Life BDS Aug 24, 2025

Creative Caribbean to showcase regional talent at CARIFESTA XV in Barbados

Reading Time: 2 minutesCreative Caribbean will have a strong presence at CARIFESTA XV, the region’s premier arts and cultural festival, taking place in Barbados from August 25–29.  With a dynamic programme of activities,…

Life JAM Aug 23, 2025

Games, mentorship and love: SOS Jamaica Field Day brings children together

Reading Time: 2 minutesSOS Children’s Villages Jamaica, in partnership with Goals for Growth JA, FI We Children Foundation, and influencer 1Clause, recently hosted a vibrant field day at the SOS Village in Stony…

Life SLU Aug 23, 2025

Malik Yoba brings global spotlight to Connect Saint Lucia’s bold vision for growth

Reading Time: 3 minutesChalien Dantes/Contributor It was more than just a room full of business cards and handshakes, it was a moment of clarity for a nation looking forward.  On July 15, the…

Life JAM Aug 23, 2025

Rockfort Mineral Bath reopens after long renovation period

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe popular and critically acclaimed Rockfort Mineral Spa and Bath complex in Kingston has been officially reopened after several months of hiatus, during which time the Caribbean Cement Company Limited…

Life JAM Aug 23, 2025

Rotary Club launches first-ever Charity Golf Tournament to save lives

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Rotary Club of Mandeville invites the parish and the nation to rally for a cause that touches every heart—literally.  On Sunday, August 24, 2025, the prestigious Manchester Club will…

Life JAM Aug 23, 2025

Jamaica Sotheby’s Realty/The Tryall Club’s 5K Eco Run returns to starting line Sunday

Reading Time: 2 minutesBack for its second staging, the 5K Eco Run coordinated by Jamaica Sotheby’s International Realty and The Tryall Club will take place this Sunday, August 24, 2025, on the lush…

Life JAM Aug 22, 2025

DBJ’s BIGEE Innovation Grant expands access to diagnostics in rural Jamaica

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), through its Boosting Innovation, Growth and Entrepreneurship Ecosystems (BIGEE) Innovation Grant Fund, continues to transform the lives of Jamaicans through the funding of three state-of-the-art ultrasound…

Life JAM Aug 22, 2025

SAINT International unveils fresh faces Shauntae Washington, Prestley Hart

Reading Time: 4 minutesAmid the glamorous and glitzy onstage action at SAINT International’s Fashion Face of the Caribbean and Jamaica Avant Garde Designer of the Year competitions last Saturday, Guyanese national Shauntae Washington…

Life USA Aug 22, 2025

20 years after Katrina, hurricane risks to Gulf Coast rising, scientist warns

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMUNICH (Reuters) The Gulf Coast of the United States is increasingly vulnerable to hurricanes, a scientist has warned in a new study, 20 years after Katrina devastated New Orleans and…

Life USA Aug 22, 2025

Trump says he could extend TikTok deadline if needed, has US buyers

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWASHINGTON (Reuters) U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he has American buyers lined up for TikTok and that he could further extend the deadline for China-based ByteDance to divest…

Life JAM Aug 22, 2025

Guardian Group continues sponsorship of September Blue Run fundraiser for prostate cancer

Reading Time: 3 minutesFor the third consecutive year, the Guardian Group will be partnering with the Jamaica Cancer Society to host the “Blue Run 5K Walk/Run” event, which is to be a platform…

Life JAM Aug 21, 2025

Diaspora artist returns home to Jamaica to launch exhibit at Pegasus

Reading Time: 2 minutesBy Davion Coombs Jamaican-born, New York-based visual artist Cheery Stewart-Josephs is set to make her return to the local art scene with ROOTED, a two-day exhibition that will take place on August 21–22 at the Jamaica…