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A portrait of Peter Tosh hung up in the yard of The Compound on Tuesday night.
December 9, 2025 by O’brian Wynter

Tuesday Service pays tribute to Peter Tosh ahead of earthstrong

The sounds of reggae fills The Compound off Molynes Road every Tuesday night with live performances by the Dub Squad band during what is known as Tuesday Service. This week, the event honoured the…
A gold bar shown in St Vincent Jewelry Centre in the Jewelry District of Los Angeles, USA, in April this year.
December 9, 2025

Gold surges above US$4,300 amid global uncertainty

As economic uncertainty deepens, the rush for gold continues – with prices for the precious metal topping US$4,300 for the first time last week. The going price for New York spot closed at a record…
Brian emphasised that the goal is to grow the network of professionals across Jamaica, so more people can receive help faster.
December 9, 2025

Advertorial | Pocket Attorney: The Jamaican App Bringing Legal Help to Your Fingertips

The following article was submitted and paid for by Reach Markets Ltd. When attorney and entrepreneur Brian Forsythe looked at Jamaica’s justice system, he saw a gap. For many ordinary citizens,…
Monte Blake (left) and daughter, Monique Blake at the unveiling of the Merritone mural last year in the Kingston Creative Art District in downtown Kingston.
December 9, 2025

Merritone Music celebrates 75 years

Monique Blake is feeling especially grateful to carry on the Merritone Music legacy. The sound system and music movement marks its 75th anniversary this month with a line-up of activities and the…
Feven Melesein, 29 years old, holds a dog that was abandoned on the streets of the capital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Sunday.
December 9, 2025

GoodHeart | Ethiopian woman works to rescue and care for abandoned dogs

ETHIOPIA (AP): Among the whimpering of rescued dogs, a soft whistle cuts through. It’s Feven Melese, a young woman hoping to support thousands of abandoned dogs on the streets of the Ethiopian…
December 9, 2025

Poems

Love Story Give my love. Give me power. Give me blessings like a shower. Life is fun. Life is real. Life enduring. Working without dreaming. Seeing is believing and so is This feeling of love inside…
December 9, 2025 by Antonio Cerella

How generative AI could change how we think and speak

There’s no doubt that artificial intelligence (AI) will have a profound impact on our economies, work and lifestyle. But could this technology also shape the way we think and speak? AI can be used to…
Basil Watson’s bronze bust of National Hero Paul Bogle mounted in 2018 in Emancipation Park, St Andrew, Jamaica.
December 9, 2025 by Paul H. Williams

Bogle and Gordon changed the government indirectly

PAUL BOGLE was born James Bogle. He was called Paul after he became a deacon in the native Baptist Church. He fathered at least three children – William, Richard and Cecelia. He was a small cane…
December 9, 2025

Yaneek Page | Mental health, a major business risk we keep ignoring

Every October the world pauses to observe Mental Health Awareness Month. In Jamaica, it sometimes feels like we barely take time to blink, as messages are drowned out by sirens of crime, violence,…