The University of the West Indies has conferred an Honorary Doctor of Letters degree on Jamaican music icon Marcia Griffiths, recognising her extraordinary contribution to reggae music, Caribbean culture, and global popular music over a career spanning more than six decades. The award was presented during a UWI graduation ceremony attended by university officials, students, […]
Hurricane Disrupts Jamaica’s Tourism Recovery Jamaica’s air travel figures for 2025 tell a story of progress interrupted, as a late-season hurricane erased months of recovery and left the island with its sharpest passenger decline since the COVID-19 pandemic. Data released by the Pacific Airport Group GAP shows that total passenger movements through Jamaica’s two main […]
By Charles Agard On any given morning, ships still drift past the Gulf of Paria as they always have, carrying the illusion that geography guarantees stability. Trinidad and Tobago sits close enough to Venezuela to feel its tremors, yet long accustomed to believing proximity could be managed with diplomacy, trade, and discretion. That belief has […]
St. Kitts PM signals push to address falling birth rates Prime Minister Terrance Drew has announced plans to take a policy submission to Cabinet aimed at reversing declining birth rates in St. Kitts and Nevis, framing the issue as central to the country’s long-term social and economic stability. In a brief social media post this […]
The lopsided victory headlined a four-game opening slate and immediately established Saint Lucia as one of the teams to beat in the eight-day regional competition. From the opening whistle, the hosts asserted control, combining suffocating defence with clinical shooting to dominate every phase of the contest. Returning to the national side after a lengthy absence, […]
In a period marked by shifting global alliances and heightened regional tension, Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness has framed leadership as an exercise in restraint rather than bravado. Speaking publicly last Wednesday, he underscored that his foremost obligation is to protect Jamaica from avoidable danger while guiding the country through uncertain terrain. Holness was addressing […]
An online campaign targeting Trinidad-born rapper Nicki Minaj has gained significant traction, reigniting debate about celebrity speech, political alignment, and the limits of activism in the digital age. A Change.org petition calling for a review of Minaj’s immigration status in the United States has now attracted more than 120,000 signatures. The petition, launched last year […]
The breakthrough that would eventually place Jamaica at the centre of a niche global agricultural market did not begin in a laboratory or design studio. It began with a worried farmer in St Elizabeth who could no longer make the numbers work. Years ago, a sorrel grower walked into a small community farm store in […]
Trinidad’s daily Newsday closes One of Trinidad and Tobago’s longest running daily newspapers is preparing to cease operations, marking the end of an era in the country’s print media landscape. After more than three decades in circulation, Newsday has begun legal steps to wind up its business amid sustained financial and industry pressures. Court filings […]
Caribbean diaspora celebrates Golden Globe Teyana Taylor capped off an extraordinary year with a milestone achievement last Saturday evening, winning her first Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress in her performance in One Battle After Another. The win marked a defining moment in Taylor’s evolving acting career and was followed later in the evening by […]
