Orville Taylor | Frogs, plague and Melissa
Ignorance can be fatal. Panicked demagogues drew attention to a pond teeming with tadpoles. In a viral video, thousands of little black creatures wriggling and darkening the water. They were so plentiful that J$100 for each single animated dot...
Nowhere for the living, nowhere for the dead
A Westmoreland family is caught between grief and survival in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. On Friday, as they gathered to lay their brother, Cleveland Wayne – affectionately called “Gramps”— to rest, they faced the agonizing reality that
Blessing across the west
WESTERN BUREAU When Hurricane Melissa tore through western Jamaica on October 28, flattening homes, schools, and entire communities, Pastor Mary Wildishs church, Trumpet Call Ministries, became a beacon of hope. Located in the heavily hit city of...
DEMOLITION JOB
THE REGGAE Girlz put on a masterclass in goalscoring as they demolished Dominica 18-0 in their opening game of the Concacaf W Qualifiers at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground in St Lucia. Hat-tricks each from Kiki Van Zanten (6th, 21st, 25th), Khadija...
Arc Manufacturing files lawsuit against Tank-Weld over rebar pricing
Arc Manufacturing Limited has filed a lawsuit against Tank-Weld Metals Limited, accusing Jamaicas largest steel distributor of abusing its dominant position in the rebar market through predatory pricing practices that allegedly crippled ARCs...
Jimmy Cliff: The voice that still moves the world
Following his passing last Monday, Jimmy Cliffs albums and singles took over both the iTunes Top 100 Reggae Albums and Top 100 Singles Charts. Music executive Maxine Stowe told The Sunday Gleaner that this posthumous dominance is “a testament to...
Editorial | When Fayval speaks
While her Cabinet colleagues have hogged the show, talking about everything – from its economic impact to plans for recovery, Fayval Williams, the finance minister, has been peculiarly quiet in the month since Hurricane Melissa devastated western...
The many lives of Sheldon Shepherd
Sheldon Shepherds life these days demands serious multitasking. With his debut album and a lead role in the hotly anticipated British television miniseries The Inheritance both on the way next year, the poet and actor is the embodiment of busy...
Theresa Rodriguez-Moodie | Building back better after Hurricane Melissa
Hurricane Melissa, a Category Five storm, made landfall at New Hope in Westmoreland, cut across the southwestern parishes, and exited Jamaica via St Ann. At least one-third of the island has been devastated, with the poorest hit the hardest. The...
Frida Kahlo's record-breaking painting El Sueño positions death as a roommate
Frida Kahlos 1940 self-portrait, El Sueño (La Cama), or The Dream (The Bed), has sold for US$54.7 million (£41.4m) at Sothebys New York. It is now the most expensive Latin American artwork in history, and has set the auction record for a female...
Fidelity Motors Unveils 5 GAC Models
Declaring that “Nobody gets left behind,” Deborah Stewart, general manager of Fidelity Motors Limited, outlined a raft of brand accolades while announcing the arrival of five new GAC models to Jamaica. Boasting best-in-class features and industry-...