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A Razer AI Desk Companion sits on display at the Razer booth during the CES tech show Tuesday, January 6, in Las Vegas.
January 8, 2026

Entertainment leaders amp up AI discussions at CES 2026

LAS VEGAS (AP): The world’s largest tech showcase does not come without theatrics. Innovations and gadgets like a lollipop that sings to you as you consume it, a laundry-folding robot and a “smart”…
Climate change in the Courtroom snap
January 8, 2026

Earth Today | Pacific Islands NGO gets ‘policy leadership’ honour

AS CLIMATE change realities press in on vulnerable countries, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has celebrated leaders working on climate issues for their 2025 Champions of Earth Awards.…
A government supporter holds an image of President Nicolás Maduro during a women’s march to demand his return in Caracas, Venezuela.
January 8, 2026

Editorial | Nothing settled in Venezuela

Nothing, fundamentally, has been settled in Venezuela despite America’s military assault on the country and the capture and rendition to the United States of the country’s president, Nicolas Maduro.…
Letters
January 8, 2026

Trump ... evidence of a great evil, unleashed

THE EDITOR, Madam: Re: the Donald Trump administration’s non-militarily-provoked attack against Venezuela to topple its democratically elected government American comedian/actor John Mulaney has…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness (left) and Chief of Accompong Richard Currie in conversation at the 288 Maroon Treaty celebration in Accompong Town, St Elizabeth, on Tuesday.
January 8, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

From resistance to republic: Holness, Currie talk sovereignty

WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has delivered one of his most pointed declarations on sovereignty and democratic accountability, telling Maroons that his authority flows directly from…
Letters
January 8, 2026

Letter of the Day | A divided America, a dangerous world

THE EDITOR, Madam: For much of its modern history, the United States has projected itself as a guarantor of international stability and a defender of a rules-based global order. Today, however, that…
Children from the Barbican community in Kingston, and their families, receive care packages with food items and school supplies during Fontana’s annual New Year’s Day treat on January 1. The initiative, which has been staged for more than a decade with
January 8, 2026

Corporate Hands | Fontana’s annual New Year’s Day treat targets Barbican community

Media relations officer at the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) Christopher Burke (right) assists Santa and his elf in handing out gifts to attendees at the JTB’s recent Christmas Treat, held at Devon House in Kingston. The event, held for tourism workers and
January 8, 2026

Corporate Hands | Jamaica Tourist Board hosts treat for tourism workers

CG United provided US$25,000 to the Food For The Poor programme to support roof repairs. Winsome Gibbs (right), branch manager, CG United Jamaica, made the presentation to Food For The Poor representatives, Deidre Parchment (left), finance manager, and Mar
January 8, 2026

Corporate Hands | CG United donates to Food For The Poor’s roof repairs programme