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Kimberlee Rose, brand manager for Jack Daniel’s at Caribbean Producers Jamaica Limited, showcases the brand’s portfolio at the Jamaican launch of Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Blackberry at TGI Fridays in St Andrew on August 28.
17 Sep, 2026 0

Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Blackberry makes J’can debut

Jack Daniel’s has officially introduced Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Blackberry to the Jamaican market, marking the arrival of the newest addition to its flavoured whiskey portfolio. The new expression was…
Linvern Wright, principal of the William Knibb Memorial High School in Trelawny.
17 Sep, 2026 0

$100K mobile phones but no textbooks

WESTERN BUREAU: A senior school administrator is challenging parents to rethink their priorities as the new school year gets under way, noting that some are spending heavily on their children’s…
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Kevin Warsh speaks at a news conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
17 Sep, 2026 0

Fed defies Trump with first rate rise in 3 years

The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the first time since 2023 in an effort to quell stubbornly-high inflation, a move that could spur a sharp response from the White…
Lacey Ann Bartley, managing director of Bartley’s AllInWood, displaying some of her products.
17 Sep, 2026 0

Bartley’s, Ettenio join forces to package J’can luxury

WESTERN BUREAU: Two female-led Jamaican companies are betting that collaboration, local ingredients and a strong sense of place can give home-grown manufacturers a bigger slice of the lucrative…
Ethnie Miller Simpson.
17 Sep, 2026 0

Miller Simpson warns about data drain as J’cans feed foreign AI services

WESTERN BUREAU: Educator Ethnie Miller Simpson is expressing concern that while Jamaica is pumping information into artificial-intelligence (AI) systems at an accelerating rate, the country does not…
From left: PAHO Director Dr Jarbas Barbosa and Gilead Sciences Chief Commercial and Corporate Affairs Officer Johanna Mercier, with copies of the agreement that enables Latin American and Caribbean countries to access lenacapavir as part of preventive medi
17 Sep, 2026 0

PAHO expands access to HIV prevention drug

WASHINGTON (CMC): The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says it is opening new avenues for countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to access lenacapavir, a long-acting HIV prevention…
LL Cool J keeps things classic with a twist, stepping onto the Emmy carpet in a dark, patterned double-breasted suit, matching tie, and flat cap. A statement brooch and polished accessories completes the look.
17 Sep, 2026 0

Something Extra | Thursday

The 78th Emmy Awards may have wrapped, but the style conversation is still going. Before Monday’s ceremony, television’s biggest names made their own statements on the blue carpet and inside the venue…
Glen Washington (right) receives Grammy Certificates for his contributions to Capleton’s Still Blazin’ and Third World’s Ain’t Givin’ Up. Joel Laing, the event’s sponsorship manager, makes the presentation.
17 Sep, 2026 0

Top marks for Excellence in Music Ceremony

‘Festive’ best describes the red carpet at Tuesday evening’s Excellence in Music Ceremony at The Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston, as the 2026 honourees basked in the full support of their family…
This image released by Voracious shows the cookbook ‘The Chinese Way’ by Betty Liu.
17 Sep, 2026 0

Recipe | Betty Liu’s sesame-cumin chicken

Deep-frying (zhà), a well-known technique where the food is fried in a pool of hot oil, which both cooks it and creates a crispy exterior, is used throughout the ‘Frying’ chapter in my cookbook The…