Childhood flight sparks Shaneika Smiths passion for adventure
It was a hot summer like this one when Shaneika Smith took her first flight. At only nine years old, the fourth grader travelled solo to Curaçao to spend the holidays with her aunt. Flight attendants were assigned to look after her, and Smith recalled th
CCJ president rejects ‘panel fixing' claims - Anderson pushes back amid emails controversy plaguing court
Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) President Justice Winston Anderson has rejected allegations that judges at the regions highest court have been subjected to improper influence or that judicial panels have been manipulated to secure particular outcomes.
Donaldson back at Chicago Stars
Sixteen months after former Reggae Girlz coach Lorne Donaldson and National Womens Soccer League (NWSL) club Chicago Stars parted ways, the two have reunited. The move follows a shake‑up at the struggling franchise, which recently dismissed head coac
Music fraternity represents at thanksgiving service for Fantan Mojah
Members of the entertainment fraternity, some of whom have not been seen at a thanksgiving service in a long time, were present on Thursday at the University Chapel, Mona, to pay their respects to reggae and dancehalls fallen soldier, Fantan Mojah.
Editorial | Empower youth to succeed
Jamaicas youth, who comprise 28 per cent of the islands population, remain disproportionately at risk. For example, at 11.7 per cent, youth unemployment is nearly three times the national average. This, though, is only one of several issues that pos
Coopers Pen demolition: Wake-up call for land justice
THE EDITOR, Madam: The pre-dawn demolition of homes in Coopers Pen, Trelawny, should trouble every right-thinking Jamaican. No claim of legal ownership, however valid, justifies such a callous approach. Due process demands notice, dialogue and dignity, y
GoodHeart | Spaces delivers on ‘Rebuild with Heart' promise
Last November, as Spaces Jamaica prepared to mark its 18th anniversary, Hurricane Melissa devastated communities across western Jamaica, leaving countless families displaced. Founder and Creative Director Janelle Pantry-Coke felt there was a responsibilit
Vote counting resumes after polling station attacks
LUSAKA (AP): Vote counting in Zambias presidential election was suspended yesterday and then restarted hours later under heightened security after the electoral commission said there had been attacks against some polling station officials and some ball