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Dr Christopher Tufton, minister of health and wellness.
26 Dec, 2025 0

Tufton expects Melissa-damaged western hospital buildings to be repaired by next month

WESTERN BUREAU: Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says he is hopeful that the hospitals in western Jamaica, which took a battering from Hurricane Melissa, will be restored by the end…
Reggae artiste Skygrass poses with his fiancée, Nicole Arbour, at the Yard Mas Carnival 2026 Galleria hybrid costume presentation, held at Palace Cineplex, Sovereign Centre in St Andrew. The pair are currently filming a reality-style docuseries with US-ba
26 Dec, 2025 0

Skygrass’ bold new chapter

Reggae recording artiste and producer Skygrass is entering one of the most exciting and expansive chapters of his career — one where music, love, culture and storytelling collide. Fresh off the…
Digicel Foundation CEO Charmaine Daniels (right) hands over $300,000 worth of hardware vouchers to Sadie Brisstell, administrative assistant at West Haven Children’s Home, during a visit to the facility in Hanover.
26 Dec, 2025 0

Digicel Foundation brings holiday cheer with hardware vouchers

The Digicel Foundation is distributing of $30 million in Hardware and Lumber Limited vouchers to support home repairs and rebuilding efforts, with a strong focus on western Jamaica, where communities…
Keliesha Fearon, a resident of St Elizabeth and a JWN Foundation volunteer, prepares paint to help with the rebuilding efforts.
26 Dec, 2025 0

‘I won’t have to worry anymore’

For 33-year-old Nichola Smith, the approach of Hurricane Melissa brought days of fear and uncertainty. Living in Balaclava, St Elizabeth, Smith, who shares her home with five members of her household,…
Miss Global Jamaica 2025 Keri-Ann Greenwood and Jermane Blair, national director of the local franchise, both shared lens at the official launch of the 2026 local competition.
26 Dec, 2025 0

The road to Miss Global Jamaica 2026 begins

The road to crowning Jamaica’s next global queen, following reigning representative Keri-Ann Greenwood’s first-runner-up finish at the 2025 Miss Global competition, officially began on December 21…
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26 Dec, 2025 0

Peter Espeut | Sweetheart deals and bastard capitalism

I read with great interest the article in The Gleaner of Monday, December 22, by Winsome Callum, director of corporate communications at the Jamaica Public Service Company Ltd (JPS) as she tried to…
Mortimer
26 Dec, 2025 0

5 Questions With Mortimer

It was a day of food, fun, fashion, and plenty of gift ideas at Sunday’s Kingston Creative Art Walk Festival Gran’ Market edition, the final staging of the year. Booth holders and artisans turned out…
Neytiri, played by Zoe Saldana, in a scene from ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’.
26 Dec, 2025 0

‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ – A ruthless return to Pandora

As the 2009 film Avatar concluded, there was a distinct sense of finality. The heroes had won the day, and a new era had dawned over the world of Pandora. It certainly made the 13 year-wait for its…
The 2025 New Year’s Eve numerals are displayed in Times Square in New York.
26 Dec, 2025 0

Kristen Gyles | Starting at 2:41 on a Friday afternoon

Welcome to the first day of ‘Twixmas’. ‘Twixmas’ is a relatively new term to describe the transitional period betwixt Christmas and the New Year. It’s that awkward period where people don’t quite…