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Prostate-cancer survivor David Reid (left), Roshane Reid-Koomson, executive director of the Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS), Alfred Francis, race director of Running Events Jamaica, Anneitta Newman-Morgan, accountant, trade payables at the National Health Fun
25 Sep, 2026 0

Record turnout for Blue Run 5K strengthens men’s health drive

The Blue Run 5K recorded its largest turnout yet on September 20, underscoring growing public support for prostate-cancer awareness in Jamaica. The event attracted 4,859 registrants, up from 3,990 in…
V’ghn, winner of Jab Artiste of the Year and Jab Song of the Year for his collaboration with Terra D Governor, is polished in a classic tailored double-breasted suit.
25 Sep, 2026 0

Something Extra | Friday

The Caribbean Music Awards (CMA) brought out a stylish mix of regional stars to the National Academy for the Performing Arts in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on Saturday. Artistes and…
Executive Chairman of Sandals Resorts International, Adam Stewart.
25 Sep, 2026 0

Sandals to earn about US$600m a year, Royal Caribbean deal implies

Royal Caribbean Group’s agreement to buy half of Sandals Resorts International implies the Jamaican hotel chain will earn roughly US$600 million a year in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation…
Petrojam refinery
25 Sep, 2026 0

Jamaica holds US$45m owed to Venezuela in frozen account

Jamaica has built up US$45 million (J$7.2b) in PetroCaribe payments owed to Venezuela, an amount that’s grown more than 16-fold over two years. The money sits in a segregated account at the Bank of…
The John’s Hall Primary School in St James.
25 Sep, 2026 0

Spring Mount access crisis hurts John’s Hall Primary

WESTERN BUREAU: The John’s Hall Primary School is losing students as the collapse of the Spring Mount road in St James disrupts access to the school, with enrolment falling by 84 children as families…
Cedric Stephens
25 Sep, 2026 0

Cedric E. Stephens | Hurricane Melissa and the ‘endurance economy’ – The recovery we are enduring

In a recent series of articles, Professor C. Justin Robinson, pro-vice-chancellor and principal of The University of the West Indies Five Islands Campus, introduced the concept of the ‘endurance…
Windalco plant
25 Sep, 2026 0

Rusal seeks buyers for Windalco as it pulls back from the Caribbean

Russia’s largest aluminium producer, UC Rusal, has started looking for buyers for its Windalco alumina complex in Jamaica and its bauxite operations in Guyana, US-based Bloomberg News reported, citing…
US Senator Bernie Sanders
25 Sep, 2026 0

Peter Espeut | Down by the riverside

On Monday, September 21, on the eve of the United Nations General Assembly, US Senator Bernie Sanders (Independent, Vermont) delivered a major foreign policy address at the historic Riverside Church…
With more than 17 years in media, Basillia Barnaby-Cuff knows firsthand the role broadcasters have played in giving gospel music a voice.
25 Sep, 2026 0

5 Questions with Basillia Barnaby-Cuff

Content creator, broadcaster, event emcee, author, and founder and director of the Sterling Gospel Music Awards are just some of the hats that Basillia Barnaby-Cuff wears. Barnaby-Cuff, a wife and…