News

News
05 Aug, 2026 0

Fresh alarm over suicides

A cluster of four suspected suicides reported across Jamaica in less than 24 hours has heightened public concern and renewed scrutiny of the country’s mental-health challenges amid a string of similar…
Displaying a $4-million symbolic cheque from the Knockalva International Alumni Association (KIAA) for scholarships to students at Knockalva Polytechnic College (KPC) in Hanover are (from left) L. Anthony Lawrence, chairman of the KPC board; Principal Nata
05 Aug, 2026 0

Past students step up for Knockalva Polytechnic College

WESTERN BUREAU: Twenty-six students from Knockalva Polytechnic College (KPC), in Hanover, who were impacted by the passage of Hurricane Melissa, have received scholarship support to the tune of J$4…
Students gathered at the awards ceremony held at Lynch Park in Buff Bay, West Portland yesterday.
05 Aug, 2026 0

West Portland’s top students take centre stage

Buff Bay, Western Portland Forty-three students from 23 schools in West Portland were honoured for their outstanding academic performances during an awards ceremony held yesterday at Lynch Park in…
Janordo Patterson, credit solutions manager in JN Bank’s Business Banking Division, addresses patrons at the recent Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show in Clarendon about JN Bank’s business solutions.
05 Aug, 2026 0

JN Bank highlights support for farmers, businesses at Denbigh

JN Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Jamaica’s agricultural sector, highlighting financing solutions aimed at helping farmers and agribusiness operators recover, expand and build…
Prepared sticks, palm thatch and finished broom heads await assembly during the broom-making process.Prepared sticks, palm thatch and finished broom heads await assembly during the broom-making process.
05 Aug, 2026 0

Broomie sweeps traditional craft into modern business

Long before the Broomie™ brand became a growing Jamaican business, Oshane Mamby was a boy in Clarendon watching his family transform palm thatch and sticks into something simple but indispensable: a…
Sujanne Smith, formerly of Foundation Preparatory School, earned a government scholarship and will attend Glenmuir High School this September.
05 Aug, 2026 0

Scholarship winners credit discipline, support for PEP success

For Jahneal Kennedy and Sujanne Smith, academic success did not happen by accident. It was built on years of discipline, determination and the support of parents and teachers who recognised their…
From left: Reverend Dr Alberto Gordon May, guest speaker and resident of San Andrés; musician Jimmy Archbold; fellow San Andrés resident Ishmael May; and Emiliana Bernard Stephenson, ambassador of the Republic of Colombia to Jamaica, at the Caribbean Con
05 Aug, 2026 0

Colombian island joins C’bean push for reparative justice

San Andrés, a Colombian overseas department located approximately 300 miles from Jamaica and about 467 miles from mainland Colombia, is joining the Caribbean campaign for reparations for the harms…
Dr Christopher Tufton, minister of health and wellness.
05 Aug, 2026 0

Community groups get more time to apply for $500m C.A.R.E. Fund

WESTERN BUREAU: Community-based organisations, churches and other civil-society groups have been given an additional three weeks to apply for a share of the Government’s $500-million Community…
Grace & Staff Community Development Foundation Programme Manager Sujae Boswell (centre) shares a light moment with participants at the foundation’s recent Football Bonanza.
05 Aug, 2026 0

Grace & Staff uses football to build skills and community ties

More than 30 teenagers from four communities, downtown Kingston, Majesty Gardens, Barbican and De La Vega City in Spanish Town, recently gathered at The Queen’s School football field for the inaugural…