Restoration work at Haiti’s Citadelle has reached a major milestone, with a national heritage authority confirming a key phase is complete.
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An Eastern Caribbean fintech startup is expanding its mobile payments service to three more islands, according to a company press release.
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A new documentary exploring Ian Fleming’s life and the creation of James Bond will premiere at GoldenEye, the author’s iconic Jamaican villa, during the property’s 80th anniversary year in November 2026.
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Reggae star Koffee has confirmed her first full Caribbean homecoming tour, opening in Kingston and visiting six islands, according to her official channels and label.
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Reggae music, Caribbean culture and the flavors of Jamaica are coming together in Treasure Beach this November as Protoje and Lila Iké prepare to headline the 2026 Food, Rum & Reggae Festival in St. Elizabeth. The three-day celebration is scheduled for November 6–8, bringing music, food and community together in one of Jamaica’s most distinctive
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MONTEGO BAY, St James — Mayor of Montego Bay Richard Vernon is banking on drones and artificial intelligence to help maintain order in the western city, and has started putting the pieces in place. In November, during a visit to China in which he talked trade and tourism with officials in Zhuhai and Yiwu —
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SEAFORD TOWN, Westmoreland — A claim that 12-year-old Deanna Solomon fell under the Montego Bay Metro bus that crushed her to death after being pushed by fellow students in a scramble to board the vehicle increased the pain her family has been feeling since the tragedy on Wednesday. “Right now all of us break down,”
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MARTHA BRAE, Trelawny — Hearts sank at William Knibb Memorial High School here on Tuesday when news emerged that 17-year-old grade 11 student Rodrique Frank succumbed to injuries he received in a motor vehicle crash in his Deeside community on Sunday. The young man’s passing was especially painful as he was said to have been
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MONTEGO BAY, St James — Tributes continued to pour in Thursday for well-known Montego Bay businessman Robert Russell, a day after the country was rocked by news that he had died. “He was a leader, a natural leader and we miss him a lot,” managing director of Round Hill Hotel and Villas Josef Forstmayr told
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MONTEGO BAY, St James — A defence lawyer has argued that his client’s decision to flee from custody four years ago was motivated by dissatisfaction with the way he was being treated. The man, the attorney said, was kept waiting for processing without any food or drink and was later placed in a cell that
