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Paul Thorbourne (left) and Cynthia Burton (right), former trustees of the Mavis Fraser-Davis Trust, present a cheque for $1.3 million to Hermina Reid of the Bethlehem Moravian Church in Malvern, St Elizabeth, on February 1.
February 19, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Malvern churches get $2.6m donation from late educator’s trust

WESTERN BUREAU: St Elizabeth-based churches, the St Albans Anglican Church and the Bethlehem Moravian Church, are the joint beneficiaries of a J$2.6-million donation from the now-defunct Mavis…
Finance Minister Fayval Williams.
February 19, 2026

Editorial | Get CARICOM in on digital GCT

While Jamaica has unimpeachable economic and moral logic for applying its general consumption tax (GCT) to digital services provided by firms that have no presence in the island, the island’s…
This collage shows Bad Bunny (left) and René Pérez Joglar, also known as Residente.
February 19, 2026

Bad Bunny scores first lead acting role

AP: Puerto Rican artistes Residente and Bad Bunny are teaming up to tell the story of their home in an original historical drama. René Pérez Joglar, the Grammy winner known professionally as…
Letters
February 19, 2026

Gov’t and unions must return to the principles of strategic negotiations

THE EDITOR, Madam: As someone who has spent years in the trenches of the Labour Movement, I have always taken a big picture, future-oriented approach to negotiations, with the goal of achieving…
Jeremiah Knight, author of the cookbook and memoir ‘Diplomat in the Kitchen’.
February 19, 2026

Cook globally this Lent

Celebrate the second day of Lent with a taste of the world. Jeremiah Knight, a career US diplomat with Caribbean roots, has gathered decades of culinary stories and globally inspired recipes into his…
Letters
February 19, 2026

Letter of the Day | The tax burden should be shared

THE EDITOR, Madam: Having scarified over a prolonged period, in recent years, Jamaica achieved a level of economic success as evidenced by improvement in all major macro-economic measures, improved…
Trinidadian designer Emma Aqui, who created Yard Mas Carnival’s Starry Night costume, pauses for a photo op with Gen XS director Kibwe McGann.
February 19, 2026

Something Extra | Thursday

Patrons welcomed the dawn in full Caribbean spirit at the Sunrise Breakfast Party last Friday at the scenic St Andrew’s Golf Course in Trinidad. Travelling from Jamaica to capture the regional…
Hurricane damage at Jamaica Zoo.
February 19, 2026 by Karen Madden

Comeback trail

With Jamaica’s tourism products experiencing appreciable rebound following the displacements brought about by Hurricane Melissa last October, privately owned attractions are also fighting to get back…
The 700-square-foot steel-frame model house in Savanna-la-Mar that stood standing after Hurricane Melissa.
February 19, 2026 by Mickalia Kington

Framing the future

A steel frame house left standing in Savanna-la-Mar after Hurricane Melissa tore through sections of western Jamaica has started a conversation about how the country should rebuild and whether it is…