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24 Sep, 2026 0

Who is Jamaica being built for?

THE EDITOR, Madam: Development must never come at the cost of excluding the people it is meant to serve. No amount of groundbreaking ceremonies, ribbon-cuttings, or gleaming new developments can…
Winning the Miss Global International 2026 title in Jamaica holds special meaning for Colombia’s Josseidy Escalona, who has Jamaican ancestry on her father’s side.
24 Sep, 2026 0

Colombia’s Josseidy Escalona wins Miss Global International, celebrates J’can roots

WESTERN BUREAU: Colombia’s Josseidy Escalona came to Jamaica determined to take home the Miss Global International crown. But beyond her pursuit of the title, the 31-year-old lawyer from the tiny…
Brad Pitt plays Army Special Forces veteran James Belmont in ‘Heart of the Beast’.
24 Sep, 2026 0

Movie Review | Brad Pitt takes on the wild in ‘Heart of the Beast’

Brad Pitt loves a lone-wolf character. Even in ensembles, he’s often the quiet one just to the left (but, you know, still the focus). The guy who sees everything and says little, drawing people, when…
24 Sep, 2026 0

Basil Jarrett | When scamming starts costing jobs

Just over a week ago, Prime Minister Andrew Holness reemphasized something that those in law enforcement have long since known: Lottery scamming is no longer simply a crime problem. It is an economic…