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Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness speaking at CAF investment forum in Panama City.
January 29, 2026 by Kimone Francis

CALL FOR UNITY

PANAMA CITY, Panama: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is calling for an end to the era of isolated markets, urging his regional counterparts to abandon fragmented national agendas in favour of a…
Agriculture Minister Floyd Green.
January 29, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

‘I would not conspire with INDECOM’

Agriculture Minister Floyd Green yesterday firmly rejected claims that he conspired with the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) “to convict” the six police personnel implicated in a…
Sara Salmon (left) and Denecia Salmon.
January 29, 2026 by Sashana Small

Salmon sisters cross UWI finish line together

Though separated by different programmes and academic journeys of unequal length, two sisters found themselves united at the finish line. Denecia Salmon, and her sister, Dr Sara Salmon, graduated…
Sergio Díaz-Granados
January 29, 2026 by Kimone Francis

US$100b plan to build Latin America, Caribbean into geopolitical power

PANAMA CITY, Panama: The CAF-Development Bank of Latin America has unveiled a US$100-billion expansion road map aimed at reshaping Latin America and the Caribbean from a global “pantry” into a…
Attorney Gabriel Christian
January 29, 2026 by Derrick Scott

Massive Caribbean American farewell for Ambassador Curtis Ward

Hundreds of mourners defied sub-freezing temperatures, journeying from near and far to pack into Saint Andrew’s Apostolic Catholic Church in Silver Spring, Maryland, last Saturday to pay final tribute…
Former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels.
January 29, 2026 by Lester Hinds

‘I am willing to die if it comes to that’

“This is my country. I am willing to die, basically, if it comes to that. I have no fear.” That’s the word from Jamaica-born Don Samuels, who resides in Minnesota, United States, where chaos has…
Vincent Daniault (right), managing director, TotalEnergies Jamaica, presents solar-powered lights to Colonel Edwards Lyons (left), chief secretary in charge of Caribbean territories emergency disaster services, Salvation Army, to assist in their hurricane
January 29, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

‘It’s difficult not to act’

Still in awe and shock at the extent of damage wreaked by Hurricane Melissa in the western half of Jamaica last October, TotalEnergies Jamaica’s Managing Director Vincent Daniault appeared eager to…
The motorcycle crash scene at Stony Hill main road where two people were injured yesterday.
January 29, 2026 by Andre Williams

Two dead, two injured in three separate motorcycle crashes

The dangers faced by motorcyclists are again being underscored following two recent fatal crashes and a serious collision yesterday that left two persons hospitalised. Deaths and injuries linked to…
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Ghana, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, gives remarks during a welcome reception and tour at the Seville Great House in St Ann.
January 29, 2026 by Paul H. Williams

Ghana to appoint honorary consul in Jamaica

Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has outlined plans to strengthen his country’s presence in Jamaica and the wider region as part of a broader effort to deepen…