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This 1972 photo shows then Prime Minister, Michael Manley addressing the Annual Conference of the Trades Union Congress at the Ward Theatre
February 20, 2026

Letter of the Day | Did Michael Manley get it right?

THE EDITOR, Madam: There is a reflective question that arises, particularly in this Black History Month. Did former prime minister, Michael Manley, get it right in affirming that: “The enslavement of…
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February 20, 2026

Hurricane Melissa costs Liberty Latin America US$76 million in Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica in late October 2025, flattening homes and severing telephone lines. For Liberty Latin America, the Category 5 storm left a combined cost of US$76 million —…
Contributed Keith Duncan, CEO of JMMB Group.
February 20, 2026

JMMB Group quarterly profit slips, nine-month earnings surge

JMMB Group Limited posted net profit of $985.5 million for its third quarter ended December 2025, down from $1.14 billion a year earlier due to impairments and Hurricane Melissa disruptions. Group CEO…
Contributed Proven Properties AVISTA at Bloomfield apartments in Mandeville.
February 20, 2026

Proven posts quarterly loss, eyes real estate gains ahead

Financial conglomerate Proven Group Limited (PGL) recorded a US$895,000 loss for shareholders in the December quarter, compared with a US$1.1-million profit a year earlier, as Hurricane Melissa…
AP A DoorDash sign is posted on the door of a Dunkin’ Donuts franchise in February 2023 in Methuen, USA.
February 20, 2026

DoorDash revenue up one-third in fourth quarter

DoorDash said on Wednesday its revenue rose 38 per cent in the fourth quarter as it gained new US customers and added new services like restaurant reservations. Investors cheered that growth, sending…
Raising the bar in a red gown is Nadine Spence, managing director of Sixt Rent A Car, who wears a locally designed gown by BrandEd at the annual Sugar Cane Ball.
February 20, 2026

Something Extra | Friday

Love was not just the theme; it was the atmosphere, as close to 300 patrons from across Jamaica, the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom gathered last Saturday evening at the Round Hill…
Reverend Claude Ellis, principal of the St Andrew-based Pembroke Hall High School.
February 20, 2026 by Kimone Francis

LITERACY SOS

Pembroke Hall High School Principal Reverend Claude Ellis is calling on the Government to redirect its resources into the primary and early childhood sectors to address educational gaps being…
Salada Foods operates one of the island’s largest coffee operations.
February 20, 2026

Salada earnings cut by a third due to Hurricane Melissa

Salada Foods Ltd reported first-quarter revenues and profit sliding amid storm-battered logistics and weaker domestic demand — an early signal of how deeply Hurricane Melissa has cut into Jamaica’s…
Jamaicans for Justice Executive Director Mickel Jackson (second left) discusses the findings of the Citizens’ Rights. Roles, Responsibilities and Practice Survey 2025 with (from left) Vanna Lawrence, programme manager, Delegation of the European Union to
February 20, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

More males report physical abuse by female partners in new survey

A new survey co-published by the Mico Foundation and Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) has highlighted the top three human rights violations reported in 10 Kingston communities as domestic violence, police…