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Dr Carolyn Gomes (left), former executive director of Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), and JFJ chairman Horace Levy at the JFJ End Police Violence Peaceful Protest at Half Way Tree Transport Centre in April 2025.
March 1, 2026

Mickel Jackson | Holding power to account: Vital work of human rights organisations in Jamaica

The past week has sparked intense public discourse about the role of civil society – particularly Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) – and whether the sector engages in “fair play” in its criticisms. Having…
Aneita Williams cleaning mud from her house in The Estuary, a housing development in Friendship, St James, after the passage of Hurricane Melissa last October. Now displaced and given temporary accommodation by the NHT, she does not wish to return to her
March 1, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

STILL IN LIMBO

Four months after Hurricane Melissa sent floodwaters surging through sections of Phase 2 of The Estuary in Friendship, St James, several homeowners say they remain burdened with loss, displacement,…
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March 1, 2026

Garth Rattray | Simianisation is malicious, racist dehumanisation

It is terrible that the most powerful and influential office on the planet posted images of former American president Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle (who are both Afro-Americans) as apes. Coming…
Mechanics of Cadillac driver Valtteri Bottas of Finland prepare his car during a Formula One pre-season test at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain.
March 1, 2026

F1’s new era demands a new driving style

Chaotic starts, tricky overtaking, lifting off the gas on straights. Formula 1’s new era of regulations could upend the series in unexpected ways when the season begins with the Australian Grand Prix…
The 1969 Indy 500 champion Mario Andretti watches from his grandson Marco Andretti’s pit area during practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis on May 19, 2023.
March 1, 2026

Cadillac names its first F1 car after Mario Andretti in ‘ultimate compliment’

SILVERSTONE, England (AP): Cadillac is naming its first Formula 1 car in honour of 1978 champion Mario Andretti, who calls it the “ultimate compliment” ahead of the team’s inaugural race next week at…
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange challenged students to a dance-off on stage during the opening of the Island Music Conference on Wednesday.
March 1, 2026 by Yasmine Peru

Grange unveils plans for institute for cultural practitioners

At Wednesday’s opening session of the Orville ‘Shaggy’ Burrell-led Island Music Conference (IMC), held at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and…
Khmer cultural artefacts that were returned to Cambodia on display at the National Museum, in Phnom Penh.
March 1, 2026

Cambodia takes back looted historic artefacts

PHNOM PENH (AP) Cambodian officials on Friday received more than six dozen historic artefacts described as part of the country’s cultural heritage that had been looted during decades of war and…
March 1, 2026

Poems

Our very own books of history The whole day’s experiences Are often churned In every person’s mind For separation of Hope from deceit and despair Torn in the wrangles of Dejection that come…
From left: Simon Browne, director, YS Falls; Martine Fontaine, senior executive director, Fraser, Fontaine & Kong (FFK); and Gerard Fontaine, president, FFK, during the FFK Parametric Insurance Seminar in Kingston.
March 1, 2026 by Neville Graham

Trigger-based insurance that can pay out before adjusters arrives

Local insurance brokerages are pushing parametric coverage as a complement to traditional policies for companies still stinging from shortfalls exposed by two recent hurricanes — and one Kingston firm…