Ja-born lawyer receives SK Arts grant to support new poetry anthology
REGINA, SK: Regina poet, lawyer, and author, Deidre S. Powell, has been awarded a $5,000 grant from SK Arts through the Building Arts Equity Program to support the completion of a new poetry anthology.Her proposal as detailed on the programmes website
Path cleared for gun fight
The Court of Appeal has cleared the way for a high-profile judicial review, after setting aside a ruling by the Supreme Court and allowing a licensed firearm holder to challenge the Firearm Licensing Authoritys (FLA) power to seize his weapon without e
Demolition job: U20 Boyz drub Cayman Islands 9-0
Jamaica continued their perfect run at the Concacaf Mens U20 Qualifiers as they dispatched the Cayman Islands 9-0 yesterday at the Stadion Rignaal ‘Jean Francisca in Curacao to pick up their third straight win. Odane Wilberforce (19th minute) open
Lost In Time weekend to deliver music, mission
Lost In Time Festival is set to take over the lawns of Hope Botanical Gardens this weekend for its debut two-day festival. After a hiatus in 2025, reggae artiste Protoje shared at the festivals media launch earlier this month that the move to a two-day
Editorial | Make roads safe
There was good news and bad news in the crash report released this week by the Island Traffic Authority (ITA). The good news: that in the first 54 days of 2026 (up to February 23) road traffic fatalities were down 31 per cent, while fatal crashes decrease
Letter of the Day | Is ‘no child left behind' a solution or a growing problem?
THE EDITOR, Madam: As Jamaica advances its programme of educational reform, we must confront a difficult question: Is the ‘no child left behind mandate a solution, or is it quietly becoming a crisis?
GoodHeart | Geoffrey Thomas brings homes, hope to Springfield
In the quiet hills of Springfield, St Elizabeth, long after Hurricane Melissa had passed, Geoffrey ‘GT Thomas kept returning. The wind had torn through the small community with unforgiving force, ripping roofs off, splintering walls, and scattering y