The heartbeat of reggae is set to echo through Plantation, Florida, as Island SPACE Caribbean Museum orchestrates an insightful panel discussion that promises an exploration of the roots and offshoots of Jamaican music….
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Leaders push for a 2024 filled with possibilities
A new year plush with possibilities is the message for 2024, with Jamaica’s governor general, prime minister and leader of the Opposition looking towards 2024 with hope. In his new year’s message for…
Parking hazard
WITH several people having lost their lives because of vehicular collisions involving units parked on the side of the road, sometimes in unlit areas and without reflectors, blame is being placed squarely at…
The Top Local Jamaica News Stories of 2023
In 2023, Jamaica experienced its strongest earthquake in over 50 years. An extensive investigation of the investment firm, Stocks and Securities Limited rocked the financial sector as many investors, including Olympic champion Usain…
4 Proofs You Are Not Really Married
I never really pondered the real purpose for God creating marriage until after a few years into my own marriage to Michelle. I asked married couples these three questions in a class Michelle…
Political ombudsman push
JUSTICE Minister Delroy Chuck is pushing to have a political referee in place by the end of January, and if he has his way, the ref will be able to do more than…
Park and pray
Sandra Montgomery is still hanging on to hope that she will find her motor car, which was stolen from its parked position at University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) in Papine, St…
Dennis Minott | A ‘watch night’ pledge to welcome and do justice in 2024
We ponder at the close of an annual holy celebration the birth of a child. Not a child born posh in a stush place, but one nestled in an animal’s manger. Do note…
Byron Blake | Mirror, mirror on Dubai: Did COP 28 bend the carbon arc?
The IPCC Climate Report of 2023 stated starkly: “National climate action plans remain insufficient to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius and meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.” Further, the…
Crime Reduction in Jamaica Requires More Than Political Promises
Leaders are not without blame for painting a picture that crime is easily solvable. Not so. Problems like high crime built up over the years do not disappear at the stroke of a…