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Gabriel Agbo | What shall we do?

“... Ah, my lord, what will we do now?’ he cried out to Elisha. ‘Don’t be afraid!’ Elisha told him. ‘For there are more on our side than on theirs!’ ‘O LORD, open his eyes and let him see!” 2 Kings 6:…
People wait to refill their cooking gas canisters in Alamar, Havana province, Cuba, late on Saturday, May 31, 2025.
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Sean Major-Campbell | Cuba’s Christmas and CARICOM’s New Year

It has been a difficult year for geopolitical dynamics and concerns around xenophobia, immigration, war, climate justice, and food security. Minorities are among the most vulnerable anywhere in the…
28 Dec, 2025 0

‘Happy New Year’ by being ‘Happy you’

As the new year arrives, greetings, resolutions, and hopes fill the air. We wish each other happiness, success, and peace, believing that a change of date may change life. But a deeper truth quietly…

In this 2021 photo people are seen shopping at the Grand Market in Linstead.
28 Dec, 2025 0

Share your gifts

A Jamaican Christmas has always been more than a date on the calendar. Long before the glitter of imported décor and the rush of modern commerce, Christmas in Jamaica was anchored in service,…

CIBC Bank Jamaica branch in New Kingston, Jamaica.
28 Dec, 2025 0

CIBC Jamaica profit plunges 88 per cent amid Hurricane

CIBC Caribbean Bank Jamaica Ltd made $45.9 million profit for its October 2025 year end or four-fifths less than a year earlier, as the bank grappled with the impact of Hurricane Melissa. It also…

Kevin Richards, CEO of Kingston Properties, speaks at the Kingston Properties Limited 15th annual general meeting in 2024.
28 Dec, 2025 0

Kingston Properties expands UK footprint, buys Dartford property

The listed entity, Kingston Properties Limited (KPREIT), has completed the acquisition of its third property in the United Kingdom for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition adds to its growing portfolio…

A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing the market indexes of Shanghai, Tokyo and New York Dow at a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan.
28 Dec, 2025 0

Asian shares were mixed and thin

Asian shares were mixed Thursday in thin holiday trading, with most markets in the region and elsewhere closed for Christmas. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 edged 0.1 per cent higher to 50,407.79. It has…
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28 Dec, 2025 0

Managing High Demand but Slow Cash Flow Post-Melissa

Question: Since the hurricane, you would expect that business is booming for us but it’s not. We have a lot of inquiries, we are bogged down with evaluating repair jobs and providing estimates for…
International superstar, Alex Clare, performing at the Evening of Light, Music and Giving –One Love, One Light Hurricane Melissa relief benefit concert hosted by Chabad Jamaica on December 21 on the lawns of King’s House.
28 Dec, 2025 0

Alex Clare shines at An Evening of Light, Music and Giving

Internationally acclaimed British singer and songwriter Alex Clare has special ties to Jamaica, the island where he recorded some of the tracks for his début album, The Lateness of the Hour, which was…