Latest News

Anand Kumar, owner, Eclipse Florals and Plant Store, at Market on the Lawn in Kingston where five merchants were given the opportunity to display and sell their products by NCB.
February 9, 2026

Eclipse Florals shifts from survival to sustainability with bank’s support

What began as a period of uncertainty following Hurricane Melissa has evolved into a renewed focus on growth for Montego Bay-based Eclipse Florals and Plant Store, as owner and operator Anand Kumar…
Kumar ‘Fyah’ Bent backstage at the 31st staging of Rebel Salute held Saturday January 18, 2025, at Plantation Cove, Priory, St Ann.
February 9, 2026

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
February 9, 2026

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.
February 9, 2026

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.
February 9, 2026

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.
February 9, 2026

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.
February 9, 2026

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.
February 9, 2026 by Marcia Thomas

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.
February 9, 2026 by Carl Gilchrist

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…