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March 17, 2026

Shipping sector engages European officials on net-zero shipping framework

Jamaica’s shipping sector is intensifying its engagement in global discussions on maritime decarbonisation, as industry leaders move to ensure the Caribbean’s realities are reflected in emerging…
Kacy Garvey
March 17, 2026 by Paul H. Williams

Kingston Poetry Week targets growth of spoken-word industry

This year’s staging of Kingston Poetry Week, now undeway, is seeking to position Jamaica’s capital as the global epicentre of the spoken word, according to JAIKU, organisers of the event.
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March 17, 2026

Shipping Schedule

MSC JAMAICA KINGSTON ORINOCO 18/03 ZIM THAILAND 19/03 TZINI 19/03 GREEN FOREST 21/03 BF FORTALEZA 21/03 ZIM MOUNT OLYMPUS 22/03 VISITOR 23/03 ORINOCO 23/03 JAMAICA FREIGHT & SHIPPING…
Martin Rickman (left), chief executive officer of German Ship Repair Jamaica Ltd, gives members of the Shipping Association of Jamaica’s management committee a tour of the company’s dry dock facility.
March 17, 2026

German Ship Repair Jamaica showcases growing maritime capability

German Ship Repair Jamaica Limited (GSRJ) continues to strengthen Jamaica’s emerging ship repair industry, reinforcing Kingston’s position as a strategic maritime service hub in the Caribbean. Earlier…
Vice President of Exports at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Sonja Linton.
March 17, 2026

Growth & Jobs | JAMPRO to launch Export Max V in 2027

Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) will begin preparations for the fifth instalment of its flagship export development programme, ‘Export Max V’, which is scheduled to be launched in early 2027.…
Earl Jarrett (left), chief executive officer of the JN Group, shares a light moment with Hugh Reid, managing director of JN Life Insurance Company, at the company’s ‘Life Stars’ staff awards for 2025, held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingsto
March 17, 2026

Growth & Jobs | JN Life grows share of pensions market in 2025

JN Life Insurance Company Limited strengthened its share of the pensions market at the end of its financial year December 2025, while its performance across its other business lines showed resilience…
Opposition Spokesman on Finance Julian Robinson making his contribution to the 2026/2027 Budget Debate on March 12.
March 17, 2026

Editorial | Case for digital GCT

The Government may report that electronic invoicing of its consumption tax regime is already among its plans for deepening the digitalisation of tax management in Jamaica. In that event, either Prime…
President Donald Trump listens while Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at the Shield of the Americas Summit, Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Trump National Doral Miami in Doral, Florida.
March 17, 2026

Gordon Robinson | Dunceness is as dunceness does!

On Sunday, March 8 ( Mission Accomplished?) I essayed an analysis of the reasons for the sudden USA/Israel invasion of Iran. After a detailed review of available evidence, including public statements…
In this March 2020 photo, Cuban doctors and medical professionals pose for the media with a photo of Fidel Castro and flags of Italy and Cuba, prior to their departure to Italy to assist with the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 19, 2026

Michael Abrahams | Thank you, Cubans

Over the past 60 years, Cuba has deployed over 400,000 health workers across 164 countries to mitigate short-term crises, and for long-term arrangements, as part of the Government’s Foreign Medical…