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Centenarian Alice Drysdale Stewart sharing a moment with her son, Oswald Edwards, during her birthday celebration on February 21 at The Little Copa in Bull Bay, St Andrew.
March 2, 2026

Forever 15

If you asked Alice Drysdale Stewart, who achieved the milestone of 100 years on February 19, how she is feeling, her first utterance would cheerfully be, “I feel good as a 15-year-old!” On February…
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson greets Patricia ‘Miss Pat’ Chin, co-founder of VP Records, as she arrives at the Embassy of Jamaica prior to her been honoured for her contribution to Jamaica’s mus
March 2, 2026

Jamaican Embassy honours VP Records’ ‘Miss Pat’

One of Jamaica’s pioneers in the music industry, Patricia ‘Miss Pat’ Chin, co-founder of VP Records, was honoured at the Embassy of Jamaica’s inaugural ‘Reggae Night’ event held on February 26 in…
Students of Homestead Primary School in Spanish Town, St Catheriine take part in a Peace and Love in Society Peace Day concert at the school.
March 2, 2026

Schools invited to mark Peace Day with prayer, service, peace-building activities

Peace and Love in Society (PALS) has announces that Peace Day 2026 is to be observed tomorrow under the theme ‘Rebuild Jamaica Piece by Peace’. This year’s observance is focused on recovery, unity,…
Yanique Wilson
March 2, 2026

From a comment to command

Sometimes destiny doesn’t knock. Sometimes, it shows up in your notifications. Sixteen weeks ago, 32-year-old Yanique Wilson left a comment on a post on Red Stripe’s Corporate Instagram page that…
Debbie Mercer-Miller shows of the cheque to be donated the to three hurricane-affected schools.
March 2, 2026 by Lester Hinds

Alpha Phi Alpha donates US$50,000 to hurricane-impacted schools in Jamaica

Three Jamaican rural high schools that suffered from Hurricane Melissa last year are to benefit from a US$50,000 donation being made available by Alpha Phi Alpha, the oldest black fraternity in the…
People stock up on food at a market in Algiers, Algeria, before the start of the holy month of Ramadan.
March 2, 2026

Struggle to afford Ramadan feasts as prices rise despite government pledges

ALGIERS (AP): As Algerians fast, pray and gather for the holy month of Ramadan, a worry lurks in many minds: how to afford the holiday feasts this year. In addition to its religious significance for…
A man inspects a car damaged after a Pakistani strike on a refugee camp in Takhta Pul district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan.
March 2, 2026

Pakistani airstrike on Bagram Air Base thwarted as fighting enters fourth day

KABUL (AP): Afghanistan thwarted attempted airstrikes on Bagram Air Base, the former US military base north of Kabul, authorities said Sunday, while cross-border fighting between Pakistan and…
An elderly woman begs for alms from tourists in Havana, Cuba.
March 2, 2026

Ronald Thwaites | When choices are limited

My client Mr. X thought of himself as an electric linesman. He lived with a very miserable woman who he thought was the source of his many problems. One day he got entangled in some live high…
Retiree Jorge Reyes pushes his motorcycle to refuel as it's his turn in line at a gasoline station in Havana, Cuba.
March 2, 2026

Letter of the Day | Extend a hand to Cuba, a neighbour in need

THE EDITOR, Madam: We do not need to remember the good we do for others, but we should never forget the good others have done for us. That thought has been weighing heavily on my heart as I reflect…