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CaribbeanTales Media Group (CTMG) founder, Frances-Anne Solomon
February 21, 2026 by Paul H. Williams

Cross Continental Forum moves to South Africa

CaribbeanTales Media Group (CTMG) has announced that the Cross Continental Forum, a global market access platform connecting producers across Africa, the Caribbean, and their wide diasporas, will this…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives for a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children in Los Angeles.
February 21, 2026

Social media is addictive, and intrusive

THE EDITOR, Madam: Mark Zuckerberg is in court, apparently for the first time, defending his products from the accusation that they are addictive, and deliberately so. As a retired, grumpy, senior I…
First-time parents, Natasha McKenzie Petgrave and her husband, Jovain Petgrave, cradling their baby boy, who was born on New Year’s Day.
February 21, 2026 by Mickalia Kington

Settling into motherhood

Western Bureau: For many young Jamaicans, the decision to start a family is becoming increasingly complex. The cost of living continues to rise, some young couples have limited support systems and…
Moses Chybar, president of the Westmoreland Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
February 21, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Westmoreland Chamber urges balance on proposed digital, sin taxes

WESTERN BUREAU: Moses Chybar, the president of the Westmoreland Chamber of Commerce, is urging the Government to strike a careful balance as it moves to impose new taxes on digital services, alcohol,…
Chelsie Mitchell, a fifth-form student at New Forest High School and featured vocalist on ‘Rebuild Jamaica’, said the project held deep personal meaning following the loss of a close relative after Hurricane Melissa.
February 21, 2026 by Ruth

GoodHeart | New Forest school community’s ‘Rebuild Jamaica’ track uplifts spirits

When Hurricane Melissa tore through communities in western Jamaica last year, the damage went far beyond collapsed roofs. For the New Forest school community, the aftermath inspired a different kind…
A photograph of Dacia Forrester before the incident in Whithorn, Westmoreland.
February 20, 2026

Family appeals for help after woman set ablaze at Westmoreland gas station

Relatives of 40-year-old Dacia Forrester are making an urgent appeal for help after she was allegedly doused with gasolene and set ablaze during a dispute at a gas station in Whithorn, Westmoreland,…
February 20, 2026

Holness starts collecting full prime ministerial salary

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is now receiving a salary package in line with the public sector compensation review that put the annual basic salary for the officeholder at $28.6 million as of April…
February 20, 2026

St Catherine jury frees man of sex charges involving stepdaughter

A 63-year-old mechanic from St Catherine was acquitted on Friday of sexually assaulting his stepdaughter. The man was tried before the St Catherine Circuit Court on charges of grievous sexual…
February 20, 2026

Holness starts collecting full prime ministerial salary

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is now receiving a salary package in line with the public sector compensation review that put the annual basic salary for the officeholder at $28.6 million as of April…