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January 23, 2026
Peter Espeut | Who is telling lies, commissioner?
I do not have access to the Jamaica Constabulary Force Orders; my only knowledge of their contents is whatever is reported in this newspaper. And I have no reason to disbelieve the Jamaica Information…
January 23, 2026
Mood Restaurant & Bar wins JSE Venture Capital Pitch Room 2026
On Wednesday, when 32-year-old Matthew Francis stepped on stage at the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Venture Capital Pitch Room, he carried a decade-long story of grit, reinvention, and a dream shaped…
January 23, 2026
by Christopher Thomas
Health Services extend clean-up, rodent control as waste crisis persists in St James
WESTERN BUREAU: Residents in several St James communities continue to grapple with uncollected garbage and increased rodent activity weeks after Hurricane Melissa, prompting an extended response from…
January 23, 2026
by Omar Tomlinson
Renaissance man
What a difference time and circumstance make. “When I visited Milan for the first time in the 1980s, I was told by agents that there was no market for black people,” Jamie Melbourne recalled of his…
January 23, 2026
by Corey Robinson
Hospitals feeling side effects of Christmas
There is a reported spike in patients being hospitalised for non-communicable diseases in the weeks after Christmas – particularly as many, often elderly persons, indulge in unhealthy lifestyle…
January 23, 2026
Micro Market by June as finance minister touts ways to raise capital
Jamaica plans to launch its long-anticipated micro-stock exchange by July 2026, marking the latest effort to deepen access to capital markets. A multi-stakeholder steering committee is “now at an…
January 24, 2026
Sygnus Real Estate Finance posts narrower Q1 loss as development accelerates
Sygnus Real Estate Finance Ltd (SRF) reported a narrower first-quarter loss as the Jamaican real estate investor broke ground on its $4-billion industrial park and advanced plans to add new tenants at…
January 23, 2026
by Tanesha Mundle
‘Where’s my girl?’
“I still want to know where my daughter is.” That was the haunting refrain from a tearful Sophia Lugg as she struggled to contain her emotions outside the Home Circuit Court on Thursday, moments…
January 23, 2026
Springer hat-trick gives West Indies consolation win over Afghanistan
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CMC): Shamar Springer’s hat-trick heroics bowled West Indies to a memorable 15-run win to deny Afghanistan a series sweep in the third and final T20I in Dubai yesterday.…