Rock Solid Plastics Ltd turns out up to 150 water tanks a day from its Kingston factory and now employs 40 people, up from five when it started in 2020. The company said…
Food replaces transport as inflation driver, says finance minister
Jamaica’s inflation problem has shifted from transport costs to drought-hit food prices, Minister of Finance and the Public Service Fayval Williams said on Wednesday, as she argued that the economy has weathered Hurricane…
VP Records reissues ‘Image Of Africa’
VP Records reissues ‘Image Of Africa’ For most reggae fans, The Congos are forever linked to Heart Of The Congos. Released in 1977 and produced by Lee “Scratch” Perry at the Black Ark,…
Jamaican Insurance Executive Dwight Geddes Named 2026 Alonzo Herndon Award Winner
Jamaican-born insurance executive Dwight Geddes has been named the 2026 recipient of the Alonzo Herndon Award by Business Insurance, recognising his contributions to the insurance industry and his work to expand opportunities for…
Remembering Trevor ‘Jumpy’ Harris, Jamaican Schoolboy Football Great
Trevor “Jumpy” Harris, one of the standout footballers of Kingston College’s celebrated 1960s teams who later became a two-time All-American and national champion at Michigan State University, has died. Harris passed away on…
Fed defies Trump with first rate rise in 3 years
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the first time since 2023 in an effort to quell stubbornly-high inflation, a move that could spur a sharp response from the White…
Jamaican Keisha Blair Named Among Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women
Jamaican-born economist, author and entrepreneur Keisha Blair has been named one of WXN’s Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 for 2026, adding another milestone to a career that has taken her from St…
Double 12″ Spin #86 – Junior Murvin / Wailing Souls –
Double 12″ Spin #86 – Junior Murvin / Wailing Souls – In this edition, the Wailing Souls and falsetto master Junior Murvin (alongside Mikey Dread) are carrying us straight back to the early…
K-Chief Studios takes Montego Bay Global
K-Chief Studios takes Montego Bay Global With the first anniversary of the K-Chief Studios approaching, Michael Samuels and his team are preparing to host two reggae artistes from entirely different backgrounds. Anslom Nakikus,…
From Crime Noir to Duppies: Jamaican Stories Are Having a Moment on Screen
Something interesting has been happening on our screens over the past two years. Across television series, feature films, pilots and shorts, Jamaican stories are showing up in greater variety and in unexpected places….