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March 11, 2026
BK 5K 20th Anniversary shatters attendance record
Emancipation Park was transformed into a sea of runners on Sunday as the 20th staging of the Burger King 5K & Relay shattered its previous attendance records. In this landmark year that saw the…
March 11, 2026
by Karen Madden
Government to bolster support for small businesses
Following the devastation wrought by Hurricane Melissa and the debilitating effects on the small-business sector, the Government has indicated that it will be seeking to strengthen support for micro,…
March 11, 2026
Bayern, Atlético win big, Liverpool lose, Barca draw
AP: Bayern Munich and Atlético Madrid took giant strides toward the Champions League quarterfinals with big wins yesterday. Liverpool and Barcelona still have work to do. Bayern thrashed Atalanta 6-1…
March 11, 2026
by Lester Hinds
Registration open for 11th Biennial Diaspora Conference
Registration for the 11th Biennial Diaspora Conference, set for the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St James, is now open. In a ‘Save the Date’ announcement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and…
March 11, 2026
Crude cushion
Finance and the Public Service Minister Fayval Williams has sought to allay fears that rising oil prices on the global market would affect Jamaica’s ability to import the essential product, arguing…
March 11, 2026
by Lester Hinds
Jamaica gifted with GEM amid Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts
Days before Hurricane Melissa devastated the south-western parishes of Jamaica, the Global Empowerment Mission (GEM) had already begun preparing to send disaster-relief supplies to the island in the…
March 11, 2026
CARICOM is broken
THE EDITOR, Madam: CARICOM is broken. The recent glaring foreign policy and philosophical differences on Cuba, vocally expressed by Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and…
March 11, 2026
Address deeper social issues affecting children
THE EDITOR, Madam: Recent reports aired on TVJ News revealing that vendors are openly selling vapes, sex toys, and ganja to high school students are deeply troubling. While laws exist to punish such…
March 11, 2026
Letter of the Day | Cuban doctors criticised, Chinese labour diplomacy normalised
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Government of Jamaica’s decision to discontinue the long-standing medical cooperation agreement with Cuba has reopened an important national conversation about labour…