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February 1, 2026

Dennis Minott | Selah: A meaningless word that still commands us to pause

There is a curious little word scattered through the Psalms that has survived millennia of copying, translation, chanting, disputation, and devotion – yet stubbornly refuses to explain itself. Selah.…
February 1, 2026

Yaakov Raskin | How to know you’re on the right path

This week’s Torah reading brings us to one of the most dramatic and revealing moments in the entire Biblical narrative. The Jewish people just left Egypt after centuries of slavery. They’re getting…
The seder plate.
February 1, 2026

Gabriel Agbo | I will pass through Egypt

One of the most powerful and most dramatic deliverances in the bible and in human history is the miraculous, commando-style rescue of the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt. The Israelites…
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February 1, 2026

Dwight Fletcher | Money Matters Pt. 1

Today we start a new series on one of the most important issues we will face in this life – money. It is astounding when we consider the effect that money has on our lives. Problems surrounding…
Business
February 1, 2026

Fitch maintains negative watch on NCB Jamaica securitisation notes

Fitch Ratings maintained its negative watch on BBB- rated bonds issued by two National Commercial Bank entities, citing continued uncertainty over Hurricane Melissa’s impact on the country’s largest…
February 1, 2026

Poems

Research Chorus (repeat x2) Research, Research, a di quest we ah flow Inna di knowledge we ah steadily ah flow. YEAH Verse 1 Inna di realm of knowledge, where wisdom a shine, lies research, a…

Powderflask
February 1, 2026

Packing firepower – the powderflask

This gunpowder flask is a tangible link to Jamaica’s colonial past and to the central role that firearms and gunpowder played in shaping Caribbean society during the 17th to 19th centuries. It is…
February 1, 2026

Sean Major-Campbell | War maker or peacemaker

On this fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, the appointed Old Testament lesson is set in Micah Chapter 6:1-8. However, verses 9 to 16 are such an important reminder of who the wicked are. The wicked,…

Devon House
February 1, 2026

The blueprint of success

On Kingston’s Hope Road stands Devon House, not merely as a heritage site, but as a manifesto in stone. Built in 1891, the mansion was the home of George Stiebel, Jamaica’s first black millionaire. In…