Matea Mahal Smith is Miss Jamaica World 2026
Matea Mahal Smith has been crowned Miss Jamaica World 2026, emerging from a pool of 23 contestants. The 24-year-old aspiring doctor, who wore the Miss Aveeno sash, was named the winner at the grand coronation held at the Karl Hendrickson Auditorium at Jam
Poetry tour to promote resilience among students
The importance of self-worth, self-esteem and personal resilience will be the focus of a two-week poetry tour of Jamaican schools, beginning today. The ninth staging of the Jamaica Poets Nomadic College and School Tour will run until November 13, using po
Garden party ends in stalemate
Mickel Grahams 88th-minute strike earned hosts Tivoli Gardens a share of the points in the ‘Clash of the Gardens against Arnett Gardens in their Legend Jamaica Premier League (LJPL) encounter at the Edward Seaga Sports Complex yesterday. Arnett do
Matea Mahal Smith is Miss Jamaica World 2026
Matea Mahal Smith has been crowned Miss Jamaica World 2026, emerging from a pool of 23 contestants. The 24-year-old aspiring doctor, who wore the Miss Aveeno sash, was named the winner at the grand coronation held at the Karl Hendrickson Auditorium at Jam
Editorial | Funding CAFFE
You dont have to admire Winston Churchill, or his hypocrisy over who deserved this form of government, to embrace the essential truth of his observation about democracy. “Many forms of government have been tried and will be tried in this world of sin
Making pothole repairs last
THE EDITOR, Madam: Potholes are common on Jamaicas roads. Yet some return soon after initial repairs are completed. This raises a question: are repairs addressing the conditions that caused the damage, or simply filling the holes? A checklist could he
Pirates seize Iranian fishing vessel, raising fears of attacks on cargo ships
MOGADISHU (AP): Somali pirates have seized an Iranian fishing vessel carrying 23 people, the Maritime Security Center Indian Ocean said, warning that the ship was approaching a commercial shipping lane and could become a floating base for further attacks