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Vybz Kartel and Skillibeng at Freedom Street held Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at the National Stadium in Kingston.
December 9, 2025 by Yasmine Peru

Grammy predictions for final five in reggae category

First-round voting to choose the nominees for the 68th Grammy Awards comes to an end on Wednesday, October 15. A total of 73 albums are under consideration in the Best Reggae Album category. After…
District Officer Andre Fullwood of the Westmoreland Division of the Jamaica Fire Brigade addressing a Westmoreland Municipal Corporation meeting last Thursday.
December 9, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

Westmoreland Fire Brigade reports surge in emergency calls amid ambulance challenges

WESTERN BUREAU: While fire calls were down by 14 per cent nationally in 2023-2024, the situation was far different in Westmoreland, which registered a staggering 35 per cent increase that was further…
Dionne Mason-Gordon.
December 9, 2025

SAJ offers data-protection services to businesses

THE SHIPPING Association of Jamaica (SAJ) has launched data-protection services for businesses across the island, including member companies in the shipping industry. “Data protection isn’t just a…
Reggae Boyz skipper and goalkeeper, Andre Blake, speaks during a Jamaica Football Federation press conference ahead of today’s Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers against Bermuda at the National Stadium.
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

Blake wants World Cup berth more than anything

REGGAE BOYZ Captain Andre Blake said he is ready to do “whatever it takes” to lead Jamaica to their second-ever World Cup appearance. Blake was first called up to the national team in 2010 and made…
December 9, 2025 by Christopher Thomas

St James councillors want better communication from NSWMA on garbage collection

WESTERN BUREAU: Councillors at the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC) are calling for an improvement in the communication between the National Solid Waste Management Authority’s [NSWMA] Western…
William Brown, president of the CSA, and Maria del Mar Rodriguez, vice-president, following their re-election to lead the Caribbean Shipping Association for the 2025–2026 term.
December 9, 2025

CSA re-elects William Brown, Maria del Mar Rodriguez as president and vice-president

Paramaribo, Suriname: WILLIAM BROWN and Maria del Mar Rodriguez were re-elected as president and vice- president, respectively, of the Caribbean Shipping Association (CSA), at the body’s 55th Annual…
Reggae Boy captain and goalkeeper Andre Blake goes through his paces during a training session yesterday at the National Stadium in preparation for today’s Concacaf World Cup Qualifier against Bermuda at the same venue. The game begins at 7 p.m.
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

‘We know what we need to do’

REGGAE BOYZ head coach Steve McClaren and team captain Andre Blake say the team knows what needs to be done to return to winning ways when they take on Bermuda today in Concacaf World Cup Qualifying…
Cheers to 20 years! Cutting the cake to acknowledge the celebrations are (from left) Shelleka Darby, client; Norris Gilbert, deputy chairman of Cumax; Kerrene Grant Brown, general manager of Manchester Co-operative Credit Union; Cumax CEO Herbert Hall; Kar
December 9, 2025

Something Extra | Wednesday

It was an afternoon of ‘Wealth in White’ as Cumax Wealth Management Limited celebrated 20 years in style. The all-white brunch, hosted last Saturday at Hope Botanical Gardens, brought together staff,…
On screen (from left) are Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt, winners of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics, October 13, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Three researchers nab Nobel economics prize for explaining ‘creative destruction’

Three researchers who probed the process of business innovation won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for explaining how new products and inventions promote economic growth and human…