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Sabrina Watson (left), global category manager – seasonings, sauces and spices at Grace Foods, guides traveller Richard Ho-sing in navigating the donation site at the Norman Manley International Airport during the Bring Jamaica Home activation.
January 26, 2026

Grace Foods ramps up support for farm relief, recovery post-Melissa

In support of Jamaica’s agricultural recovery following Hurricane Melissa, Grace Foods has partnered with the BREDS Treasure Beach Foundation to mobilise direct support for farmers through its Grace…
An overwhelmed Deidrian Downer is crowned Miss Global Jamaica 2026 by Keri-Ann Greenwood, Miss Global Jamaica 2025 and first Runner-up Miss Global 2025 during the Grand Coronation on Saturday at the Douglas Orane Auditorium, Wolmer’s Boys, Kingston
January 26, 2026 by Yasmine Peru

Excitement as Deidrian Downer wins Miss Global Jamaica

At 1:20 Sunday morning, cheers erupted inside the Douglas Orane Auditorium at Wolmer’s Boys’ School in Kingston, as Miss Zimii Haircare, Deidrian Downer, was announced winner of Miss Global Jamaica…
A Sparkling Violetear hummingbird hovers at the Yanacocha Reserve.
January 26, 2026

Ancient forest is last stand for a hummingbird facing extinction

YANACOCHA RESERVE (AP): Deep in the Ecuadorian Andes, an ancient forest stands as a final sanctuary against the encroachment of human activity. This is the Yanacocha Reserve, the last refuge for the…
A man walks past a wedding dress displayed on a street next to a bridal shop in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip.
January 26, 2026

US envoys urge Netanyahu to move into Gaza ceasefire’s second phase

CAIRO (AP): Top United Sates envoys met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday, urging his government to move into the second phase of the ceasefire in Gaza.
A 12-year-old boy plays with his personal phone outside school.
January 26, 2026

Macron pushes for fast-track ban on social media for children under 15

PARIS (AP): French President Emmanuel Macron says he wants his government to fast-track the legal process to ensure that a ban on social media for children under the age of 15 can enter into force in…
Gleaner editorial writes: ... while they seek to protect their perceived national interests Caribbean governments must address the Trump administration’s policies on immigration with a clear-eyed pragmatism ...
January 26, 2026

Editorial | Possibilities for CARICOM

America’s placing of 11 Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries among the 75 from which it recently halted the processing of immigrant visas caused a flurry of diplomatic activity by regional…
Border Guards patrol along the border with Syria, in Sinjar, northern Iraq.
January 26, 2026

Baghdad says it will prosecute Islamic State militants being moved from Syria

BAGHDAD (AP): Baghdad will prosecute and try militants from the Islamic State group who are being transferred from prisons and detention camps in neighbouring Syria to Iraq under a United…
Members of the Jamaica four-man bobsled team ahead of action at the North American Cup.
January 26, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

Jamaica Bobsleigh inks apparel partnership with Backcountry and Xpore

The Jamaica Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation, (JBSF) has inked a partnership that will see Jamaican athletes outfitted by Backcountry, one of the leading premium destinations for outdoor gear and…
Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, January 20.
January 26, 2026

Ronald Thwaites | Hard choices

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke to us and for us last week at Davos. He told us that the post-war presumptions of human interchange, the mutual respect which allowed small size, chequered…