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January 18, 2026
Orville Taylor | Jamaica: Our bed of roses
One of the stupidest expressions used regularly is “Life is not a bed of roses” When our relatives and friends migrate north, they often say it in reference to ‘Farrin’. Now, every Jamaican knows that…
January 18, 2026
Editorial | New strategies for new era
A comforting story of multilateralism and liberal democracy that has guided Caribbean thinking for the last 70-80 years is fast disappearing. The region has to face a new era without an open world…
January 18, 2026
Garth Rattray | The Sargassum seaweed can be useful
Recently, I saw a short documentary on the Sargassum seaweed ‘invasion’ of the Caribbean Sea. Then I recalled that my wife and several of her relatives encountered mounds of the seaweed on the beach…
January 18, 2026
Curtis Ward | Words of war could be deadly in 2026
The recent exchange of harsh words and threats of violence between President Donald Trump and Iran government officials represents a mere smidgen of the hate that exists between the Trump…
January 18, 2026
Dennis Blake | Why Jamaica’s churches must move from pews to policy
For generations, the Church has been one of Jamaica’s most trusted institutions. In communities where schools struggled, families fractured, and governments changed, the Church remained – steady,…
January 18, 2026
Ralph Lauren front row draws celebrities to Milan show
MILAN (AP): Celebrities packed the Ralph Lauren front row during Milan Fashion Week on Friday for the launch of a Milan-centric season that includes dressing Team USA for next month’s Winter Olympics.…
January 18, 2026
ChatGPT rises to top in Ja
ChatGPT has emerged as Jamaica’s most visited website, surpassing global heavyweights such as Wikipedia, YouTube, and Amazon, according to analytics firm Ahrefs. The artificial intelligence (AI)…
January 18, 2026
by Evon T. Krishna Benjamin
Chronixx’s ‘Exile’, a quiet chapter in a loud legacy
There are artistes we listen to, and there are artistes we witness. Jamaican reggae singer Chronixx has always felt like the latter. When he emerged in the early 2010s as part of what later became…
January 18, 2026
by Evelyn Valdez
Science is best communicated through identity and culture
Lived experiences shape how science is conducted. This matters because who gets to speak for science steers which problems are prioritised, how evidence is translated into practice, and who ultimately…