Published:Wednesday | December 24, 2025 | 12:09 AM
Downtown Kingston came alive with music, movement, visual art, and community pride on Sunday as the ArtWalk Festival transformed the city into an open-air celebration of Jamaica’s cultural heritage. Hosted by arts non-governmental organisation...
The Jonkunnu festivity at Moore Town, a Maroon village in East Portland’s Rio Grande Valley, has died a slow, natural death — leaving residents with a quiet resolve. Colonel of the Moore Town Maroons, Wallace Sterling, recalled that Jonkunnu once...
Up to the end of the 20th century Christmas celebrations were more widely anticipated in Jamaica, secularly and religiously, than they are nowadays. The days leading up to Christmas were full of feelings of excitement; school, church, home and...
Published:Wednesday | December 24, 2025 | 12:08 AM
WASHINGTON (AP): It is not unusual for a 20-something to text their mother in a panic from the doctor’s office, stuck on a question they did not expect. Even experienced patients forget medications, miss symptoms or remember their real concern only...
Published:Wednesday | December 24, 2025 | 12:08 AM
Japan’s space agency said its H3 rocket carrying a navigation satellite failed to put the payload into a planned orbit, a setback for the country’s new flagship rocket and its space launch programme. Monday’s failure is the second for Japan’s new...
Published:Wednesday | December 24, 2025 | 12:08 AM
Two NATO-nation intelligence services suspect that Russia is developing a new anti-satellite weapon to target Elon Musk’s Starlink constellation with destructive orbiting clouds of shrapnel, with the aim of reining in Western space superiority that...
For Dr Keren-Marie St Clair, skin health is more than aesthetics — it is deeply connected to confidence, mental well-being, and quality of life. As the founder of The Skin Lab Jamaica and creator of The Skin Lab, a medical-grade skincare line...
Western Bureau: Chairman of the Janet Richards Foundation, Janet Richards, says she will be reaching out to the Usain Bolt Foundation to help transform the play area at the St James-based Mustard Seed Children’s Home, saying that playing and having...
Published:Wednesday | December 24, 2025 | 12:07 AM
Bourbon maker Jim Beam is halting production at one of its distilleries in Kentucky for at least a year as the whiskey industry navigates tariffs from the Trump administration and slumping demand for a product that needs years of aging before it is...
Published:Wednesday | December 24, 2025 | 12:06 AM
The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) expects borrowers to fall behind on loan payments in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, with non-performing loans (NPLs) projected to double. The central bank said the fallout from Hurricane Melissa – one of the most severe...
Published:Wednesday | December 24, 2025 | 12:06 AM
India and New Zealand announced Monday they have reached a free trade deal, seeking to deepen economic ties and shore up growth at a time of mounting global trade uncertainties. The move comes as New Delhi accelerates efforts to diversify export...
Published:Wednesday | December 24, 2025 | 12:06 AM
Elusive street artist Banksy appeared to confirm Monday that a new mural in London, depicting two children lying down and pointing up at the sky, is his latest work. The artist posted two photos of the artwork on his official Instagram account...
Published:Wednesday | December 24, 2025 | 12:06 AM
Dozens of energy developers, experts, and politicians say there were some highs amid a lot of lows in a roller coaster year for clean energy as President Donald Trump worked to boost polluting fuels while stymying wind and solar. Surveyed by The...
Published:Wednesday | December 24, 2025 | 12:06 AM
It’s shoppers like Quinn Kelsey who keep department store executives up at night. The 38-year-old Denver resident gets makeup ideas from TikTok videos and other social media content, not salespeople at beauty counters. She uses an AI chatbot to get...
Published:Wednesday | December 24, 2025 | 12:06 AM
Most Americans aren’t making end-of-year charitable giving plans, according to the results of a new AP-NORC poll, despite the many fundraising appeals made by nonprofits that rely on donation surges in the calendar’s final month to reach budget...
Published:Wednesday | December 24, 2025 | 12:06 AM
Nadia Williams, administrator of Mary’s Child, says community partnerships are vital in helping teenage mothers rebuild their lives. Her comments came as Fontana completed one of its Christmas Wishing Tree handovers at the Papine-based home last...
Published:Wednesday | December 24, 2025 | 12:06 AM
The energy was high at Kingston Polo Club at Caymanas Estates last Saturday as MainStage, powered by title sponsor Legend Jamaican Lager, brought house, Afro house, EDM and progressive beats to life. Benjamin ‘DJ Ben G’ Golding made his debut on...
As soca anthems begin to pulse across the island ahead of the 2026 Carnival in Jamaica season, Gen XS Carnival Jamaica has released Infiniti as its season theme. “Infiniti stands for endless energy and perpetual possibilities. We asked what true...
Published:Wednesday | December 24, 2025 | 12:05 AM
The Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS) marked a significant milestone in its public health advocacy efforts with the successful staging of its inaugural ‘Early Detection Saves Lives’ radio telethon, a national fundraising and awareness initiative to...