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A man watches the oil tanker Ocean Mariner, Monrovia, arrive to the bay in Havana, Cuba.
January 12, 2026

Concerns after US seizures of oil tankers linked to Venezuela surge

HAVANA (AP) As US seizures of Venezuela-linked oil tankers surge, concerns grow in Cuba about whether the island’s government and economy will survive. Experts warn that a sudden halt in Venezuelan…
CARICOM Heads of Government pose for a group photo at the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community.
January 12, 2026

Editorial | Expand partnerships

More than a year ago, before Donald Trump’s formal re-occupation of the White House, this newspaper urged Jamaica and its Caribbean Community (CARICOM) partners to begin a strategic expansion of their…
Allan ‘Skill’ Cole
January 12, 2026

Remembering those who died in 2025

Today, we pause to remember those who made a solid contribution to the music industry and bowed out in the year 2025. This list includes a lot of veterans, some of whom were still active in the…
Dale Holness
January 12, 2026 by Lester Hinds

Jamaica-born Dale Holness to make 3rd bid for US Congress

Jamaica-born Florida politician Dale Holness is making another bid to try and win a congressional seat. This will be Holness’ third attempt at winning the congressional election for District 20 in…
Jeanette Calder, executive director, Jamaica Accountability Meter Portal.
January 12, 2026

Calder calls for full implementation of accountability framework

Executive Director of the Jamaica Accountability Meter Portal (JAMP) Jeanette Calder is urging the Government to implement the promised accountability framework this year that was pledged by the…
Protesters gather during a rally for Renee Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE officer in Minneapolis.
January 12, 2026

Ronald Thwaites | The question of morality and power

“No limit except my morality.” You think is joke the man joking about the extent of his power? That statement coming from the commander of the world’s largest economy and most powerful armed forces…
In this 2024 photo, police tape is seen at the scene of a shooting in Porus, Manchester.
January 12, 2026

Nicola Satchell | Falling murders, rising responsibility

Jamaica is experiencing a rare and welcome moment. Murders are falling significantly. Yet, alongside this achievement lies a troubling counter-trend. Fatal police shootings have increased sharply,…
Letters
January 12, 2026

Error in the year

THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing with reference to your article captioned ‘Former UN Judge says call for reform of chief justice’s role principled, not related to appeal court ruling’, published …
Letters
January 12, 2026

Reputational damage from artificial intelligence

THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing to air a serious and growing trend in social media relating to people being defrauded in which serious reputational damage was sustained to their personage and…