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Rahym R. Augustin-Joseph
07 Jan, 2026 0

Rahym R. Augustin-Joseph | The Caribbean’s danc between superpowers

Looking ahead to 2026, the priority for the Caribbean must be balancing how to live in the spectre of geopolitical tensions among global superpowers. This is crucial as the foreign policy of Caribbean…
Federico DeMarco works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Tuesday, January 2026.
07 Jan, 2026 0

Wall Street reaches more records on gains by big tech firms

Broad gains led by technology stocks pushed Wall Street to more records on Tuesday. The gains mirror much of the action from the previous year, when big technology stocks often drove the market to a…
Venus Williams hits a backhand to Magda Linette during an ASB Classic Women’s Tennis Tournament singles match in Auckland, New Zealand yesterday.
07 Jan, 2026 0

Venus loses competitive three-setter in Auckland

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP): Venus Williams has lost her first singles match of 2026 to fifth-seeded Magda Linette at the WTA Tour tournament in Auckland, New Zealand. The 45-year-old Williams put up…
Dwayne Bravo bowling for the Weset Indies in a 2009 Test match.
07 Jan, 2026 0

‘There’s not much I could have done’

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): Former West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has revealed that it was not his choice to retire from Test cricket almost 11 years ago. Speaking recently on the Beard…
Strasbourg’s head coach, Liam Rosenior, gestures from the touchline during a Europa Conference League opening phase football match against Crystal Palace in Strasbourg, France on November 27, 2025.
07 Jan, 2026 0

Chelsea gives Rosenior six-year contract

LONDON (AP): Chelsea appointed new manager Liam Rosenior on a six-year deal yesterday, hours after his departure from French club Strasbourg amid fans’ unrest. The attack-minded Rosenior, regarded as…
Manchester United’s manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (right) and his assistant Michael Carrick stand on the touchline during an English League Cup football match against West Ham at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, on September 22, 2021.
07 Jan, 2026 0

Man United approach Solskjaer, Carrick, AP source says

MANCHESTER, England (AP): Manchester United has approached Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Michael Carrick in its search for an interim coach to take over until the end of the season, a person with knowledge…
Criminologist Dr Jason McKay
07 Jan, 2026 0

Criminologist takes aim at civil society groups over stance on police killings

Dr Jason McKay, criminologist and police officer attached to the St Catherine South police’s special operations unit, is warning that constant statements by civil-society groups and the Independent…
Salada Foods General Manager Tamii Brown (right) greets the mini packing line of Jebb Memorial Basic School students at Salada Foods headquarters on Bell Road. Looking on is Jebb Memorial Basic School Principal Leonie Salmon Wong-Sue.
07 Jan, 2026 0

Salada, Jebb Memorial students pack care packages for farmers

Over 40 staff at Salada Foods volunteered to pack more than 600 care packages for farming communities hit by Hurricane Melissa, closing out the company’s 2025 production year at its Bell Road plant in…
Executive Chairman of Jamaica Observer Limited Adam Stewart (left), and Executive Chairman of RJRGLEANER Communications Group Joseph Matalon sign the joint-venture agreement that set the foundation for the establishment of North Beech Limited – the new e
07 Jan, 2026 0

North Beech Limited formed

Effective December 22, 2025, North Beech Limited officially commenced operations, supporting the collaboration of the printing and distribution functions of the Jamaica Observer Limited (JOL) and the…