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Dr Summer Lopez is the proud owner of Body Forte, and she was honoured to host Sagicor’s Pilates, Plates and Prosecco Experience.
February 11, 2026 by Krysta Anderson

Mindful movement takes centre stage during Sigma season

Last Saturday, fitness lovers rang in the second month of the year with A Pilates, Plates and Prosecco, a curated wellness experience. Invitees gathered at Body Forte, located at the Sovereign…
Letters
February 11, 2026

My brother compensated the planter who enslaved our great-grandfather

THE EDITOR, Madam:
Rotary Club of New Kingston District Governor William Aiken (second from left) and president Alex Robinson (far right), joined by Vice‑Principal of Constant Spring Primary and Infant School Michelle Wiggins (fifth from left), during the handover of an AE
February 11, 2026

Rotary Club of New Kgn donates heart machine to Constant Spring Primary

Staff and students of Constant Spring Primary School are now better equipped to respond to cardiac emergencies, thanks to the donation of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) by the Rotary Club…
Letters
February 11, 2026

India’s win

THE EDITOR, Madam: It seems that India has won the heart of the Trump Administration lately. The US government has surprisingly reduced India’s export tariffs of goods from a high of 50 percent to…
Letters
February 11, 2026

Letter of the Day | Why Jamaica’s reforms keep failing

THE EDITOR, Madam: The recent column by Jalil Dabdoub in The Gleaner, describing Jamaica’s culture of “joke ting governance,” powerfully names a problem many of us have long observed: the belief…
Letters
February 11, 2026

Barbados, Jamaica and the cost of political culture

THE EDITOR, Madam: The recent comparisons between Jamaica and Barbados have stirred discomfort, but discomfort is often the beginning of honest reflection. While some commentary may be blunt, the…
Margot Robbie, who plays the role of Catherine Earnshaw in ‘Wuthering Heights’, appears in a wedding scene.
February 11, 2026

‘Wuthering Heights’ – A bold but shallow take on Brontë’s classic

It’s hardly a surprise that filmmaker Emerald Fennell, who possesses a particular interest in shocking and riling her audience, was drawn to Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights. This is a novel that has…
Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, minister of foreign affairs and foreign trade.
February 11, 2026

Editorial | Reviewing diplomacy

This week’s review by Jamaica’s overseas diplomats and domestic-based policymakers provides an opportunity for a fundamental reorientation of the island’s foreign policy and diplomacy to meet what…
Therapists encourage couples seeking deeper connection to focus less on grand gestures and more on everyday acts that show they understand what matters to their partner.
February 11, 2026

Romance doesn’t always have to be grand

AP: Doing something romantic for Valentine’s Day does not need to involve a heart-shaped box of chocolates, roses or an atypically expensive dinner, according to relationship experts. In fact,…