Thu | Feb 19, 2026

Pictorial | Jamaicans usher in the New Year

Published:Friday | January 2, 2026 | 12:06 AM
Pause
Kayon Smith captures the final sunset of 2025 on Kingston’s waterfront on Wednesday.
Antoine Lodge
Kayon Smith captures the final sunset of 2025 on Kingston’s waterfront on Wednesday.
Kerry Mattocks takes a selfie with the final sunset of 2025 in the background.
Antoine Lodge
Kerry Mattocks takes a selfie with the final sunset of 2025 in the background.
A lifeguard walks along Kingston Harbour as the final sunset of 2025 fades.
Antoine Lodge
A lifeguard walks along Kingston Harbour as the final sunset of 2025 fades.
Fireworks illuminate the Black River seafront in St Elizabeth during the Urban Development Corporation’s New Year’s show.
Ashley Anguin
Fireworks illuminate the Black River seafront in St Elizabeth during the Urban Development Corporation’s New Year’s show.
For the first time, fireworks light up Black River’s seafront in St Elizabeth at the UDC’s New Year’s celebration.
Ashley Anguin
For the first time, fireworks light up Black River’s seafront in St Elizabeth at the UDC’s New Year’s celebration.
Residents watch fireworks light up Black River’s seafront in St Elizabeth for the first time during the UDC’s New Year’s show.
Ashley Anguin
Residents watch fireworks light up Black River’s seafront in St Elizabeth for the first time during the UDC’s New Year’s show.
A young girl poses at the UDC’s first New Year’s show in Black River.
Ashley Anguin
A young girl poses at the UDC’s first New Year’s show in Black River.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Jamaicans gathered at prime spots across the island to bid farewell to 2025 and welcome the New Year. From the final sunset over Kingston’s waterfront to fireworks lighting up Black River – where residents continue to rebuild after Hurricane Melissa – the celebrations reflected resilience and hope.

See photo highlights.