‘I can’t believe this happened here:’ LGBTQ flag torn off Roslindale store part of nat’l trend

After the fear and disbelief, Walsh said, she felt a broader realization. “It was a little eye opening. There’s this atmosphere where people feel emboldened, and like this is OK,” said Walsh, who identifies as gay. Despite Massachusetts’...

We Shut Elbit Down! : Reflections from the Cambridge, Massachusetts Campaign Against Elbit Systems

Elbit Systems is Israel’s largest weapons manufacturer. On September 8, 2021, Elbit announced it would open an “Innovation Center” in Cambridge, Massachusetts for its subsidiary company KMC Systems. The Innovation Center lasted less than three...

Coffee lineage

Kelsey Minott (right), manager of Jamaica Standard Products’s retail outlets, is all smiles as she poses for a photo with her father and JSP’s Managing Director John O Minott Jr as they celebrate Island Blue Coffee House’s first anniversary in...

Sandals Resorts and Beaches Resorts take home 16 World Travel Awards; Sandals Royal Bahamian named Bahamas' Leading All-Inclusive Resort 2025

Sandals Royal Bahamian was named Bahamas’ Leading All-Inclusive Resort 2025 – one of 16 awards Sandals Resorts and Beaches were honored with at the 32nd Annual World Travel Awards (WTA) Caribbean and The Americas. The ceremony held at Sandals...

More bikes than cars on Victoria Road at rush hour recorded for first time

More bikes than cars were recorded on a main southside road during rush hour for the first time in June, as figures show a surge in cycling trips across the city. Cycling Scotland reported data from Victoria Road showed more journeys were cycled...

Third National Homeless Survey Slated for October 6-10

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, through the Board of Supervision, will conduct the third National Homeless Survey from October 6 to 10 across all parishes. The survey is a nationwide count of individuals experiencing...

Indecom crafts proposal for exhibit collection, preservation

Indecom Commissioner Hugh Faulkner (left) addressing a news conference at the investigative body’s offices in New Kingston on Thursday. Beside him is Assistant Commissioner Hamish Campbell. (Photo: Joseph Wellington) The Independent Commission of...

Safety at Sea Training Programme Offers Skills Aligned with International Best Practices

Participants in the National Fisheries Authority (NFA) Safety at Sea Training Programme are benefiting from skills aligned with international best practices. The training, administered through the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), was adopted...

GAPS: Journey of Para Sport transformation in the Caribbean

This ar­ti­cle of­fers a re­flec­tion of my ex­pe­ri­ence fol­low­ing the con­clu­sion of the sec­ond edi­tion of the Com­mon­wealth Sport’s flag­ship Para sport de­vel­op­ment pro­gramme, GAPS (Gath­er, Ad­just, Pre­pare, Sus­tain) Amer­i­c­as &...

JSPCA conducts hasty surgeries on animals as they prepare to relocate

Administrators at the Jamaica Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (JSPCA) say they are working speedily to complete well-needed surgeries on animals as they prepare to relocate from their long-time home on Winchester Road in Kingston....

Sandals Resorts Serves Up New Travel Advisor Contest

In honour of World Pickleball Day on October 10, Sandals Resorts has announced a new travel advisor booking incentive featuring a number of pickleball-themed prizes including a 4-day/3-night, land-only stay in a Butler suite at Sandals South...

No blood at sofa wash site, says investigator

A forensic crime scene investigator testified Thursday that no traces of blood were found at the location where a sofa – allegedly stained with blood – was reportedly washed, casting doubt on earlier testimony given in the ongoing murder trial of...

Queens cousins die in murder-suicide after dispute over sale of home: family, police sources

Two Queens cousins battling over the sale of a home were killed in a suspected murder-suicide, relatives and police sources said. Police responded to a call about shots fired at a home on 116th Road in Jamaica just before midnight Friday, and...

Masicka releases Keysfrom forthcoming Def Jam album

Masicka in a scene from the video for Keys, with Chinese Kitty, who plays the role of his love interest. After releasing two critically acclaimed albums, 2021’s 438 and 2023’s Def Jam Recordings-distributed Generation of Kings, dancehall artiste...

70-y-o dies in fire at apartment complex

An early morning fire at Gallery Apartments on Oxford Road in New Kingston on Thursday claimed the life of a 70-year-old resident, leaving the community shaken and mourning the loss. The charred remains of Bill Barnes, a longtime resident of the...

Mark Sanchez’s Alleged Victim Says ‘Faith Guided My Hands to Protect Myself’ in Indianapolis Stabbing By Madison E. Goldberg

NEED TO KNOW Perry Tole, the victim of an assault allegedly carried out by former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez, reportedly told his longtime friend Gregg Keesling that "faith guided his hands to protect" himself Tole allegedly told authorities...

RV Marquette Volleyball Preview: at Seton Hall & at St. John’s

Marquette has seven matches to prepare for a de facto Big East title contest. Seven matches between now and November 1 when they wind their way into Omaha to face Creighton for the back half of this years’s home-and-home series. The goal for the...

Experts warn US-Grenada military deal could test Caricom unity

Senior Multimedia Reporter [email protected] International consultant and former Jamaican ambassador Curtis Ward says the United States does not need a base in Grenada to act militarily against Venezuela, as Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s...

Jamaican Eatery Crowned Best Caribbean Restaurant in San Antonio

San Antonio has crowned its favorite when it comes to Caribbean flavors, and the honor goes to Real Real Jamaica. The restaurant, located on San Pedro Avenue, earned the title of Best Caribbean Restaurant in San Antonio in the 2025 Best of San...

The Emerging Designers Pushing Fashion Forward

If there’s a common thread among the emerging designers shaping fashion’s future today, it’s that their origins and perspectives reach far beyond the traditional fashion capitals of Paris, Milan, New York and London. These days they also come from...