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Pastry Cravingz by V proprietor Venessa Waugh welcomed ‘Food’ last weekend to her former culinary school to present her trio of decadent treats.
February 12, 2026 by Omar Tomlinson

Venessa Waugh makes it from scratch

Love reigns supreme in Venessa Waugh’s heart. This Valentine’s Day, though, it will not be love of the romantic kind sustaining the pastry chef who runs her three-year-old start-up, Pastry Cravingz by…
Hudson’s Cocktail Story’s Wynton Hudson pours his watermelon cucumber cordial into a goblet.
February 12, 2026 by Omar Tomlinson

Wynton Hudson crafts Valentine’s-themed libations

Jamaican-produced rums and vodkas are must-add ingredients for mixologist Wynton Hudson’s cocktails. “I am a local bartender first. I find an abundance of amazing ingredients here, spices, fresh herbs…
February 12, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

Reasonable force

The Supreme Court has ruled that police personnel acted lawfully in self-defence during an armed confrontation
The 500-kilowatt emergency mobile power-generation unit that was commissioned in the community of Darliston, Westmoreland, on Sunday.
February 12, 2026 by Mickalia Kington

Darliston misery mounting

Western Bureau: More than three months after Hurricane Melissa battered western Jamaica, life in sections of Darliston in Westmoreland remains defined by darkness, uncertainty, and mounting…
Herbie Miller.
February 12, 2026 by Yasmine Peru

Steve Turre for Herbie Miller’s Thursday Night Jazz at Pegasus

What used to be Herbie Miller’s Friday Night Jazz at the F&B Restaurant in downtown Kingston, moved uptown a few months ago into a new home, The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. And the…
Dr Carolin Thomas Boyd.
February 12, 2026 by Karen Madden

Beware of the cold

At least two medical professionals are cautioning parents and caregivers to pay extra attention to their children when the country experiences colder-than-usual temperatures. Two recent cold fronts…
MPowa formalises its $2 million sponsorship of Waterhouse Football Club during a cheque handover at the Waterhouse Stadium in Drewsland, Kingston, on February 1, 2025, underscoring continued corporate investment in Jamaican football and community developme
February 12, 2026

Corporate Hands | MPowa delivers on $2 million sponsorship of Waterhouse Football Club

Hakeem Atkinson (right), member relations supervisor at the Jamaica National Group, presents books to Thamar Russell-Brown, acting principal at the Allman Town Primary School. The donation was presented to the school following a book drive organised by the
February 12, 2026

Corporate Hands | Jamaica National Group makes book drive donation to Allman Town Primary School

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange.
February 11, 2026

Jamaica in 'great mood' after U17 Reggae Boyz qualify for World Cup - Grange

Jamaica’s Under-17 football team has put the country in a "great mood" after securing qualification for the 2026 FIFA Boys Under-17 World Cup in Qatar, Sports Minister Olivia Grange, said…