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Kirk Benjamin, commissioner of customs at the Jamaica Customs Agency, speaks with The Sunday Gleaner during an interview at his office in Kingston last Monday.
11 Oct, 2026 0

Californian cannabis on Customs radar

A worrying trend involving the illegal importation of Californian cannabis into Jamaica is being reported by the recently appointed head of the Jamaica Customs Agency. Kirk Benjamin, chief executive…
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Calypso star, Slinger Francisco (right), otherwise known as ‘The Mighty Sparrow’, celebrates his 70th birthday dancing calypso with Caribbean community leader Jean Alexander at a reception in his honour in the Brooklyn borough of New York, in this
11 Oct, 2026 0

The Mighty Sparrow was a ‘voice in which the Caribbean recognised itself’

There are voices so deeply woven into the life of a people that their passing unsettles our sense of ourselves. We have heard them through the open windows of our childhood, across the crowded streets…
Police Commissioner Dr Kevin Blake
11 Oct, 2026 0

Security experts praise leadership of commish

A trio of private-security experts have given Police Commissioner Kevin Blake high marks for his handling of the security portfolio a year into the new administration of Andrew Holness, as Jamaica…
An AI-generated car dealership.
11 Oct, 2026 0

Deregistration looms for 18 Manchester auto businesses over missing ownership filings

At least 18 car dealers and related vehicle businesses in Manchester are facing possible deregistration by the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) for failing to file beneficial-ownership returns,…
Wynonna Judd poses for a portrait on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, in New York.
11 Oct, 2026 0

Wynonna Judd faces ‘The Hard Truth’ on vulnerable new album

NEW YORK (AP): Wynonna Judd’s first album in 10 years, The Hard Truth, could come with a warning – but the title works just as well.
Elite Diagnostic’s office on Holborn Road in New Kingston.
11 Oct, 2026 0

Elite Diagnostic asks large shareholders to disclose plans after heavy trading

Elite Diagnostic Ltd has asked its large shareholders to disclose their intentions after another session of heavy trading in its shares on Friday, when 41.5 million units changed hands. It was the…
11 Oct, 2026 0

Petrojam sees stable fuel prices through year-end as oil markets settle

Danville Walker, general manager of Petrojam Ltd, said Jamaica will likely see stable fuel supplies and relatively contained fuel-price movements through the remainder of 2026. That’s due to increased…
Norway resident contract manager Nickosha Arnold-Johansen (left) and her Switzerland-based twin, public relations manager and stylist Noella Arnold-Arnold are back on The Rock for the buzzed-about film festival’s opening night.
11 Oct, 2026 0

Sunday Social

Rebranded the Negril Universal Film Festival (NUFF), the Gareth-Cobran-created valentine to Afro-centric films, including shorts, features, and documentaries returned for its seventh staging on the…
An airbus in the Air Canada fleet.
11 Oct, 2026 0

Canada fuels Jamaica’s winter airlift rebound as arrivals remain below pre-storm levels

Jamaica has secured more than 1.3 million airline seats for the January-April 2027 winter tourist season, a 23.5 per cent increase over the same period a year earlier, in the clearest sign yet that…