Holness announces cash grants under $1 billion ‘Solidarity programme
The Government is to introduce a $1-billion “Solidarity” programme that will provide one-time cash grants to vulnerable Jamaicans. Under the programme, a $20,000 one-time cash grant will be provided to 50,000 vulnerable citizens not enrolled in...
‘We were in the dark'
Two former elderly employees of the now defunct Office of the Political Ombudsman (OPO), who together contributed nearly 40 years of service to that institution, are, today, in dismay after going on retirement early last year and being told that...
‘Lots of Socks'
On March 21, people across the world will recognise World Down Syndrome Day, a global movement dedicated to raising awareness and advocating for inclusion. In Jamaica, the Jamaica Downs Syndrome Foundation (JDSF) is leading the charge with the ‘...
‘WE WILL NOT GO BACK THERE'
WHILE THE Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) is now free from nearly five years of strict financial governance by FIFA, the formers new target is maintaining standards, while the latter has laid out protocols for the reception of increased funding...
Fed leaves interest rate unchanged amid rising economic uncertainty
The United States Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday and signalled that it still expects to cut rates twice this year, though the outlook is more uncertain. The Fed also now expects the economy to grow more slowly...
Campari Carnival returns with Xodus and Yard Mas
When GBM Nutron hit the stage at Tacbar, Devon House, on Tuesday night for the Campari Carnival 2025 launch, excitement surged as soca lovers sang along to his hits. The Trinidad-born soca sensation delivered a high-energy 20-minute set, performing...
Editorial | Expanding friendships
This week, days after he was sworn in, Mark Carney, Canadas new prime minister, made his first trip abroad for talks with “reliable allies”. In the past, this might have been a quick hop across their shared border to the United States for a chat...
Letter of the Day | Dyslexia: A Jamaican student's silent cry
THE EDITOR, Madam: Dyslexia is a significant issue in Jamaica, affecting five to 17.5 per cent of children but often remaining undiagnosed or unsupported within the educational system. This lifelong learning disorder primarily impacts reading,...
Something Extra | Thursday
Campari Carnival kicked-started the high-energy Carnival in Jamaica season with a grand launch event on Tuesday inside TacBar at Devon House in St Andrew. With a special performance from Trinidad and Tobagos GBM Nutron, who delivered a high-energy...
Family is at the heart of Mel's Sticky Jam
This Lenten season, Melissa Tavares-Wilson is hitching a ride on the meat-skipping bandwagon. “Ive decided to abstain from meat and stick to fish and plant-based protein during the season,” divulges the founder and managing director of the all-...
Europe, Canada eyeing alternatives to American-made fighter jets
BERLIN (AP): Questions are mounting in Canada and in Europe over whether big-ticket purchases of high-end US weaponry, such as the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, are still a wise strategic choice for Western countries worried about their investment in...