Karen Madden - Gleaner Writer

May 12, 2026 Karen Madden - Gleaner Writer

CHEF CLAUDIA PARKINSON - Living her dream

Among the delights of life that bring people together while aligning cultures is food, and Chef Claudia Parkinson knows that only too well.
For the last eight years, the St Mary native has been feeding the family and guests of three British high commissioners to Jamaica, serving Asif Ahmad and Judith Slater, and now Alicia Herbert.

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Ian Allen/Photographer Edwin Allen High School’s Kellyann Carr (centre) wins the Girls’ Class One 400 metres ahead of Hydel’s Nastassia Fletcher (right) and Holmwood Technical’s Abrina Wright at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Ch
04 Apr, 2026 0

CHAMPS ON THE DECLINE?

The performances on the track and in the field, at what is now internationally called “Champs”, undoubtedly the biggest school athletics festival in the world, is fuelled by passionate fans high on…
ISSA Vice-President and Principal of Wolmer’s Trust High School for Girls Colleen Montague (left) and Kimberly Smalling, senior account executive at Main Event.
29 Mar, 2026 0

MAKING OF CHAMPS: The money that makes it all work

It takes cash to care or money makes the mare run. Whichever catchy maxim you choose, one thing is beyond doubt – it takes millions of dollars to execute an event of the scale of the ISSA/GraceKennedy…
Kentan Facey from Jamaica produces a lay up during their FIBA Americas Group Two World Cup Qualifier against The Bahamas at the National Indoor Sports Centre on Thursday. Kentan Facey from Jamaica produces a lay up during their FIBA Americas Group Two Wo
01 Mar, 2026 0

‘WE JUST GOT TO GET BACK’

Jamaica’s national basketball head coach Rick Turner wants a change in mentality from his players as the team looks to rebound from last Thursday’s excruciating 93-99 loss to Bahamas in a bid to stop…
Track and field legends Asafa Powell (left) and Usain Bolt made it their point of duty to support Jamaica’s push for a place at the FIBA World Cup during a qualifier against the Bahamas at the National Indoor Sports Centre on Thursday.
01 Mar, 2026 0

‘Anyt’ing fi duh wid Jamaica’

In what was the largest crowd at a basketball match on Jamaican soil, over 3,500 fans converged on the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston to watch Jamaica take on Caribbean rivals, the Bahamas…
Joel Lamm pumps his fists in celebration of a point in the final of the National Table Tennis Championships against Roberto ‘Magic Dino’ Byles at the National Indoor Sports Centre in September.
14 Dec, 2025 0

Youngest national TT champ in 44 years finding the balance

While a diminishing ideology, sports has often been cited as a distraction for students seeking to achieve scholastic excellence, with the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) setting…
Jamaica’s Bobby Reid (third left) celebrates opening the scoring against Bermuda during the Reggae Boyz’s 4-0 Concacaf World Cup Qualification victory at the National Stadium on October 14.
25 Oct, 2025 0

‘It’s in our hands’

WITH DESTINY in their own hands as they look to qualify for only their second appearance at the FIFA World Cup, one alum from the historic 1998 tournament is backing Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz to advance…
Yohan Blake in action at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon in 2022.
18 Oct, 2025 0

No regrets

HAVING LONG declared his love for cricket, 2011 World Champion Yohan Blake is working out at the Kingston Cricket Club and says he is excited about the upcoming season. But he told The Sunday Gleaner…