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This image released by Warner Bros Entertainment shows Christian Bale and Jessie Buckley in a scene from ‘The Bride!’
March 6, 2026

’The Bride!’ is a Frankenstein riff with a pulse

AP: Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride! is a big, brash swing at a new The Bride of Frankenstein that struggles to cohere its many parts. But I’ll say this: It’s alive. Just months after Guillermo del Toro…
Rudolph Brown/Photographer Speaking on ‘Streaming Math: How to Actually Make Money on DSPS’ are (from left) Tuma Basa, Cassandra Campbell, Tanya Lawson, Victor Conradsson, Yomi Desalu and JR Watkis at the Island Music Conference day two at The Courtlei
March 6, 2026

Music streaming creates fewer megastars, more working artistes

The Jamaica Music Society (JAMMS) says Jamaica’s music economy is producing more working artistes but fewer breakout stars, as streaming reshapes earnings and expectations. General Manager Evon…
Business
March 6, 2026

Hurricane Melissa cost Supreme Ventures $4 billion in lost revenue

Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL) reported billions of dollars in foregone revenue due to Hurricane Melissa. Disruptions led the gaming giant to post a fourth-quarter loss, but it still made stronger…
Business
March 6, 2026

New cars drive profit at Jetcon

Jetcon Corporation, a listed auto dealer, swung from loss to profit in 2025 as it shifted decisively from pre-owned vehicles to new-car sales. Revenue nearly doubled to $941 million from $520 million…
One of six bus sheds being constructed in the parish.
March 6, 2026 by Bryan Miller

New bus sheds to improve safety, comfort in Hanover

WESTERN BUREAU: Six new bus sheds are being built in Hanover as part of efforts to provide greater comfort for the travelling public. The project, scheduled for completion within three months, is…
Frank James, Group CEO, GraceKennedy Limited.
March 6, 2026

GraceKennedy revenue rises, profit falls on hurricane costs

GraceKennedy Limited (GK) reported higher revenue but lower profit in 2025, as Hurricane Melissa’s October landfall drove one-off costs and disrupted operations. The food and financial services…
Mureen James (centre), executive director of the Montego Bay Convention Centre, accepts one of two awards from Yatan Ahluwalia (right), secretary general of the Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA), and Jamaica’s tourism minister, Edmund Bartl
March 6, 2026 by Janet Silvera

Mureen James shines in Berlin with two global hospitality honours

Berlin, Germany: Jamaican tourism executive Mureen James stood among some of the most influential figures in global tourism in Berlin on Tuesday as she accepted two honours at the Pacific Area Travel…
Dr Dayton Campbell, member of parliament for Westmoreland Eastern.
March 6, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Campbell: $787m ROOFS allocation in Westmoreland undermined by transportation burden

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Dayton Campbell, the member of parliament for Westmoreland Eastern, says the Government’s Restoration of Owner and Occupant Family Shelter (ROOFS) Programme is poorly conceived,…
Rohan Brown, manager of Weather Services at the Meteorological Service of Jamaica.
March 6, 2026 by Gladstone H. Taylor

How satellites, science shape hurricane forecasts

Imagine a hurricane making landfall on the very day you decide to visit the supermarket or the beach – and imagine facing it without warning. For small island states in the tropics, such a scenario…