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January 1, 2026
by Lester Hinds
Jamaica College old boy ready for challenge of leading largest public school system in US
The New York City (NYC) public education system, the largest in the United States, is to be headed by Jamaica-born Kamar Samuels. NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani has appointed Samuels, a veteran educator in…
January 1, 2026
by Krysta Anderson
Cheers to the new year!
The new year is finally here! And already, the island has begun to celebrate with a bottle of bubbly! If you’re still drinking to good health for 2026, you may want to consider adding Cipriani to your…
January 1, 2026
Earth Today | UNEP projects get US$52.8-million support bump
THE GLOBAL Environment Facility (GEF) has announced US$52.8 million for four new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)-led projects. The occasion was the 70th Council meeting of the Global…
January 1, 2026
Gospel singer Richard Smallwood dies, remembered for timeless hits
AP: Richard Smallwood, the gospel singer and eight-time Grammy-nominated recording artist, has died. He was 77. He passed away Tuesday from complications of kidney failure at a rehabilitation and…
January 1, 2026
Dried cherry scones for a delicious post-holiday breakfast
Perhaps you’re one of those people who are very thoughtful and assiduous about planning the big holiday meals. You’re on top of the appetisers, entrée, the sides, and the dessert. Maybe you even iron…
January 6, 2026
January 1, 2026
by Christopher Thomas
Gadgets creating more challenges than solutions in schools, says JAPSS president
WESTERN BUREAU: Linvern Wright, the president of the Jamaica Association of Principals of Secondary Schools (JAPSS), is expressing concern that the proliferation of technology as a learning tool in…
January 1, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
JDF brings relief, healing to children affected by Melissa
WESTERN BUREAU: Hundreds of children and parents still grappling with the trauma left by Hurricane Melissa were offered a measure of respite on Tuesday as the Jamaica Regiment of the Jamaica Defence…
January 1, 2026
by Nicola Cunningham
Patrick Brown scores another banger with ‘Boopsie’s Homecoming’
What if you had one big dream and discovered that someone you love was the architect of its demise? What would you do when you made that discovery, and how would it colour your relationship going…