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Mayor of Montego Bay Richard Vernon, speaking at the St James Municipal Corporation Emancipation and Independence Church Service at the Norwood Seventh-day Adventist Church on July 25, 2026
28 Jul, 2026 0

Vernon calls for unity, decisive leadership ahead of Emancipendence

WESTERN BUREAU: History will judge today’s generation not by its intentions, but by its actions, according to Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon, who is challenging Jamaicans to embrace resilience,…
Attending the launch of The DAISY Award at Andrews Memorial Hospital (AMH) Limited are (from left) Donmayne Gyles, president and chief executive officer, AMH; Melissa Harris-Morant, Unit 300 nursing supervisor; Abigail Blythe, acting Outpatient Department
28 Jul, 2026 0

DAISY blooms at AMH

Andrews Memorial Hospital (AMH) has officially launched The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, becoming The DAISY Foundation’s first partner hospital in Jamaica. The programme was introduced during…
Andy Griffiths on his farm in Goshen, St Elizabeth.
28 Jul, 2026 0

Growth & Jobs | ‘I’m building my dream’

“If you’re not building your dream, you’re building someone else’s,” said Andy Griffiths, a vegetable farmer operating from Goshen in St Elizabeth, who transformed a simple love for farming into a…
Sashara Rust (left), operating theatre nurse, Tony Thwaites Wing Operating Theatre, The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI); accepts her Nurse of Excellence award from Helena Thomson (right), senior director of nursing at the UHWI; and Delories J
28 Jul, 2026 0

Growth & Jobs | Nurse Rust named UHWI’s 2026 Nurse of Excellence

When Nurse Sashara Rust struggled to find guarantors to secure a student loan for university, two members of her church stepped forward without hesitation. One even offered his house as collateral so…
Karon Lewis, acting business relationship and sales manager at JN Bank.
28 Jul, 2026 0

Growth & Jobs | ‘There’s never a perfect time to prepare for home ownership’

As housing affordability continues to be a concern for many Jamaicans amid shifting market conditions and ongoing economic uncertainty, Karon Lewis, acting business relationship and sales manager at…
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NHF offers $25 million in EduCare grants for healthcare students

The National Health Fund (NHF) is inviting eligible healthcare students to apply for its 2026 EduCare Grant, providing $25 million in funding to help cover tuition costs. Applications for the…
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28 Jul, 2026 0

‘I am going to prove him wrong’ - How sickle cell disease shaped Dr Jebby Campbell’s journey

For most of her life, Dr Jebby Campbell has lived with a disease that medical experts say continues to shorten lives. Yet, instead of allowing sickle cell disease to define her future, she transformed…
Members of Think on These Things Ministries International (3TMI) from Calhoun, Georgia, and Vett-Lee Outreach Ministries Limited pose with volunteers and medical professionals following their two-day mission in Good Hope, St Elizabeth, where 105 residents
28 Jul, 2026 0

Medical mission serves more than 100 in St Bess community

The determination of two blind residents from rural St Elizabeth to travel a long distance over difficult roads in search of medical care underscored a challenge facing many underserved communities:…
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HELLO MI NEIGHBOUR| The cost of raising your voice

Stop shouting. Won’t make you win the argument - if that was your intention! Will only make matters worse. Shouting rarely proves a point or solves a problem - usually indicates that you really “have…