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Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, minister of foreign affairs and foreign trade.
January 30, 2026 by Kimone Francis

GEOPOLITICAL TIGHTROPE

Foreign Affairs Minister Senator Kamina Johnson Smith says Jamaica’s economic independence is dependent on its ability to balance competing global interests amid mounting geopolitical tensions.…
Agriculture Minister Floyd Green.
January 30, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

‘I wasn’t preparing for a case’

Minister of Agriculture Floyd Green told the Home Circuit Court on Thursday that he was not anticipating giving evidence when he wrote an anonymous letter to the Independent Commission of…
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January 30, 2026

Law coming to regulate gated communities

The Government is moving to introduce far-reaching legislation aimed at establishing a regulatory framework for shared residential and commercial property that are not governed under the Registration…
Dr Mark Richards, senior teaching fellow at Imperial College London.
January 30, 2026 by Karen Madden

Mindset shift biggest barrier to STEAM ed in Jamaica, says physicist

Award-winning physicist and founder of The Blackett Lab Family, Dr Mark Richards, has identified a shift in mindset from theory to solutions as the biggest challenge facing Jamaica’s education system…
Jana-Lee Henry and Damario Patterson during the engagement photo shoot.
January 30, 2026 by Olivia Brown

Couple completes law school together

They objected to doing it alone, and after years of briefs, late nights and legal arguments, the court of perseverance rendered a unanimous verdict: law school finished, the Jamaican Bar passed,…
From left: Renardo Douglas, vice-chairman, Anchovy High School; Dr Lavern Stewart, principal; Nigel Goulab, chairman, accepting a symbolic cheque from members of the Chinese community in Montego Bay valued at $1 million from Ziping Chen, chairman of LCH De
January 30, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

MoBay’s Chinese donate $2m to Anchovy High to address hurricane damage

WESTERN BUREAU: The Chinese community in Montego Bay, St James, recently donated $2 million to Anchovy High School to support restoration work in the aftermath of the damage done to its two campuses…
Dr Christopher Tufton, Minister of Health and Wellness speaks with the media after touring the Greater Portmore Health Centre on Wednesday.
January 30, 2026 by Ruddy Mathison

Tufton defends hip-roof design for Portmore Health Centre expansion

Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton has defended the decision to install a hip roof on the expanding wing of the Greater Portmore Health Centre, a $660-million project, amid concerns…
Dempster Chung
January 30, 2026

Resilience Fund pays out to creatives affected by Hurricane Melissa

After months of disruption caused by Hurricane Melissa, 38 creative entrepreneurs have received financial support through Kingston Creative’s Resilience Fund, aimed at helping small cultural…
Anthea McLaughlin, CEO of the Caribbean Philanthropic Alliance.
January 30, 2026

Kingston to host climate and philanthropy forum

Kingston will host a high-level international summit next month as the Caribbean Philanthropic Alliance (CARIPHIL) brings global, regional and diaspora leaders together to rethink how capital and…