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File Photos Stone Love founder and operator, Winston ‘Wee Pow’ Powell, accepts the Guinness Sounds of Greatness Recognition Award for his sound system’s undeniable mark on the dancehall culture.
February 8, 2026

Kingston Riddims a celebration of the Creative City of Music

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport will mark the 10th anniversary of Kingston’s designation as a UNESCO Creative City of Music with a two-part celebration that will wow authentic…
Stefania Terre, left, touches a reproduction of Michelangelo’s sculpture La Pieta with Carmine Laezza, standing at right, during a tour for blind people with Monica Bernacchia, centre, at the Omero Tactile Museum in Ancona, Italy.
February 8, 2026

Making Italy’s art accessible to people with disabilities

ROME (AP): Italy’s art-filled cities have no shortage of tourists, but they haven’t always been welcoming to visitors with visual impairments or other disabilities. Art that is millennia old doesn’t…
February 8, 2026

Poems

Rise What are you waiting on? Why don’t you open the door? The shiny knob craves for your touch But your hesitant heart cripples your eager hand Why do you allow the beats rattling your chest to…
Yaneek Page
February 8, 2026

Yaneek Page | Government procurement is a confession: Who will we become?

In every democratic society, at every level of government, almost every dollar spent by the State tells a story. It is a confession. In fact, if you study a country’s procurement records closely…
Bob Marley Museum.
February 8, 2026

The rhythm of resilience

Each February, Jamaica turns up the volume on remembrance, resistance, and rhythm. Reggae Month is not simply a celebration of sound. It is a meditation on spirit. This year, as we mark what would…
February 8, 2026

The true foundation of love

As Valentine’s week begins, markets bloom with red roses, chocolates, teddy bears, and countless gifts meant to express love. For some, this week marks a fresh beginning. For others, it brings…
February 8, 2026

Gordon Robinson | We are not serious

Three Sundays ago ( What the hell the Police can do) I took a swipe at our justice system. I wrote: “Supreme Court publishes general clearance rates (56 per cent in 2025) but no statistics regarding…
Christopher Berry, executive chairman of Mayberry Group.
February 8, 2026

JSE halts top 100 shareholder list

Christopher Berry, executive chairman of investment bank Mayberry Group, wants the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) to restore public access to detailed shareholder data, arguing that recent restrictions…
In this October 2025 photo police officers are seen at a scene of an accident, as a wrecker removes the Toyota Hiace minibus that crashed along West-East leg of Highway 2000, close to the Vineyard Toll Plaza.
February 8, 2026

Mark Shields | Jamaica reduced murders – road deaths can be reduced too

In the wake of the recent tragedy on the Font Hill main road, Vic-Chairman of National Road Safety Council Lucien Jones is right to warn that 2026 will bring more “avoidable tragedy” unless Jamaica…