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Vana Taylor (left), chairman of the JHTA Ocho Rios-Runaway Bay Chapter, presents a cheque and boxes of food items to Barbara Richards, director of Adult and Teen Challenge, as two members of staff look on.
February 4, 2026 by Carl Gilchrist

JHTA chapter fulfils charity commitments after storm setback

Hurricane Melissa, which struck last October, forced the rescheduling of several activities in St Ann, while others were cancelled entirely. Among those disrupted was the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist…
Business
February 4, 2026

NCB financial shifts Cayman banking unit to Bermuda subsidiary

NCB Financial Group Ltd. said it will transfer its Cayman Islands banking operations to Clarien Bank Ltd., its majority-owned Bermuda subsidiary, as the Jamaican financial conglomerate streamlines its…
National Dance Theatre Company Principal Dancer Kerry-Ann Henry performing ‘My Prayer’.
February 4, 2026

Kerry-Ann Henry to be honoured at ‘Remembering Rex’

Kerry-Ann Henry, principal dancer of the National Dance Theatre Company will be honoured by The Rex Nettleford Foundation at “Remembering Rex”, a performance of the National Dance Theatre Company and…
Norris McDonald
February 4, 2026

Norris R. McDonald |Jamaica’s ‘curry cow’ education system: a battle for cultural sovereignty

There are few tragedies more enduring than an education system that systematically undermines the very people it claims to uplift. In Jamaica, where more than 11 per cent of the adult population…
Business
February 4, 2026

French builder Vinci wins €144-m north coast water project, employing 100

Vinci SA won a €144-million (roughly J$27 billion) contract to build a water pipeline system along the north coast of Jamaica, extending the French construction giant’s 25-year presence on the island.
Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, January 20.
February 4, 2026

Editorial | Canada-CARICOM trade

With Mark Carney keen to expand Canada’s global economic relationships to lessen its reliance on the United States, the time may be propitious for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to seek to rekindle…
Bunny Wailer in his element on stage at Rebel Salute 2014.
February 4, 2026

Bunny Wailer merchandising line to boost Wailers 50 project

Ngeri Livingston, the daughter of the late Bunny Wailer, is gearing up to expand the merchandising arm of her father’s estate with the release of a special, limited edition “My father was never…
People holding a banner against President Donald Trump, march outside the U.S. Embassy to protest the killing of Cuban officers during the U.S. operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Jan. 16.
February 4, 2026

Elizabeth Morgan | Tariffs coercion – this time, target Cuba

This week, there are several issues which could be substantially addressed in this column relating to national, regional and international trade relations. A curious one is an article in The Sunday…
Business
February 4, 2026

Jeffrey Sachs urges region to adopt China-style planning as US governance ‘Crisis’ deepens

Economist Jeffrey Sachs told a Jamaican university audience that Caribbean nations should study China’s blend of government planning and free markets while maintaining “strategic independence” from an…