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From left: Parnell, played by Tesfa Edwards; Pearl, played by Dahlia Harris; Arlene, played by Maylynne Lowe; and Jah Jah Royal, played by Everaldo Creary, in a scene from ‘Hurricane Hataclaps’.
July 30, 2026 by Michael Reckord

‘Hurricane Hataclaps’ provides energetic entertainment

With the alliteratively named Hurricane Hataclaps showing at the Little Little Theatre on Tom Redcam Drive, Dahlia Harris has another hit on her hands. For the comedy, the multi-talented playwright,…
July 30, 2026

Derrimon to sell Drax Hall lands to REIT managed by Different Capital

Derrimon Trading plans to sell a 12.36-acre parcel of land in Drax Hall, St Ann, to an entity managed by Different Capital at roughly 40 per cent below its independently appraised market value – in a…
Participants are guided through a 9D Breathwork session at Yahsuh Fitbox in St Andrew on Saturday.
July 30, 2026 by Nicola Cunningham

Reset through 9D Breathwork - LeVaughn Flynn helps others regulate well-being, soothe nervous system via guided breathing practicethrough 9D Breathwork

The COVID-19 pandemic marked the beginning of an unexpected wellness journey for communications manager LeVaughn Flynn. Drawn to holistic healing modalities, Flynn discovered breathwork during the…
Kevin Feige (left) and David Jonsson attend a panel for Marvel Studios during Comic-Con International on Saturday in San Diego.
July 30, 2026

New Black Panther David Jonsson grateful for role

SAN DIEGO (AP): Marvel Studios used its Comic-Con International presentation on Saturday to announce David Jonsson as the new Black Panther – the son of Chadwick Boseman’s T’Challa – and reveal that…
Letters
July 29, 2026

Letter of the Day | Jamaica must revive its global services sector

THE EDITOR, Madam: The recent disclosure by the National Security Council that Jamaica’s global services sector has contracted from approximately 60,000 to 40,000 workers, with annual foreign…
Marlon James poses with the Man Booker Prize after his book ‘A Brief History of Seven Killings’ was named as winner of the 2015 Booker Prize 2015 for Fiction, following the award ceremony at the Guildhall in London on October 13, 2015.
July 30, 2026

Marlon James in the running for second Booker Prize for ‘The Disappearers’

LONDON (AP): Booker Prize winners Marlon James and Douglas Stuart are in the running again for the prestigious fiction award, alongside Dublin gangs, dystopian science fiction and the New England…
July 29, 2026

Editorial | AI and education

Whatever people’s perspectives may be on the Caribbean Examinations Council’s (CXC) decision to phase out its school-based assessments (SBAs), the move, as the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA)…
Cape Verde’s Sidny Lopes Cabral (13) celebrates their second goal in the stands during the World Cup round-of-32 match against Argentina in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Friday, July 3.
July 29, 2026

Don Dobson | Argentina’s dream factory: A wake-up call for safeguarding in sports

The Cinderella run of Cabo Verde in this year’s FIFA World Cup, which included a draw against eventual Champions Spain and a spirited performance against beaten finalists Argentina, has Jamaicans…
Where the Trump administration is imposing new tariffs on goods.
July 29, 2026

Elizabeth Morgan | More US tariffs, but what do they mean for CARICOM countries?

So, US President Donald Trump announced on July 23-24 more tariffs on trade partners, continuing to use trade policy as a geopolitical and protectionist measure.