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Guerline Jozef, HBA executive director.
March 9, 2026

Group condemns death of Haitian national in ICE custody

CMC The San Diego, California-based Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA) has condemned the death of a Haitian national in the custody of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency. On…
Jamaican American actress Sheryl Lee Ralph.
March 9, 2026

Sheryl Lee Ralph joins debate over Jamaica’s exit from Cuban Medical Brigade

CMC: Jamaican American actress Sheryl Lee Ralph has joined the conversation surrounding the discontinuation of the Cuban Medical Brigade programme. “Will America now send the doctors so badly needed…
Sevana is ready to perform at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in April.
March 9, 2026

Sevana is New Orleans bound and into her album era

There is poise in the way Sevana talks about where she is heading, musically. No rush. No spectacle. Just intention. When Sevana received the call confirming her performances at the New Orleans Jazz…
Surprise guest Bounty Killer at the Bob Marley Tribute Concert held on Thursday, February 6, 2025, at Emancipation Park, St Andrew. He will receive the Generational Impact: Guardian of the Culture Award on March 29 from the Let us SOAR organisation.
March 9, 2026

‘Bounty Killer represents the spirit of the people’

Dancehall legend, Rodney ‘Bounty Killer’ Price, will be given the Generational Impact: Guardian of the Culture Award this year for his outstanding charitable contributions, his impact on dancehall…
Joe Bogdanovich, promoter, Reggae Sumfest and chief executive officer of DownSound Entertainment, poses for our camera at Reggae Sumfest Blitz (all-black) at Montego Bay Sports Complex in Catherine Hall, Montego Bay, on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.
March 9, 2026 by Yasmine Peru

Reggae Sumfest 2026 goes to Plantation Cove for one night only

Reggae Sumfest 2026 will not be held at its home in Catherine Hall, Montego Bay. Instead, the festival heads to a new venue, Plantation Cove in St Ann for this year’s staging, for what the organisers…
Letta Gayle, social worker at the Violence Prevention Alliance delivers a counselling session at Chalky Hill in St Ann.
March 9, 2026

Chalky Hill residents receive relief, support through VPA community outreach

For many residents of Chalky Hill in St Ann, the recent community outreach activity organised by the Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA) and partners provided both practical relief and reassurance that…
Qu Dongyu, director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
March 9, 2026

FAO launches International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026

The International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026, a commemoration designated by the United Nations General Assembly, has been launched under the leadership of Director-General of the Food and…
A representative from the Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) assists a resident of Savanna-la-Mar with documentation at the Project STAR Civil Documentation Community Hub, hosted at the New Market Oval Community Centre.
March 9, 2026

Over 300 hurricane-affected residents in the west benefit from civil documentation community hubs

More than 300 residents impacted by Hurricane Melissa have regained access to critical civil documentation following the staging of two Civil Documentation Community Hubs by Project STAR in…