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July 19, 2026

Dwight Fletcher | Don’t let small problems get bigger
How many times have you said, “It’s nothing. I’ll manage.”? A headache that keeps returning. Constant fatigue. Stress that never seems to leave. Anxiety you explain away as part of the job. A pain…
July 19, 2026

Putin critic convicted on charges that will keep him out of election campaign
MOSCOW (AP): Boris Nadezhdin, who criticised Moscow’s military action in Ukraine and tried to challenge President Vladimir Putin in the 2024 election, was convicted Friday of displaying “extremist…
July 19, 2026 by Barry Rattray

Dream House | A sanctuary in the hills
Today, we eagerly take to the hills, 12 miles west of Montego Bay, to visit an extraordinary house that crowns the highest point of its environs. Here, luxury quietly envelops you, allowing you to…
July 20, 2026 by J. T. Davy

Fantan Mojah was ‘a powerful voice for conscious reggae music’
Reggae singer Fantan Mojah was born Owen Moncrieffe on August 5, 1976, in St Elizabeth. After a start in the dancehall scene under the moniker Mad Killer as a tribute to Bounty Killer, whom he…
July 20, 2026

‘Hope’ springs eternal - Visual artist and former Edna Manley vice-principal publishes career retrospective
As glimpses of life’s rear-view peek in, visual artist Hope Brooks has embraced an exciting new chapter. A seminal figure in the Jamaican art world, the painter and retired educator – who just turned…
July 19, 2026

China’s Xi calls for more global efforts to guide AI, chides US for its curbs on tech sharing
Development and governance of artificial intelligence should be a global effort, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday, while reiterating China’s objections to what he called the “overstretching”…
July 19, 2026

Scotia Group to hold shareholder meetings in October as delisting plan advances
Scotia Group Jamaica Limited (SGJ) received court approval to convene shareholder meetings in October, which could pave the way for the delisting of the company from the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
July 19, 2026 by Neville Graham

Derrimon sales down a third, even as it moves beyond write-down

Derrimon Trading Company Ltd saw revenue fall by a third to $2.96 billion in the first quarter ended March 2026, a decline of more than $1.3 billion, as the supermarket and distribution group grappled…
July 19, 2026 by Neville Graham

Lakespen drives profit at Sygnus
The real estate development firm Sygnus Real Estate Finance Limited (SRF) has reclassified and revalued assets at its Lakespen Industrial Park during its latest quarter, resulting in a 193 per cent…