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Members of the Jamaica College team celebrate with the Schools’ Challenge Quiz championship trophy after their victory during the grand finale of the 2026 competition on Thursday night at TVJ’s studios in St Andrew.
April 5, 2026 by Karen Madden/Gleaner Writer -

Nail-biting triumph

There were tears on both sides of the aisle as Jamaica College ended a 39-year drought to lift the Television Jamaica (TVJ) Schools’ Challenge Quiz (SCQ) defeating Westwood High School 30 – 28 in a fiercely contested final at the TVJ studios on Thursday.

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Professor Michael Taylor (right), dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona, is greeted by Courtney Campbell, CEO of the VM Group, at the UWI MONA/VM GROUP Distinguished Lecture held on Thursday at the UW
December 13, 2025 by Karen Madden

Climate shock warning

One of the Caribbean’s leading experts on climate change and its devastating effects is sounding a warning that, if Jamaica does not increase its resilience it will continue to suffer economic and…
Denise 'Macka' Sinclair, of Bottom Halse Hall in Clarendon, says Hurricane Melissa caused the sinkhole behind her house to rise to window level so she had to run out due of fear.
December 9, 2025 by Karen Madden

Melissa revisits trauma on Halse Hall family

Haunted by memories of their matriarch who they lost during flood rains in 2021, a family in Bottom Halse Hall, Clarendon was forced to flee their home as flood waters from a nearby pond, swollen by…
Jesse Samuel, fisherman of Rocky Point in Clarendon, said even though his house was damaged during the passage of Hurricane Melissa on Tuesday, he is giving thanks for life and that his boat engines were spared. He his making plans to head out to sea by th
December 9, 2025 by Karen Madden

A horrible day in Rocky Point

Unlike Hurricane Beryl last year, Hurricane Melissa did not wreak widespread destruction on the fishing village of Rocky Point in Clarendon. However, having fled Pedro Cays ahead of this week's…