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From left: Rueanna Haynes, director of Climate Analytics Caribbean; Abigail Ellis, Grenada’s national coordinator, Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN); and Dr Spencer Thomas, Grenada’s ambassador and Special Envoy for Multilateral Environmental
December 18, 2025

German-Caribbean climate talks spotlight urgent need for ambition, adaptation

REGIONAL AND international climate leaders convened in Grenada for the third edition of the German-Caribbean Climate Talks earlier this month, focusing on increasing ambition and accelerating…
President Donald Trump speaks during a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, December 16, 2025, in Washington USA (AP Photo)
December 18, 2025

Editorial | Asserting the Monroe Doctrine

When Donald Trump won the US presidential election more than a year ago, this newspaper stressed the good sense of the small nations of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) coordinating their policies…
Lora Rochester, vice-president of business development and risk management at Canopy Insurance Limited, shares a prize with a child at the SOS Children’s Village after he solved a tricky riddle during the Christmas visit.
December 18, 2025

Corporate Hands | Canopy Insurance Limited brings Christmas cheer to children

Residents gather amid debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa on a street in Black River, Jamaica, on October 30.
December 18, 2025

Natasha Greaves | Reimagining resilience and solidarity: Jamaica at a crossroads

Every December 18, International Migrants Day invites us to reflect on the journeys of millions who leave home in search of safety, dignity, and opportunity. For Jamaica and the Caribbean, migration…
The William Knibb Memorial High School in Falmouth, Trelawny, suffered significant damage during the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28.
December 18, 2025

Melissa opens engineering gap

RESPECTED PHYSICIST, Professor Michael Taylor, has flagged for attention what he says is Jamaica’s now exposed engineering gap, following the passage of Hurricane Melissa. As Jamaicans come to terms…
From left: Deidre Parchment, finance manager at Food For The Poor Jamaica; Marsha Burrell-Rose, Manager – marketing, PR and missions at Food For The Poor; Ann Marie Walters, managing director for Unicomer Jamaica; Jane Cui, sales manager, Caribbean Terri
December 18, 2025

Corporate Hands | Courts and TCL donate smart tvs to support hurricane recovery

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Krystal Lee (centre), thanks Jamalco’s Managing Director, Marvin Jackson (left), for the company’s donation toward the renovation of the A&E Waiting Area at the Lionel Town Hospital. Sharing the
December 18, 2025

Corporate Hands | Jamalco donates to reno of Lionel Town Hospital A&E waiting area

In the spirit of the season, Elhydro Limited joined forces with the JUTC to bring Christmas cheer to rural school bus drivers impacted by Hurricane Melissa. Vice President, Major Paul Brown, presented Elhydro Limited’s special contribution to Anita Ramb
December 18, 2025

Corporate Hands | Elhydro Limited, JUTC bring cheer to rural school bus drivers

Members of the Jamaica Defence Force Health Services Corps participate in a psychological first aid training session conducted by a team of psychologists from Northern Caribbean University (NCU) at Up Park Camp in St Andrew on November 28. 2025. The initia
December 18, 2025

Corporate Hands | NCU equips military to provide psychological first aid