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January 16, 2026

Circling the issue: Strategy & policy as a modern weather system / forecaster When global politics cancels your flight: What Venezuela disruption really means for businesses

What made a fortnight ago so unsettling was not only the disruption itself, but the underlying message it delivered. Political decisions can now materialise in operational and commercial life with…

Christopher Clarke,(left) Executive Director and CEO of Caribbean Cream Ltd (Kremi); and Dr. Matthew Clarke, Non-Executive Director and Chairman of Caribbean Cream Ltd (Kremi) speaks at the Caribbean Cream Ltd (Kremi) ‘Building on a Solid Foundation’
January 16, 2026

Caribbean Cream posts $99m hurricane-related loss

Caribbean Cream recorded a loss in its November 2025 third quarter as Hurricane Melissa forced the Jamaican ice cream maker to shutter operations momentarily. The maker of Kremi brand frozen treats…
Ikaya
January 16, 2026 by Yasmine Peru

5 Questions With Ikaya

Reggae singer, Ikaya, whose musical journey is liberally sprinkled with purposeful activism, recently launched her Working Girl Movement, a brand which recognises the importance of sisterhood in…
This file photo shows the entrance to the University Hospital of the West Indies.
January 16, 2026

Editorial | Not surprised by UHWI

Sadly, this newspaper can’t claim to be surprised by the auditor general’s findings of seeming flagrant disregard for the government’s procurement rules, and possible corruption, involving hundreds of…
People enjoying Grand Gala celebrations.
January 16, 2026

Peter Espeut | The myth of independence

In 1975 – more than 50 years ago – UWI political scientist Louis Lindsay published an article titled “The Myth of Independence: Middle Class Politics and Non-Mobilization in Jamaica”. It caused a…
In this file photo visa applicants are seen waiting outside the US Embassy in Kingston.
January 16, 2026

Kristen Gyles | Waking up from the American dream

How many Jamaicans still can’t wake up from the American dream they have been chasing? Despite every effort of the United States (US) government to make it clear that certain classes of immigrants are…
Letters
January 16, 2026

Readers’ reactions

US to suspend immigrant visa processing for 75 countries, including Jamaica Blessing in disguise. This is a wake-up call for us Jamaicans, to put aside our various differences and unite to build a…
Letters
January 16, 2026

Letter of the Day | Dreams of a better life need to be rooted in Jamaica

THE EDITOR, Madam: The United States Department of State’s announcement of an indefinite halt to the processing of certain immigrant visas is effectively killing the dream of many Jamaicans to…
Relatives and friends of political prisoners hold banners calling for their loved ones to be set free outside El Helicoide, the headquarters of Venezuela’s intelligence service and detention centre, in Caracas.
January 16, 2026

Restore democracy in Venezuela

THE EDITOR, Madam: Venezuela today stands as a warning to the world of what happens when authoritarianism is allowed to operate without consequence. The decision by the US President Donald Trump to…