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Education Minister Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon
March 19, 2026 by Sashana Small

Morris Dixon: AI academic assistant to be launched for Jamaican students

Education Minister Dr Dana Morris Dixon is advocating for the strategic use of artificial intelligence (AI) and technology to transform Caribbean classrooms, while also stressing the need to maintain…
March 19, 2026 by Livern Barrett

Fraud accused’s true identity uncovered in $352m mortgage loan scam

Dwayne Pitter, a resident of Bay Farm Villa in St Andrew, is the person who allegedly used a fictitious name to get mortgage loans totalling $352 million from four commercial banks over a one-month…
Left: Sheldon Walters, Britany Thompson, Elizabeth Cunningham, Ashley Jones, and Justine Stone, students who recently received laptops. In the background (from left): Territorial Officer for the St Catherine North Police Division, Inspector Ishmael William
March 19, 2026

Police youth programme donates laptops to students

Several high school students have received laptops under the St Catherine North Police Community Safety and Security Peace Ambassadors in Schools Initiative, a programme designed to empower young…
Courvoisier grand sidecar.
March 19, 2026

From VS to XO: 3 Courvoisier cocktails to try

Explore the legacy of Courvoisier through three cocktails that reveal the distinctive character of Courvoisier’s signature expressions, VS, VSOP, and XO. THE GALA INGREDIENTS – 1½ oz VS –…
Fishermen pass an oil tanker in the Gulf of Venezuela off the shore of Punta Cardon, Venezuela.
March 19, 2026

US eases Venezuela oil sanctions as Trump seeks to boost world oil supply during war

UNITED STATES companies will be allowed to do business with Venezuela’s state-owned oil and gas company after the Treasury Department eased sanctions, with some limitations, on Wednesday as the Trump…
Purkiss
March 19, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Purkiss accuses NSWMA of bypassing her on Hanover Eastern projects

Western Bureau: Andrea Purkiss, the member of parliament (MP) for Hanover Eastern, is taking the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) to task, arguing that the entity is usurping her…
Karl Williams (left), CEO, and Mark McDermoth, president, of Atelier Dermoth Williams Limited, the official management company of the Miss Universe brand in Jamaica.
March 19, 2026 by Yasmine Peru

Dr Gabrielle Henry still recovering

Organisers of the Miss Universe Jamaica pageant have confirmed that Dr Gabrielle Henry, the 2025 queen, has been released from hospital, and is recuperating under the care of her medical team. “She…
From left: Paul Auriol, managing director, Central America and Caribbean, Moët Hennessy; President of Latin America and the Caribbean Régine Erviti, and General Manager Alexandre Helaine, toast to the official partnership between Hennessy and Yard Mas Ca
March 19, 2026

Something Extra | Thursday

Select Brands Limited, exclusive distributor of Hennessy, launched The Spirit of Carnival with an event at Jangas Soundbar. Executives from Moët Hennessy and Yard Mas Carnival joined content creators…
Jeremiah Knight, author of the cookbook and memior ‘Diplomat in the Kitchen’.
March 19, 2026

‘Diplomat in the Kitchen’: Sangria and satay, reimagined

Jeremiah Knight, a career United States diplomat with Caribbean roots, is sharing more of his globally inspired recipes and culinary stories from Diplomat in the Kitchen, his new cookbook and memoir. …