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RUBiS leadership and guests at the ribbon‑cutting event for the company’s 50th flagship station on the Portmore Causeway.
March 11, 2026

Rubis Energy Ja adds fried‑chicken franchise

RUBiS Energy Jamaica has added the Southern Fried Chicken (SFC) franchise to its newest and largest service station as the company moves further into the full-service retail market. The quick-service…
Dr Simone Dundas Byles
March 11, 2026
Colombian superstar Shakira performs during her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran, or Women Don’t Cry Anymore world tour in Mexico City, Friday, February 27, 2026.
March 11, 2026 by Yasmine Peru

Postponement of hurricane relief concert in Abu Dhabi ‘providential’

What does a concert headlined by pop icon Shakira in Abu Dhabi have to do with Jamaica? “Well ... a little bit,” respected tour manager and author Copeland Forbes told The Gleaner. Shakira is the…
 An aerial shot of singer Rihanna’s home in Los Angeles.
March 11, 2026

Woman taken into custody after gunshots fired near Rihanna’s LA home

LOS ANGELES (AP): Los Angeles police took a woman into custody after she fired gunshots outside Rihanna’s gated home on Sunday afternoon, according to the authorities and news reports on Monday. No…
Ryan Gosling in a scene from ‘Project Hail Mary’.
March 11, 2026

Movie Review | Gosling, Lord, Miller make science fun in ‘Project Hail Mary’

It’s been a minute since we’ve had a big-screen space epic that’s as fun as it is awe-inspiring. The last memorable one might have been The Martian, so perhaps it shouldn’t be all that surprising that…
Paulwell
March 11, 2026

Editorial | Rare earths and more

While the economic feasibility of extracting rare earth elements (REE) from bauxite residue is still unattained, Phillip Paulwell is right about Jamaica needing to do the work to put itself in a…
Starting the food festival series with Kuyah, Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2025 Brithney Clarke couldn’t miss Meet Street & The Market.
March 11, 2026

Something Extra | Wednesday

Jamaicans love good food and a great bargain, so it was no surprise that many flocked to Meet Street & The Market at Hope Botanical Gardens last Saturday, for an experience brought to life by…
A thick plume of smoke rises from an oil storage facility hit by a US-Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran on March 8, 2026.
March 11, 2026

Elizabeth Morgan | Another war in a complex, volatile region: fulfilling prophecy?

The international news is dominated by the current Iran war initiated by Israel and the USA on Saturday, February 28. The USA was assembling its military in the region following its mission in…
Scotia Group Jamaica President and CEO Audrey Tugwell Henry.
March 11, 2026

Scotia Group Jamaica posts lower profit as Melissa leaves its mark on first quarter

The second largest bank, Scotia Group Jamaica Limited (SGJ), reported net income of $4.1 billion for its first quarter ended January 2026, a modest decline from the $4.2 billion posted in the same…