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June 19, 2026
Communist party approves emergency economic plan
Cuba’s powerful Communist Party yesterday approved an emergency economic package featuring unprecedented free-market measures aimed at opening up the struggling island’s economy as pressure from the…
June 19, 2026
UTech to offer Mandarin classes in September
The University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech, Jamaica) will introduce a Mandarin course in September under a two-year agreement with the Centre for Language Education and Cooperation (CLEC), part of…
June 19, 2026
by Keisha Hill
David Wong Ken expands ‘The Runnings’ with new political thriller
More than two decades after The Runnings first appeared, attorney-at-law David Wong Ken is extending its story with a new thriller, Presumption of Guilt, set for release on June 28.
June 19, 2026
Youth ambassadors extend kindness to St Catherine infirmary residents
The spirit of volunteerism, compassion and nation-building came alive at the St Catherine Infirmary and Care Centre in Spanish Town, on June 12 when a group of young Jamaicans demonstrated that…
June 19, 2026
US group donates laptops to storm-hit schools out west
Four schools in western Jamaica have received 20 laptop computers from a United States-based group led by Jamaica-born Roman Cowan.
The group — Omar Soliman, Nick Friedman, David Barr, Miles Kass,…
June 19, 2026
by Krysta Anderson
Rashel-Lee Smith’s RMS Apparels is making luxury feel effortless
From creating pieces for everyday wear to crafting luxurious looks for special occasions, Rashel-Lee Smith has carved out a distinctive space for herself, rooted in femininity, versatility and…
June 20, 2026
by Ruth
Book Fairy Festival launches 2026 season with ‘Lost in Wonderland’ theme
What started as a dream scribbled into notebooks has grown into what founder and curator Shanique ‘Shanz the Book Fairy’ Sinclair describes as a movement.
At the official launch reception for Book…
June 19, 2026
Something Extra | Friday
Good food, good music and even better company set the tone on Saturday evening as Juls and Projexx welcomed a select group of guests to an intimate backyard listening experience for their upcoming…
June 19, 2026
Movie Review | In 'Toy Story 5', it's digital apocalypse now for toys
AP:
The Toy Story movies, like Star Wars and those games Michael Jordan played with the Washington Wizards, pose a problem of canon.
The first three movies are a near-perfect trilogy: a series…