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Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to reporters before his scheduled House and Senate Intelligence Committees briefing about Iran on Capitol Hill in Washington DC.
March 8, 2026

Adekeye Adebajo | Rubio’s racist rant in Munich

Proudly touting his Christian Italian-Spanish ancestry, and echoing his president, Donald Trump’s prejudices and pet hates, United States (US) Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently delivered one of…
A baker selling baked goods in the streets of Havana, Cuba.
March 8, 2026

Imani Tafari-Ama | Why Cuba’s crisis demands regional courage

If Caribbean governments thought they could keep up their safe stance of silence on the catastrophic crisis in Cuba, they are rapidly realising that they may have to change their calculations. The war…
March 8, 2026

Kyana Bowen and Maxsalia Salmon | Powering progress through equality

Jamaica faces a critical juncture. The devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa in 2025, which inflicted an estimated US$12 billion in damages, underscores the urgent need for robust national…
Representational image of a working woman taking a lunch.
March 8, 2026

Denise Daley | Invest in women, strengthen Jamaica

International Women’s Day 2026 is being observed today (March 8) under a powerful and timely theme: Give to Gain. It is a principle that should shape public policy, national priorities and community…
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, in December 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida.
March 8, 2026

Mark Wignall | A bigger war looming?

At US$50 per head it came cheap. Although some saw it as a publicity stunt, the June 2015 golden escalator launch of Donald Trump’s initial political campaign included him paying out-of-work actors to…
March 8, 2026

Hello mi neighbour | Building true confidence

My, my, my — how times have changed! When did this debate about skimpy or revealing attire as a symbol of confidence begin? Confidence? Really? I was genuinely appalled recently when I overheard some…
March 8, 2026

Gabriel Agbo | Pray the word of God

For our prayers to be effective, we must pray God’s words. Praying God’s word is knowing what the words and promises of God are, then offering them back to him in prayer. To do this, we must read,…
CAC 2000 CEO Gia Abraham at the company’s 2018 preference share listing in Kingston.
March 8, 2026

CAC posts loss as $250m preference share maturity looms this month

Industrial air-conditioning installers CAC 2000 Limited posted a net loss of $176.2 million for the year ended October 2025, reversing a profit of $22.3 million the prior year, as ageing receivables…
March 8, 2026

Dwight Fletcher | Kingdom principles for money matters

We’ve been discussing money matters for the past few weeks, and I hope that you have begun to experience a transformation in your relationship with your finances. When we began this journey, I said…