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February 19, 2026

Suzanne Soares-Wynter | Sweetened drinks tax: big gains and smaller sips

The recent decision of a Special Consumption Tax (SCT) on non-alcoholic sweetened beverages (SSBs) is a pivotal moment in Jamaica’s public health history. SSB consumption is an established risk factor…
How do we protect workers whose jobs will be quietly automated without any retraining plan?
February 19, 2026

Basil Jarrett | Pandora, AI and Jamaica’s wake-up call

I’ve always loved Greek and Roman drama. From binge-watching Clash of the Titans on JBC every Easter as a child, to Gladiator, 300 and Troy, Hollywood has never struggled to separate me from my money…
Clint Bentley (left) accepts the award for best director for ‘Train Dreams’ during the Film Independent Spirit Awards on Sunday.
February 19, 2026

‘Adolescence’ among top prizes at Film Independent Spirit Awards

AP: Clint Bentley’s lyrical Denis Johnson adaptation Train Dreams won the top film award at the Film Independent Spirit Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles, while Adolescence dominated the television…
Charmaine Heslop-DaCosta (second right), senior vice president, People Operations, Jamaica Public Service (JPS), and Sophia Lewis (second left), Head, JPS Foundation, stand with Myung Ho Kwon (left), chief executive officer, EWP, and Damian Obiglio (right)
February 19, 2026

Corporate Hands | Jamaica Public Service Company shareholders assist employees impacted by Hurricane Melissa

Caribbean Cement Company Limited Social Impact Specialist, Jerome Cowans (second right), shares a photo opportunity with the St. Elizabeth Municipal Cooperation Deputy Inspector of the Poor, Jermaine Porter (right), Vice Principal in charge of administrati
February 19, 2026

Corporate Hands | Caribbean Cement Company Limited donates textbooks to schools in St Elizabeth

Gail Moss-Solomon, general counsel & chief corporate secretary (left) and Kenny-Dee Bryan, human resource officer, Consumer Brands Limited, and GK Earth365 Ambassador (second right) join students from the Jessie Ripoll Primary School in a read-aloud of the
February 19, 2026

Corporate Hands | GraceKennedy Foundation celebrates National Play Day with Jessie Ripoll Primary

The Biomedical Caledonia Laboratory team recently made a donation to charity organization, Food For The Poor (FFP) in support of the Hurricane Melissa relief efforts. Here, Marsha Burrell Rose (left), FFP’s development & marketing manager accepts the don
February 19, 2026

Corporate Hands | Biomedical Caledonia Laboratory donates relief supplies to Food For The Poor

Lauren Mahfood, marketing manager at Trade Winds Citrus Limited (second left), and Peter McConnell, managing director of Trade Winds Citrus Limited (right), share a moment with members of the Tru Juice Football Club following the formal handover of $7 mill
February 19, 2026

Corporate Hands | Tru-Juice pumps $7 million into football club

Iasha Johnson, a resident of May Pen, makes a point during a recent town hall meeting in her community organised by Project STAR.
February 19, 2026

Project STAR expands opportunities in May Pen

Sustained community interventions under Project STAR and its partners are being credited with measurable improvements in safety, social development and economic opportunity across May Pen and…