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September 4, 2026
Movie Review | Despite its title, the slasher siege movie ‘Onslaught’ takes its time
AP: Masked soldiers deployed on domestic soil and an air of conspiratorial paranoia give Adam Wingard’s not-quite-grindhouse siege film Onslaught a contemporary pulse, even if this lean, B-movie…
September 4, 2026
Jamaica offers premiums to buy back US$2.3b in bonds
The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) wants to pay out investors holding three bonds valued at US$2.33 billion, offering premiums above face value on the debt. “GOJ announces an invitation for offers to…
September 4, 2026
Ruthlyn James | Chasing the child’s first word
There is a new gold rush in Jamaica, a new frontier for parents where no matter the cost, it is a sacrifice many will make. It has contributed to domestic and international migration. Desperate…
September 4, 2026
Kaya herb house sales lifted 45 per cent by carnival and IShowSpeed
Kaya Group’s parent company posted a 45 per cent rise in June second-quarter revenue and swung to a quarterly net profit, as the herb houses benefited from travellers, carnival revellers, 4/20…
September 4, 2026
Peter Espeut | Remembering the Kendal crash
September 1 was the 69th anniversary of Jamaica’s worst transportation disaster: the derailment of a passenger train near Kendal in Manchester, during which no less than 187 persons died and more than…
September 4, 2026
H10 Hotels rebrands its Trelawny property as an adults-only luxury resort
Spain-based H10 Hotels will convert its Ocean Eden Bay property in Coral Spring, Trelawny, into an adults-only luxury resort under a new brand. Effective November 1, the Jamaican property will be…
September 4, 2026
by Yasmine Peru
5 Questions With Blaqk Sheep
Billboard producer, engineer, musician and writer Germaine ‘Blaqk Sheep’ Clarke is the founder and CEO of dancehall and reggae label Blaqk Sheep Music. Passionate about every area of the music, he…
September 4, 2026
Fed’s Waller says central bank’s next rate move depends on upcoming inflation report
US Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on Thursday that an inflation report next week will largely determine whether he supports an interest rate hike later this month or not. The…
September 4, 2026
Judge orders changes to Google’s digital ads business but spares it from a break-up
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Google to retool the system powering its monopoly in digital advertising, sparing the company from a wrenching break-up sought by the US government. The initial…