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A billboard depicting the late leader Fidel Castro and reading ‘Homeland or death, we will defeat!’ in Pinar del Rio, Cuba.
July 27, 2026

Raúl Castro absent at anniversary of a key revolutionary attack

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba held a traditional rally on Sunday to commemorate one of the revolution’s most important anniversaries but former President Raúl Castro was conspicuously absent. It was the first…
Passengers disembark Liat Air’s inaugural flight from Pointe-à-Pitre (PTP), Guadeloupe to Montego Bay, St. James. The airline now operates weekly flights between the two cities on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
July 27, 2026

Liat Air launches twice-weekly Guadeloupe-Montego Bay service

Sangster International Airport (SIA) welcomed the inaugural Liat Air flight from Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, last Tuesday, marking the start of a twice-weekly, year-round service to Montego Bay in St…
Delano Seiveright, Jamaica’s minister of state in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, and Dr Andy Ingraham, founder, president and chief executive officer of the National Association of Black Hotel Owners, Operators and Developers, during
July 27, 2026 by Lester Hinds

Seiveright courts more investment

Delano Seiveright, state minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, has told scores of hotel owners, developers and investors that they should judge investing in Jamaica based on…
Foundation singer, Stranger Cole and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange.
July 28, 2026 by Yasmine Peru

Thanksgiving Service for Stranger Cole Wednesday

The service of thanksgiving for the life of pioneering ska, rocksteady, and reggae singer, Wilburn ‘Stranger’ Cole (also spelt Strangjah), takes place this Wednesday at the Ranny Williams…
Donrick Dixon (left), director of people and culture at the Greater Change Foundation; Warren Bernard, board chairman of the Foundation; Samantha Fuller-Maragh (second right), brand manager – card services at LASCO Financial Services; and Celine Barton,
July 27, 2026

LASCO Financial Services backs Greater Change Foundation with donation

As communities continue to recover from the effects of Hurricane Melissa, LASCO Financial Services has stepped forward with a $50,000 donation to the Greater Change Foundation, covering a significant…
Tishauna Mullings, chief social innovator at NexxStepp, wears a flared-sleeve mini dress with a ruffled hem from Rose’s Couture.
July 28, 2026

Something Extra | Monday

Football fans gathered at the United States Embassy in Jamaica on Sunday, July 19, to watch Spain face off with defending champions Argentina in an enthralling FIFA World Cup final. After 39 days of…
A plane lands at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia.
July 27, 2026

Jetting off for a summer vacation? How to eat and drink to minimise jet lag

Jet lag threatens to turn even a dream vacation into a slog. And with peak travel season under way, millions of people might have to contend with this disorienting condition, which can cause sleep…
July 27, 2026

Natalie Garre | Don’t deprive yourself of nature’s benefits

Do you crave early afternoon hikes on a dirt path that curves through a thick, green forest with thousands of trees to entertain you for miles? Or do you find the ‘great’ outdoors to be not so much…
July 27, 2026

Yoga: The quiet art of coming home to yourself

There is a moment, somewhere between the first deep breath and the final stillness of a yoga session, when the noise of the day simply falls away. For many practitioners, this is not merely relaxation…