-quality preparation is always critical to success in any endeavour.
Fighting crime requires a mix of strategies
8:00 pm
Police data up to Wednesday showed 817 murders across Jamaica since January 1, compared to 760 for the similar period in 2020.
AUTO
'Disappointed, angry and sad! 9:20 pm
It is often said that success is not the key to happiness, but happiness the key to success.
Classics make splash
4:20 pm
It was a slightly damp outing for the Jamaica Classic Car Club (JCCC) on the grounds of the Jamaica Horticultural Society in St Andrew, as intermittent rain restricted...
Rain puts brakes on karting meet
4:20 pm
Mother Nature had different plans for the second race meet for the Jamaica Karting Association (JKA) on Saturday, July 24 at the Palisadoes International Raceway,...