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Kumar ‘Fyah’ Bent backstage at the 31st staging of Rebel Salute held Saturday January 18, 2025, at Plantation Cove, Priory, St Ann.
09 Feb, 2026 0

Wickie Wackie Music Festival starts Thursday

While many cultural festivals have been forced to pause in the wake of Hurricane Melissa’s impact on Jamaica, Wickie Wackie Music Festival 2026 (WWMF26) defies the odds by returning for its third…
From left: Alwayne Cousins, country chief partnership officer, JMMB; Jason Russell, general manager, Pier One; Yoni Epstein, founder & CEO, Itel International; and Jerome Smalling, CEO, JMMB Bank, at JMMB Thought Leadership Breakfast at S Hotel in Montego
09 Feb, 2026 0

JMMB brings Montego Bay’s business leaders together to chart path for economic renewal

As western Jamaica continues to strengthen recovery momentum and sustain business confidence in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, the JMMB Group convened senior private-sector leaders and key…
Sydoney Preddie, lead, youth and education programmes at the JN Foundation.
09 Feb, 2026 0

Dominican Republic’s helmet-safety push offers lessons for Jamaica

Regional efforts to address motorcycle-related fatalities are gaining momentum, and the Dominican Republic’s helmet-safety reforms are shaping conversations in Jamaica as it strengthens standards…
Africka Stephens (left), executive founder of Fi We Children Foundation, with project assistant and law student Moniek Robinson at the launch of their foundation’s anti-violence school project.
09 Feb, 2026 0

Fi We Children Foundation launches anti-violence school project

The Fi We Children Foundation (FWCF) launched the second year of its Mek Wi Reason: ADR in Schools project, with continued funding support from the government of Canada through the Canada Fund for…
Resident of Safe Haven Nursing Home Hazel Clarke (centre), who is 82 years old, with Reginal David (right) and Dr Lorenzo Gordon at the home’s kitchen garden.
09 Feb, 2026 0

Safe Haven plants seeds of purposeful elder care

At first glance, Safe Haven Nursing Home on Red Hills Road looks like what you would expect an elder-care facility to be. It is quiet, orderly, and there is a sense of calm. But as one steps inside,…
Romaine Dixon (right) and Minnesota Vikings Wide Receiver Justin Jefferson.
09 Feb, 2026 0

Something Extra | Monday

Celebrated American designer Thom Browne’s fall 2026 ready-to-wear collection reveal was this past weekend’s buzziest fashion event up north. On the runway inside the Legion of Honor Museum last…
Prime Minister P.J. Patterson (left) addresses a press conference following the 2nd CARICOM/Cuba Summit in Barbados on December 8, 2005. Listening at right is Cuban President Fidel Castro.
09 Feb, 2026 0

The Jamaica-Cuba relationship in history

The relationship between Jamaica and Cuba has had a long history. The Spanish, following Columbus’ arrival in the Americas, first settled Santo Domingo between 1496-1498. They began formal settlement…
Opposition Spokesman on Housing and Sustainable Living Senator Professor Floyd Morris.
09 Feb, 2026 0

Morris bats for end to ‘raiding’ of NHT

Senator Professor Floyd Morris, opposition spokesman on housing and sustainable living, has given notice that he plans to move a motion to effect changes to how the National Housing Trust (NHT) is…
Imega Breese McNab (centre), corporate affairs manager and company secretary at Carreras, joined the team in providing emergency relief supplies to residents in Savanna-La-Mar, Westmoreland in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.
09 Feb, 2026 0

Carreras bolsters Project STAR’s Melissa response with $5m donation

Recovery efforts in Project STAR communities that were affected by Hurricane Melissa received a significant boost following a J$5-million donation from Carreras, reinforcing a coordinated approach…