All eyes on Cryptocurrency, Top Shelf, Baltusrol today
This afternoons $850,000-$800,000 optional claiming at five furlongs round could get really tricky, considering the many variables at play in the quick dash. The runners to keep an eye on are those competing on a tag for the first time –...
13th COVID death - 59 cases in 48 hours; stigma fears in St Thomas
The death of a 13th Jamaican from COVID-19 and a surge of 59 new infections in the last 48 hours could push government authorities to crack down harder on movement and specific industries to curb the virus rapid spread after a lull in June. The...
Giving back: Airy Castle volunteers host community fair
Signs mandated social distancing; masks were compulsory and while lollygagging was not restricted, there was little milling about as the community of Airy Castle in St Thomas hosted a small community fair last Saturday at the Airy Castle Basic...
Football season faces further delay
Football stakeholders are concerned that the start of the 2020-2021 Red Stripe Premier League and schoolboy football seasons could be pushed back even further than October. This is because of what has been a dramatic rise in local COVID-19 cases...
A spectacular Independence celebration - We will survive Sahara dust and COVID-19 – Grange
The Grand Gala, that annual feel-good, makes-you-proud-to-be-Jamaican curtain closer of the islands Emancipation and Independence celebrations, came under attack from COVID-19, but the virus was clearly no match for the resilience of the Jamaican...
Editorial | Need for decisive action to tackle coronavirus
A sharp spike in coronavirus cases was enough to call out members of the Government on Independence Day. Later, Prime Minister Andrew Holness delivered the alarming news at a press conference that there had been 30 new cases reported, driving total...
Letter of the Day | School rules should evolve but maintain ethical values
THE EDITOR, Madam: I read Peter Espeuts article on discipline in schools, and he has some very valid points. I went to high school in Jamaica for about six years (I repeated fifth form to get more GCE subjects). We had so many rules in school, I...