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Don Anderson, pollster and executive chairman of Market Research Services Limited.
January 21, 2026

Jamaican confidence shaken by Hurricane Melissa

Consumer and business confidence in Jamaica tumbled in the fourth quarter of 2025 due to the impact of Hurricane Melissa last October which erased gains from an election-year rally earlier in the…
Knutsford Express depot at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay.
January 21, 2026

Hurricane Melissa brakes profit trend at Knutsford Express

Knutsford Express Services posted a quarterly loss after Hurricane Melissa forced the Jamaican transport company to shut routes for up to “two weeks”, cutting revenue and erasing profits from a year…
In this July 21, 2020 file photo, a man opens social media app TikTok on his cell phone, in Islamabad, Pakistan.
January 21, 2026

Disrupting the scroll

AP: It’s simple to accidentally become entranced by an endless loop of videos on Instagram or TikTok. But sometimes, that mindless scroll is interrupted by a reminder that what you thought was a…
January 21, 2026

Jamaican workers left with 4.0 per cent of salary after core expenses, says new survey

Jamaican workers are scraping by as salaries barely cover living costs, according to a new regional survey conducted by human resource (HR) professionals. The survey, which covers 20 Caribbean…
Joan Crooks (centre) celebrates with her granddaughters Ana‑Paige Henry (left) and Marianna Crooks (right), who both graduated from The University of the West Indies, Mona.
January 21, 2026 by Antoine Lodge

Two graduations, one triumph

For 72-year-old Joan Crooks, the realisation came quietly but powerfully. Within the space of a single week, two of her granddaughters would walk across separate graduation stages, marking the end of…
From left: Fathers from Mary Gate Church of Heaven, Brother Ricky Ferrer and Father Maxwell KlugIn; Councilor Julian Chang; Rosa Young, owner WAVZ Events; Alyssa Levy, I AM Foundation Intl team member; Jessica Davidson, educator at Manning’s School; C Ca
January 21, 2026 by Mickalia Kington

Westmoreland women get a day of HERS empowerment

WESTERN BUREAU: More than 300 women from across western Jamaica were given a rare opportunity to pause, breathe, and be nurtured during A Day of HERS, a women’s empowerment event hosted in…
Henrietta A. Williams (third left), popularly known as ‘Miss Heady’, celebrated her 100th birthday with her children (from left) George Williams, Paulette Williams, Janet Williams, Laurice Haye, and Melbourne Williams at her 100th birthday celebration
January 21, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

‘The years just pass on and I just take it easy’

If Henrietta Adina Williams, popularly known as ‘Miss Heady’, divulges her age to those who do not know her personally, the disclosure could be met with gasps of denial as her physical appearance…
January 21, 2026

Current and emerging role of AI in echocardiography

Heart failure is a clinical syndrome in which the heart cannot pump blood sufficiently to meet the body’s needs, leading to symptoms like shortness of breath, fatigue, and fluid build-up in tissues.…
January 21, 2026

Why diabetes is a cardiovascular disease

At the Masters of Medicine Medical Conference: The Weight of the Matter: Redefining Health and the Heart, held January 16 to18, 2026, at the AC Marriott Hotel in Kingston, leading clinicians and…