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Rojas denies Ricketts victory in Diamond League’s triple jump
Reigning Commonwealth Games champion Shanieka Ricketts finished second in the women's triple jump competition at the Monaco Diamond League in France on Wednesday. Ricketts, a silver medallist in the event at this year's World Championships, leapt...
CommentsLower prices offer Americans slight reprieve from inflation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Falling prices for gas, airline tickets and clothes gave Americans a little bit of relief last month, though overall inflation is still running at close to its highest level in four decades. Consumer prices jumped 8.5%...
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LISA HOPS OFF
St Ann South Eastern Member of Parliament (MP) Lisa Hanna had become a lightning rod for disgruntled party supporters, forcing her to announce a premature departure from representational politics, a senior member of the Opposition People’s National...
CommentsHanna exits political stage leaving crumbling legacy
Lisa Hanna’s looming departure after 15 years as St Ann South East member of parliament (MP) has left a damaged legacy in the historical People’s National Party (PNP) stronghold. Internal strife has eroded a near impregnable support base, leaving...
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ZOSO ‘may be losing its flavour’
WESTERN BUREAU: CUSTOS OF Westmoreland Rev Hartley Perrin believes that the zone of special operations (ZOSO), which was implemented in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, since January this year to stem the spike in murders, is now “losing its flavour...
Comments$70m in pension benefits heading to court
More than $70 million in pension benefits for 161 beneficiaries who are yet to be identified by the Financial Sector Adjustment Company Limited (FINSAC) could be handed over to the Supreme Court. In its 2021 annual report that was tabled in...
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‘It hurts!’
THE WEST Indies and New Zealand will begin a three-match T20 series starting with the first match today at Sabina Park at 1:30 p.m. Like they did against India just last week, and Bangladesh prior, the regional side will enter another series...
CommentsFrancis banking on momentum for World Cup push
SUNSHINE GIRLS head coach, Connie Francis, expects her players to maintain the level of focus and maturity they displayed at the Commonwealth Games going into next year’s World Cup in South Africa, where the objective will be similar. Unlike at...
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World Bank courted to fund $304b Kingston west development Premium
A preliminary price tag of about $304 billion has been pegged to an implementation plan and rail service that form part of the proposed redevelopment of downtown Kingston’s market and commercial district – one of about nine such designated areas in...
CommentsPBS hunting cash for growth through preference share offers, forecasts record earnings in 2022
Productive Business Solutions Limited, PBS, aims to raise up to $2.6 billion in two preference share offers that will support business expansion at the company that’s already forecast to make its highest revenue and profit in 2022. The preference...
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Fashion, fête, frolic satisfy Best Weekend Ever crowd
For its inaugural staging in Jamaica, Best Weekend Ever pulled a kaleidoscope of personalities from the United States, United Kingdom and across the Caribbean. The organisers of the event, which was staged at three different St Ann venues – Grizzly...
CommentsVeteran R&B singer wants to make ‘magic’ with Marcia Griffiths
NEW YORK: Orlando Stuart Morgan, former lead singer of American R...
CommentsLetter of the Day | Recalibrating the education system
THE EDITOR, Madam: Annually, Jamaican students, especially those at the elementary level, go through stress and sometimes trauma when the PEP results are published. The pressure point during the school year is very high, as they are expected to...
CommentsEnvironmental impact of mining
THE EDITOR, Madam: In the last five decades, mining activity, particularly bauxite mining, has led to the loss of tree cover in 5,099 hectares of land and the loss of 3,214 hectares of forest cover. A hectare is 107,639.104 square feet or, put...
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Concerns mount as squatting escalates at Trelawny site
WESTERN BUREAU: THE MOVE by migrating workers at a hotel construction site in Coopers Pen, Trelawny, to illegally construct makeshift homes and live on lands owned by the National Housing Trust (NHT) has sparked security and health concerns. The...
CommentsBeware of paedophiles, warns St James custos
WESTERN BUREAU: St James Custos Bishop Conrad Pitkin urged parents and guardians to be vigilant and to shield their children from online paedophiles as a free community Wi-Fi service was being launched in the Rose Heights and Farm Heights areas of...
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Uterine fibroids: What every woman should know
UTERINE FIBROIDS (leiomyomas) are the most common non-cancerous tumours that affect women of childbearing age. Uterine fibroids usually grow inside the uterus (womb), but in some instances, they can grow on the surface of the uterus or in the...
CommentsFactors that affect haemoglobin levels and how to detect when it’s low
HAEMOGLOBIN IS a protein in your red blood cells. Your red blood cells carry oxygen throughout your body. If you have a condition that affects your body’s ability to make red blood cells, your haemoglobin levels may drop. Low haemoglobin levels may...
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Reimagine workouts with dance fitness
It’s hump day and for some, it’s halfway through the week of consuming planned meals and making necessary visits to the gym. For others, it’s the median between stress and anxiety. And for the selected optimists, it’s two days away from the weekend...
Something Extra | Thursday
The irresistible lure of an all-white party is not just the colour of the outfts, but the elegance. Milk...
Editorial | JTA must take stand in Patois debate
Elizabeth Morgan | Jamaica’s achievements after 60 years of Independence – a mirage?