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Felicia Wong is in the carnival spirit, stunning in Zen.
December 11, 2025

Xodus Carnival is ready for the road with OlympiX

Xodus Carnival kicked off the road to 2026 with its content creation day and media launch on the weekend, unveiling the bold new theme, Campari Xodus OlympiX 2026 Qualifiers. The event brought…
‘Mango’ singer, Sevana.
December 11, 2025 by Nicola A. Cunningham

Big voices, good vibes at Deh Yah

The hills were indeed alive with the sound of music as it echoed along Skyline Drive in the cool climes of St Andrew last Friday. Young entrepreneurs turned artistes, Friday Night Cru, held a…
From left: Chaplain Reverend Karl Henlin, past member Grace England, guitarist Lewis Campbell, pianist Karen Henry and drummer Odean Taylor after the Portmore Chorale’s Christmas concert at the Church of the Holy Spirit.
December 11, 2025 by Keisha Hill

Portmore Chorale marks 40 years

The Portmore Chorale once again lit up the stage with a performance blending vocal mastery, spiritual depth and the vibrant cultural energy that has defined the ensemble for four decades. This…
This image released by Voracious shows ‘The Talisman of Happiness’ by Ada Boni.
December 11, 2025

A classic Italian cookbook finally gets an English edition

NEW YORK (AP): As a child growing up in Italy, Lidia Bastianich recalls seeing one particular cookbook in just about everyone's kitchen. It was called The Talisman of Happiness, and it was often…
December 11, 2025

Earth Today | ‘We choose’

THE LATEST publication of the Global Environment Outlook (GEO-7) has identified “five interconnected solution pathways” to achieve transformation it describes as being necessary for human and…
Romone Robinson, owner of Father Bull Restaurant.
December 18, 2025

Father Bull steps up for St James

When Hurricane Melissa swept across Jamaica, the Father Bull Restaurant in Greenwood, St James, faced damage unlike anything in its history. Solar panels were torn away, the outdoor deck buckled, and…
The Art Centre at Olympia Gallery on Old Hope Road.
December 11, 2025 by Paul H. Williams

An artful Christmas from Olympia Gallery

Olympia Gallery, at 202 Old Hope Road, Kingston 6, is one of Jamaica’s best-known art spaces, with works always on sale. The gallery is housed in a distinctive building designed by Jamaican engineer,…
Dr. M. Audrey Stewart-Hinchcliffe, CD, JP, BA, M.Sc., DBE (h.c.), Chairman of Manpower & Maintenance Services (MMS) Limited Group
December 11, 2025

Audrey Stewart-Hinchcliffe | After Hurricane Melissa: Environmental impact on public health and safety

After the hurricane, the environment is impacted by flooding, erosion, and contamination from sewage, dead animals, debris, agricultural waste and chemical substances. The effect is already being…
Letters
December 11, 2025

Letter of the Day | Caribbean Cassandra Complex – failure or not ?

THE EDITOR, Madam: Cassandra, the Greek myth of a woman cursed to tell truths that no one believes, must resonate throughout the islands of the Caribbean. A United Nations Development Programme…