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21 May, 2026 0

Corporate Hands | JPS shares lessons on sustainability with students across Jamaica

JPS employees Darian Reid (left), corporate communications officer; Kadie Dickinson, customer relations representative (second left); and Ruthlyn Johnson (right), customer service area manager – East,…
21 May, 2026 0

Corporate Hands | GraceKennedy Foundation invests $4.4m to help farmers rebuild after Hurricane Melissa

Farmers from the parishes most impacted by Hurricane Melissa join team members from Grace Agro Processors and the GraceKennedy Foundation(GKF) during the handover of recovery farming supplies on April…
21 May, 2026 0

Corporate Hands | Jamalco shares in Read Across Jamaica activities at Greater Portmore Infant School

Senior quality management coordinator at Jamalco, Kimberly Wright-Sterling, reads from I Am a Promise by Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce to inspire Grade 3 students of Greater Portmore Infant School, in…
21 May, 2026 0

Cuba condemns ‘despicable accusations’ against former president Raúl Castro

Cuba on Wednesday condemned “in the strongest terms” what it described as the despicable accusations by the United States Department of Justice against former president Raúl Castro.
21 May, 2026 0

New task force being established to safeguard BPO workers and practices

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security will establish the Standards, Accountability and Fairness in Employment (SAFE) Task Force to strengthen workplace oversight, enhance compliance engagement,…
21 May, 2026 0

Corporate Hands | C.B. Facey Foundation brings stories to life for Read Across Jamaica Day

 It was a day filled with laughter and shared joy as team members from Pan Jamaica Group (PJG) and Pan Jamaica Property Company (PJP) volunteered their time as guest readers at the Tom Redcam Drive…
21 May, 2026 0

Ebola fears surge over rapid spread of a rare type

BUNIA (AP): Anxious healthcare workers in eastern Congo said yesterday that they are underprotected and undertrained as a rare type of Ebola spreads rapidly in some of the world’s most remote and…
21 May, 2026 0

US announces charges for Raúl Castro in 1996 aircraft shootdown

MIAMI (AP): Federal prosecutors yesterday announced charges against former Cuban president Raúl Castro  in the 1996 downing of civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles, as the Trump…
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21 May, 2026 0

Melissa’s lingering damage leaves Jamaica exposed

THE EDITOR, Madam: With less than two weeks before the start of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season on June 1, many Jamaicans are entering another period of fear and uncertainty instead of…