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Sygnus Group CEO Berisford Grey addresses the JSE Capital Markets Conference on its final day, January 26, 2023. In the background are Simon Johnson and Simone Hudson, both of Stratus Alternative Funds SCC.
January 24, 2026

Sygnus Real Estate Finance posts narrower Q1 loss as development accelerates

Sygnus Real Estate Finance Ltd (SRF) reported a narrower first-quarter loss as the Jamaican real estate investor broke ground on its $4-billion industrial park and advanced plans to add new tenants at…
From left: Attoneys-at-law Sanjay Smith, Kaysian Kennedy Sherman, Christopher Townsend and Chadwick Berry.
January 23, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

‘Where’s my girl?’

“I still want to know where my daughter is.” That was the haunting refrain from a tearful Sophia Lugg as she struggled to contain her emotions outside the Home Circuit Court on Thursday, moments…
West Indies pacer Shamar Springer gets ready to deliver during the third T20I against Afghanistan at the Dhubai International Stadium yesterday. Springer ended with figures of 4-20 to lead West Indies to an unlikely victory.
January 23, 2026

Springer hat-trick gives West Indies consolation win over Afghanistan

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CMC): Shamar Springer’s hat-trick heroics bowled West Indies to a memorable 15-run win to deny Afghanistan a series sweep in the third and final T20I in Dubai yesterday.…
British Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton proves that the design is in the details, looking sharp in head-to-toe Dior.
January 23, 2026

Something Extra | Friday

British Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton and R&B star SZA were among the VIPs at Dior’s Fall/Winter 2026/27 men’s ready-to-wear collection in Paris on Wednesday. The show paired a minimalist set…
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January 23, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

McKenzie says $27m approved for Balaclava Fire Station

WESTERN BUREAU: Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie has confirmed that the long-delayed Balaclava Fire Station project is poised to enter an active phase as $27 million is earmarked in the…
From left: Mellisa Boothe-Anderson, centre manager; Ashley Simms, regional public relations manager (Sandals Negril); Stacey-Ann Reid, counsellor; and Claudia Lindsay posing with a portion of the donations made by the Sandals Foundation, Pack for a Purpose
January 23, 2026

Tourists, travel agents ‘Pack for a Purpose’ to boost post-storm recovery

Travel partners and guests of Sandals and Beaches Resorts are helping to accelerate community recovery in Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa. Since the resorts in Ocho Rios and Negril reopened on…
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January 23, 2026 by Janet Silvera

Caribbean tourism ministers to meet in Montego Bay

WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay will host a high-level, closed-door meeting of Caribbean tourism ministers on January 31, aimed at forging coordinated regional responses to mounting global pressures on…
Naomi Osaka of Japan walks onto Rod Laver Arena for her first round match against Antonia Ruzic of Croatia at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia on Tuesday. The look was a collaboration between Osaka, Nike and the Hong Kong-bor
January 23, 2026

Naomi Osaka stuns with style at Australian Open

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (AP): A statement of confidence as much as style, Naomi Osaka walked onto one of the biggest stages in tennis wearing a wide-brim hat, a veil and holding a white parasol in a bold…
Valentino Garavani waves to the public and holds by the hand American actress Sharon Stone wearing the wedding gown at the end of the presentation of Valentino’s 1994 Spring/Summer ready-to-wear collection presented in Paris October 13, 1993.
January 23, 2026

Valentino, the last titan of couture’s golden age

PARIS (AP): Valentino Garavani’s death cast a shadow over the opening day of Paris Fashion Week menswear Tuesday, as front-row guests and industry figures mourned one of the last towering names of…