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December 9, 2025
by Benedict Carpenter van Barthold
Frida Kahlo’s record-breaking painting El Sueño positions death as a roommate
Frida Kahlo’s 1940 self-portrait, El Sueño (La Cama), or The Dream (The Bed), has sold for US$54.7 million (£41.4m) at Sotheby’s New York. It is now the most expensive Latin American artwork in…
December 9, 2025
Agriculture Ministry delivers $10 million in equipment to support farmers on arable and challenging lands
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, through the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), has handed over $10 million worth of walk-behind tractors and earth augers to support…
December 9, 2025
DBJ launches $10 billion business recovery programme
The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) has launched a $10-billion M5 Business Recovery Programme to support businesses that have been disrupted by the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Managing Director,…
December 9, 2025
Katrina Abrahams’ solo exhibition Celebrating Women opens December 6
After 10 years away from the solo exhibition spotlight, Jamaican artist Katrina Abrahams is set to return with ‘Celebrating Women’. The exhibition is a tribute to the strength, perseverance, and…
December 9, 2025
Martinique-based Richès Karayib celebrates Caribbean’s maritime attractiveness
For the Year of the Sea 2025, Martinique-based Richès Karayib has released its special maritime issue #2, an immersive exploration of the Greater Caribbean’s maritime attractiveness. From Martinique…
December 9, 2025
PNP congratulates St Vincent’s New Democratic Party and Dr Godwin Friday on election win
The People’s National Party (PNP) has extended congratulations to the New Democratic Party and Prime Minister-designate Dr Godwin Friday on their victory in the general elections in St Vincent and the…
December 9, 2025
December 9, 2025
Consider developing St Mary as an agricultural hub
THE EDITOR, Madam: The recent passage of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa has once again underscored the nation’s vulnerability to extreme weather events and the need for a more resilient and diversified…
December 9, 2025
Jimmy Cliff will continue to inspire generations
THE EDITOR, Madam: James ‘Jimmy Cliff’ Chambers was a proud Jamaican, living legend, a cultural icon and multi-talented musical genius. He was a great songwriter and singer, an actor, dancer,…