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The Bank of Jamaica in downtown Kingston.
26 Oct, 2026 0

Farmer challenges BOJ’s cheque restrictions

A fresh legal challenge has emerged over the Bank of Jamaica’s (BOJ) mandate to phase out paper cheques. The legal action targets the initial phase of the industry-wide transition towards electronic…
Derrick Harriott helped shape the sound of early reggae music.
26 Oct, 2026 0

Derrick Harriott shaped and preserved our music – Grange

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange has said that, with the death of Derrick Clifton Harriott, Jamaica, sadly, has lost another of the icons who helped to shape the…
Audley Gordon, executive director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority.
26 Oct, 2026 0

Derelict car crackdown runs into roadblocks

More than 1,500 abandoned cars have been removed from the nation’s streets since the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) launched its clean-up drive two years ago, reducing eyesores but…
Kris Jenner channels vintage glamour in Elizabeth Taylor’s Tiziani Roma cape, a look famously worn by daughter Kim Kardashian in ‘All’s Fair’.
26 Oct, 2026 0

Something Extra | Monday

Fashion took centre stage in Rome as the stars of Hulu’s legal drama All’s Fair gathered for a premiere at the Rome Film Festival on Saturday, ahead of the series’ Season 2 launch. From archival…
Apryl McIntosh-Smith and Ras-I.
26 Oct, 2026 0

Shock, grief as Ras-I’s manager, JaRIA rep dies in Spain

The entertainment fraternity is experiencing waves of shock and grief following the sudden death of Apryl McIntosh-Smith on Saturday, while in Gran Canaria, Spain.
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez gives a news conference regarding the US embargo in Havana.
26 Oct, 2026 0

Editorial | Watching the Cuba vote

As recommended by 11 former leaders of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries, the international community should, this week, for the 34th straight year, vote at the United Nations to pass the…
Ngozi Wright (left) in a scene from ‘From A Yardie to A Yankee’.
26 Oct, 2026 0

14-year-old Ngozi Wright makes feature film début

At just 14 years old, Ngozi Muzik Wright adds another milestone to an impressive performing arts journey that began when she was barely old enough to speak. The gifted young Jamaican, whose commanding…
Lorna Goodison.
26 Oct, 2026 0

Lorna Goodison wins 2026 Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry

Celebrated Jamaican poet Lorna Goodison has added another prestigious international honour to an already distinguished literary career, winning the 2026 Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry for her…
Workmen at a section of the pipeline to serve the new Maggotty Hydro Plant
26 Oct, 2026 0

JPS harnesses power of water - Looks towards hydroelectricity’s potential in shaping Jamaica’s energy future

Long before solar panels appeared on rooftops and wind turbines became familiar features of Jamaica’s landscape, Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) was already producing electricity from one of this…