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January 24, 2026
Christine MacDonald for NCOJ pre-Valentine season
The Chapel at the University of the West Indies, Mona, will resound with the rich voice of renowned contralto Christine MacDonald when she appears as a featured soloist at the concert opening the…
January 24, 2026
by Nyoka Manning
GoodHeart | Educators mark birthdays with master’s graduation milestone
For most people, a birthday is marked with cake, candles, and quiet reflection. For Renard Raymond and Cleopatra Young, their most recent birthdays were celebrated in academic regalia. On the same day…
January 24, 2026
GoodHeart | ‘Me feel real proud ah myself!’
Dante Saunders, a first-year student at Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (EMCVPA), has been named the first recipient of the Oliver Samuels Scholarship. The $300,000 award was…
January 24, 2026
Tony Deyal | If Elon Musk say so is so!
Coming back to Trinidad after a great time in Barbados, and hearing some of the folks there and in Trinidad saying given they will have the usual bacchanal in “Barbados,” especially with a “just-so”…
January 24, 2026
Ronald Sanders | As migration closes, CARICOM must build jobs at home
On January 14, the US Department of State announced that, effective January 21, it would pause the issuance of all immigrant visas for nationals of 75 countries, including 11 in the Caribbean…
January 24, 2026
by Simone Morgan
Miguel Wealthy shares investment advice on ‘Foreigner’
Rising entertainer Miguel Wealthy is encouraging Jamaicans to invest in their country through his latest single, Foreigner. In a recent interview with The Gleaner, the deejay shared that he was…
January 23, 2026
Ghana's foreign minister due in Jamaica Saturday for official visit; health and education on agenda
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Ghana Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa is scheduled to arrive in Jamaica on Saturday for a three-day official visit, the Jamaican foreign ministry says. During…
January 23, 2026
US Black man exonerated nearly 70 years after execution in case marked by racial bias
(AP) — Nearly 70 years after a United States Black man was executed, officials declared this week that he was innocent in the killing of a white woman in Texas. Prosecutors say the case was based on…
January 23, 2026
Shipping Association urges cargo owners to clear goods as port congestion persists
The Shipping Association of Jamaica is warning that ongoing port and warehouse congestion could worsen unless cargo owners urgently clear uncollected goods, weeks after the traditional holiday…