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February 22, 2026 | News
Told as a teenager that studying law was beyond her family’s means, Kadeish Jarrett-Fletcher quietly set the dream aside. Nearly two decades later, the Court Administration Division executive has returned to that ambition and crossed the Bar with faith and firm resolve. Now an attorney-at-law, Jarrett-Fletcher offers a simple but powerful message to others struggling to hold on to deferred dreams: start.
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After 4 years of war by Russia in Ukraine, peace still elusive despite US push for settlement

When Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine surpassed 1,418 days last month, it officially exceeded a historic milestone — the same span of time it took Moscow to defeat Nazi Germany in World War II. And unlike the Red Army that pushed all the way to Berlin eight decades ago in what it called the Great Patriotic War, Russia’s 4-year-old, all-out invasion of its neighbour is still struggling to fully capture Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland.
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Men accused of involvement in car-stealing ring remanded

Two men accused of being involved in a motor vehicle stealing ring were remanded when they appeared in the St Catherine Parish Court on Friday. Fabian Williams and Thyan Edwards are jointly charged with larceny of a motor vehicle. When the matter was mentioned, his attorneys argued that their clients are fit candidates for bail. However, Acting Senior Parish Court Judge Janelle Nelson-Gayle ordered that antecedent and community reports be prepared by the Probation Department before bail is considered.
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Education Ministry intensifies search for 1,000 hurricane-displaced students in Region Four

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Region Four, is intensifying efforts to locate approximately 1,000 students who remain unaccounted for following disruptions to the education system caused by Hurricane Melissa last year. Regional Director Dr Michele Pinnock told JIS News that structured retrieval efforts are currently under way across the Region. These involve guidance counsellors, social workers, and school personnel conducting home visits and telephone outreach to trace affected students.

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Passengers at the Sangster airport in St James. - File photo
Published 10 hours ago

Some flights cancelled due to winter storm in US

Some flights to and from the United States at both the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston and the Sangster International Airport in St James have been cancelled due to a winter storm affecting sections of the country. So far, the cancellations primarily affect JetBlue flights to and from New York. At Sangster, a Delta Air Lines flight from New York was also cancelled. Outside of that airline, Sangster indicated that some flight operations have been delayed.

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Starting line-up of Jamaica’s all-local contingent that faced Martinique in an international friendly in Martinique yesterday.
Published 21 hours ago

Mission accomplished

Reggae Boyz coach Rudolph Speid believes he has seen what he needs to from local talent ahead of the team’s crucial World Cup play-off games next month. Speid, the man tasked with getting the Reggae Boyz to recover from their World Cup qualification meltdown and maybe still get a place in the final, had the team play against Martinique in a friendly last night, the 2-0 win paling in comparison to the bigger goal. Jamaica got goals from Nickyle Ellis in the 22nd minute, while Daniel Green doubled the score in 64th.

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Stephen ‘Cat’ Coore passed away on January 18.
February 21, 2026

Cat Coore’s life a call to ‘selah’ – Rev Astor Carlyle

The thanksgiving service for Stephen ‘Cat’ Coore was not sad, but there were tears. It was the first time that many could recall ever seeing Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange shed tears while giving a tribute, and legendary percussionist, Larry McDonald, told The Gleaner that he was glad that his shades blocked the tears that would otherwise have streamed straight down his face.

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A Water Arch ceremony was done to signify the starting of the flight route on the apron at the Norman Manley International Airport on November 7, 2022.
Published 21 hours ago

Airports Authority to spend $9.5 billion upgrading airports as Hurricane Melissa fallout lingers

The Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) plans to spend more on capital projects in the fiscal year ending 2027 than at any point since the pandemic as it works to modernise the country’s aviation infrastructure against the backdrop of a sector still recovering from Hurricane Melissa’s fallout. “Capital investment by AAJ for 2026-27 is budgeted at $9.5 billion,” stated the Jamaica Public Bodies report published this month by the Ministry of Finance.

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Chelsie Mitchell, a fifth-form student at New Forest High School and featured vocalist on ‘Rebuild Jamaica’, said the project held deep personal meaning following the loss of a close relative after Hurricane Melissa.
February 21, 2026

GoodHeart | New Forest school community’s ‘Rebuild Jamaica’ track uplifts spirits

When Hurricane Melissa tore through communities in western Jamaica last year, the damage went far beyond collapsed roofs. For the New Forest school community, the aftermath inspired a different kind of response. Rather than remain silent, teachers, students, parents, and staff came together to create Rebuild Jamaica, an original song born from grief, hope, and a shared determination to uplift those hardest hit.

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The Windalco plant in Manchester.
Published 21 hours ago

Editorial | New mineral developments and strategic promise

The resurgence of the geopolitical battle between the United States and China present both challenges and opportunities for Jamaica in the bauxite/alumina sector. The US, in attempting to rebuild parts of its primary aluminium smelting capacity, is doing something it has not done in nearly 50 years. This is aimed at reducing strategic dependence on China-dominated mineral supply chains.

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