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William Brown, president of the CSA, and Maria del Mar Rodriguez, vice-president, following their re-election to lead the Caribbean Shipping Association for the 2025–2026 term.
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CSA re-elects William Brown, Maria del Mar Rodriguez as president and vice-president

Paramaribo, Suriname: WILLIAM BROWN and Maria del Mar Rodriguez were re-elected as president and vice- president, respectively, of the Caribbean Shipping Association (CSA), at the body’s 55th Annual…
Reggae Boy captain and goalkeeper Andre Blake goes through his paces during a training session yesterday at the National Stadium in preparation for today’s Concacaf World Cup Qualifier against Bermuda at the same venue. The game begins at 7 p.m.
13 Oct, 2025 0

‘We know what we need to do’

REGGAE BOYZ head coach Steve McClaren and team captain Andre Blake say the team knows what needs to be done to return to winning ways when they take on Bermuda today in Concacaf World Cup Qualifying…
Cheers to 20 years! Cutting the cake to acknowledge the celebrations are (from left) Shelleka Darby, client; Norris Gilbert, deputy chairman of Cumax; Kerrene Grant Brown, general manager of Manchester Co-operative Credit Union; Cumax CEO Herbert Hall; Kar
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Something Extra | Wednesday

It was an afternoon of ‘Wealth in White’ as Cumax Wealth Management Limited celebrated 20 years in style. The all-white brunch, hosted last Saturday at Hope Botanical Gardens, brought together staff,…
On screen (from left) are Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt, winners of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics, October 13, 2025.
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Three researchers nab Nobel economics prize for explaining ‘creative destruction’

Three researchers who probed the process of business innovation won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for explaining how new products and inventions promote economic growth and human…
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Shipping Schedule

October 14-20, 2025 CMA CGM JAMAICA VESSELS ETA KINGSTON CRYSTAL A 14/10 CMA CGM CALLAO 14/10 SEABOARD SUN 15/10 CMA CGM PLATON 15/10 CMA CGM ALIAGA 15/10 CMA CGM…
Basil Watson’s bronze bust of National Heroine Nanny of the Maroons.
13 Oct, 2025 0

Queen Nanny did not sign the treaty

NOT MUCH is known about Queen Nanny’s early years on Earth. But the story is that she was from west Africa, from where many people were taken to the West Indies to work on various plantations under…
13 Oct, 2025 0

Growth & Jobs | Attitudes to pension and insurance could impact future generations – Experts

INSURANCE AND pension experts say urgent reforms are needed in how Jamaicans save and prepare for retirement to stave off a crisis in the future, saying that the current culture and attitudes could…
13 Oct, 2025 0

Immigration Corner | As a green card holder, can I file for my son, mom?

Dear Mrs Walker-Huntington, I’m currently a green card holder and I would like to file for my son and my mom. However, I want to know: 1. Can a green card holder file for her son/mom? 2. How…
13 Oct, 2025 0

Immigration Corner | Will Canada end birthright citizenship?

Dear Mrs Powell, I hear there is a new proposal in Canada to end birthright citizenship for children born to temporary residents. I was born in Canada while my mother was visiting, but I grew up in…