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Four years after his debut album, ‘Reggaeland’, Yaadcore returns with ‘Rasta Time’, a project rooted in cultural ownership and Rastafari.
16 Oct, 2026 0

5 Questions with Yaadcore

It was as a selector that Rory ‘Yaadcore’ Cha first earned his musical stripes. Having watched his father select on Love People International, he honed his skills early, exploring dancehall before…
Following the 25th anniversary screening of ‘Life and Debt’, Negril Universal Film Festival founder Gareth Cobran (left) shares company with the documentary’s director, Stephanie Black, and Dr Michael Witter (right), retired senior lecturer in econom
16 Oct, 2026 0

25 years later, ‘Life and Debt’ still resonates

The past and present lives of filmmaker Stephanie Black intersected on the Jamaican coastline. Awash with euphoria, the New Yorker paused to process feedback from the audience who had just watched her…
16 Oct, 2026 0

Editorial | Extend water-party ban

Given the drought Jamaica has faced, bouts of showers in recent days, associated with a trough in the central Caribbean, are a welcome development. It, however, doesn’t mean that the island is out of…
Students from Newstead Primary School in Cascade, St Mary, pose with Keron Erwin Morris (left), Cienna Smith (right), members of the Jamaica Real Estate Hub and sponsors, after receiving school bags and supplies.
16 Oct, 2026 0

Jamaica Real Estate Hub assists St Ann students

Dozens of students attending schools across Jamaica have benefited from an initiative called ‘It’s Never Too Late to Be Kind’, led by Jamaica Real Estate Hub, the St Ann Chamber of Commerce and Called…
Letters
16 Oct, 2026 0

Rebuilding Jamaica shouldn’t begin with expensive office space

THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica’s recovery from Hurricane Melissa must prioritise affected families, damaged homes, hospitals, and livelihoods. Against that urgent need, the reported decision by the…
Dr Kevin Brown, president and principal of the University of Technology (Jamaica) addressing the Pan-African/Caribbean Artificial Intelligence and Smart Systems Conference (PAAISS 2026) on Tuesday.
16 Oct, 2026 0

Africa, C’bean can become AI contributors - UTech president

Africa and the Caribbean can move beyond being consumers of technology and become contributors to the innovations shaping the future, according to Dr Kevin Brown, president of the University of…
Business
16 Oct, 2026 0

Mayberry bets that stock rebound will erase losses; takes aim at asset tax

Mayberry Group Ltd expects the recovery in the local stock market to continue wiping out earlier losses during the year. The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) gained over 20 per cent this year so far, its…
Business
16 Oct, 2026 0

Former stock exchange chief launches consultancy and stock market game for kids

Marlene Street Forrest, who retired as managing director of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), launched a business consultancy whose first public project involves a stock market game for…
16 Oct, 2026 0

Jamaica regulator requests plan to relocate coral for Fiesta’s overwater suites

Jamaica’s environmental regulator has deferred beach licences that Spanish hotel group Fiesta needs to build overwater suites at its Grand Palladium resort in Point, Hanover. At its 15 September…