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25 Oct, 2026
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Past The Finishing Post
Oct 24, 2026 Race Results Race 1 Purse $790,000 3YO&UP OPT. CLM($500,0-$400,0)/NB6YO&UP(NW4) IMP6YO&UP&NB5YO(NW3) Off At: 11:58:23 PM Distance: 6 Fur. Track Condition: Dirt fast…
25 Oct, 2026
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Jamaica Suns eye World Cup prep from England series
The Jamaica Suns will have an opportunity to showcase the growth of men’s netball on one of the sport’s biggest stages when they face the England Thorns in a two-match international series in London…
25 Oct, 2026
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Editorial | Gullies, housing and urban renewal
The Government’s plan to relocate people who live on the edges of the capital’s network of gullies is a good idea. It, however, ought not to be separated from a broader, structured programme to…
25 Oct, 2026
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Reggae pioneer Derrick Harriott dies at 87
Derrick Harriott, the pioneering Jamaican singer, songwriter and record producer whose distinctive tenor and powerful falsetto helped define successive eras of the island’s popular music, died at home…
25 Oct, 2026
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Children in the crossfire - CPFSA says youths reported to agency screened for human trafficking, but no specific record kept on victims forced into gangs
Children involved in crime may themselves be victims of human trafficking, but the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) says no suspected child trafficking case brought to its attention…
25 Oct, 2026
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A second chance at home - Deportees face steep hurdles as FURI helps them rebuild in Jamaica
When Paul Lawrence stepped off the aircraft that brought him back to Jamaica more than two decades ago, the weight of the moment overwhelmed him, and he burst into tears. Although the island was his…
25 Oct, 2026
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Petersfield High still feeling effect of bad shelter management experience
Western Bureau: Nearly a year after Hurricane Melissa battered western Jamaica, students at Petersfield High School are still attending classes just twice a week, leaving parents worried about lost…
25 Oct, 2026
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Orville Taylor | Support and endorsement are not the same
No one in his right mind supports criminality over law enforcement. Actually, let me take that back. Indeed, there are persons who think they are in their right minds who directly and indirectly…
25 Oct, 2026
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Garth Rattray | Can Jamaica pattern Singapore?
I am very concerned about our little island and very worried about our future. It is extremely distressing to see the antecedents of societal decline slowly appear, become established, grow, and…