‘Forged in fire’ - Speid urges Boyz to show resilience, focus ahead of tough Mexico challenge
‘Forged in fire’ - Speid urges Boyz to show resilience, focus ahead of tough Mexico challenge
PUSH FOR PURGE - EOJ to seek $9 billion for voter reverification as MPs call clean-up of list
The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) says it will again make a request from the Government for funding to carry out the long-awaited electoral reverification exercise next year. Director of Elections Glasspole Brown told The Gleaner on Friday that the price tag to conduct a full reverification of the voters’ list is $9 billion. However, he said the EOJ will request half of the sum in fiscal year 2027-28 and the balance in the subsequent financial year of 2028-29.
Motorcyclists driving deadly road toll in Clarendon
Councillors renew call for a tax office in Junction
All passengers and crew on New Orleans cruise ship survive crash with tanker on Mississippi River
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A tanker in New Orleans that apparently lost its steering slammed into a docked river cruise boat with 180 people aboard Friday, the mayor said. All aboard survived after the crash prompted a massive rescue operation for passengers and crew who plunged into the Mississippi River as the ship took on water and began to topple over. Video from the scene showed the much larger Atlantic Asphalt tanker hit the American Heritage cruise boat while it was docked as metal and glass crashed and crunched.
‘Forged in fire’ - Speid urges Boyz to show resilience, focus ahead of tough Mexico challenge
Reggae Boyz interim head coach Rudolph Speid believes his players must be prepared to be ‘forged in fire’ when they face off against Mexico in the first leg of their Concacaf Nations League quarterfinal tie. Jamaica will face Mexico today in the first leg at the National Stadium with kick-off set for 8 p.m. In his pre-match press conference yesterday, Speid said he views the fixture as a major test against one of the region’s top team.
New boy Jones ready to impress
Squad rotation key as Wolmer’s face Calabar test
Denbigh High determined despite lightning trauma
Dehring cautions against quick rewards
Likkle Revellers shines carnival spotlight on children
Children’s carnival is back on the annual calendar of events, and Likkle Revellers is helping to kick things off. The event had its official launch on Wednesday at Hope Road in St Andrew. The event, which organisers say is best suited for children aged 5 to 12, takes place in Kingston on Sunday, March 21, 2027. The young revellers will take to the road in full costume, in a band comprising three sections.
5 Questions With Nailah Blackman
Music, community mark Treasure Beach festival’s return
NCB profit nearly doubles for quarter, falls for year, ahead of Mair handover
NCB Financial Group Limited reported net profit of $7.33 billion for the September quarter, nearly double the restated $3.81 billion of a year earlier, in the final set of results before Julian Mair becomes group chief executive on Tuesday.
Excelerate to ‘double’ Jamaica’s LNG throughput
Regency on profit pace as it plots north coast entry
Videos
GoodHeart | Tashanique Gordon won’t let chronic illness limit her horizons
Diagnosed with rheumatic heart disease and asthma at eight years old, Tashanique Gordon has spent much of her life learning to manage both conditions while making room for her academic and extracurricular pursuits. Now a second-year University of the West Indies student studying for a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, she is involved in campus leadership and the performing arts. This has not stopped her from seeking opportunities beyond the university campus, including a solo trip to the United States for the Summer Work and Travel programme.
Something Extra | Saturday
Something Extra | Friday
Editorial | Confronting the quiet respiratory crisis
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) rarely commands the attention reserved for acute infectious outbreaks or some other lifestyle-related diseases. Yet, its steady toll on Jamaican lives and public finances calls for urgent national attention. COPD, a chronic, progressive and obstructive lung disease that can cause difficulty breathing, a persistent cough that produces mucus, and wheezing or tightness in the chest. One of the major causes of COPD is long-term exposure to irritating smoke, fumes, dust or chemicals. The most common cause is cigarette smoke.
Editorial | The case for urban renewal
Peter Espeut | The culture wars continue
Photo Gallery
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Pearl Harbor survivors watch a vintage WWII airplane fly over Pearl Harbor at the ceremony commemorating the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, in 2013, in Honolulu.
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Members and volunteers of the Ananda Marga pose for a photograph as they prepare to head out to distribute relief supplies to people affected by Hurricane Melissa in western Jamaica.
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West Indies’ Shimron Hetmyer celebrates scoring a half century during the T20 World Cup cricket match against Zimbabwe on Monday.
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Glenmuir High School players in a celebratory mood.