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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…
Bobby Francis
January 12, 2026

Bobby Francis | The Village That Raised Us: Will We Now Defend It?

“It takes a village to raise a child” is among Jamaica’s most-beloved adages. At its core is the understanding that our elders are the custodians of our traditions and the architects of our…
Daniel Smith, son of Anthony Smith, and his mother, Karen Smith, hold a photograph of Anthony Smith, former CEO of the RJRGLEANER Communications Group, during a thanksgiving service for his life held yesterday inside the Karl Hendrickson Auditorium at Jama
January 12, 2026 by Karen Madden

Anthony Smith: Humble leader, trusted listener

Chief Executive Officer of the RJRGLEANER Communications Group, Anthony Smith, was yesterday eulogised as a strong family man, a compassionate leader, and an individual built on integrity during a…
Journalists take cover from the exchange of gunfire between gangs and police in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
January 12, 2026 by James Rodgers

The enduring power of journalism in a world of more media and less freedom

A vast amount of information has not necessarily meant more reliable information. On December 10, the year 2025 reached a murderous milestone. In 2024, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) had…
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…
Dr Robert Clarke
January 12, 2026

US-based World Cares Center partners with Help Jamaica to carry out medical missions in hurricane-affected areas

New York-based World Cares Center is teaming up with Dr Robert Clarke from Help Jamaica Medical Mission and Dr Bill Tinglin to undertake a major medical and humanitarian initiative across several…
Residents are seen assisting in rebuilding efforts in Maryland and Cottage Road, as part of the JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation’s Community Restart Project .
January 12, 2026

JMMB Trinidad and Tobago subsidiaries contribute $12m in Hurricane Melissa relief support

JMMB Trinidad and Tobago’s subsidiaries raised more than TT$540,000 (approximately J$12 million) through its CSR Disaster Relief Fund, “One Love”, to assist communities in Jamaica devastated by…
Workers install lighting on an ‘X’ sign atop the company headquarters, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, July 28, 2023.
January 12, 2026 by Wayne Unger

Grok produces sexualised photos of women and minors for users on X

Since the end of December 2025, X’s artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, has responded to many users’ requests to undress real people by turning photos of the people into sexually explicit material.…
A truck is being loaded in Florida to be shipped to Jamaica with the help of Dame Linda Keller and volunteers.
January 12, 2026

Order of St George mobilises humanitarian relief for Jamaica after Melissa

In the wake of Hurricane Melissa’s devastating impact on communities across Jamaica, the Order of St George has emerged as an international partner in the delivery of urgently needed humanitarian…