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A large crowd at the Bethel United Church in Darliston, Westmoreland on January 22 for a registration exercise for the Government’s Solidarity Programme.
January 22, 2026

Chaotic crowd forces halt of Solidarity Programme registration in Darliston, Westmoreland

Today’s registration exercise in Westmoreland for the Government’s Solidarity Programme, which aims to provide a one-time $20,000 grant, was brought to an abrupt end due to chaotic scenes caused by a…
Usain Bolt’s Tracks and Records (UBTR), along with dancehall artiste Govana and Yung Kings Entertainment, has partnered to donate $600,000 to Mount Ward Primary School in Hanover. Jizell Cowan (left), marketing manager of UBTR, flanks Mount Ward Primary
January 22, 2026

Corporate Hands | UBTR, Govana give new year start to Mount Ward Primary

We Florida Financial Credit Union has donated US$10,000 to support 127 Jamaican credit union employees who were significantly impacted by Hurricane Melissa. The beneficiaries were identified with the assistance of the Jamaica Cooperative Credit Union Leag
January 22, 2026

Corporate Hands | We Florida Financial Credit Union supports Melissa impacted credit union employees

The donation was formally handed over during a brief ceremony attended by key stakeholders, including Marsha Burrell, development and marketing manager at Food For The Poor; Kathryn Silvera, president of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association;
January 22, 2026

Corporate Hands | Caribbean Foods Limited supports over 6,000 families with Foska Oats donation through Food For The Poor

Minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Efficiency, Innovation, and Digital Transformation, Ambassador Audrey Marks, who is also member of parliament for Manchester North Eastern, addresses a ceremony for the
January 22, 2026

Corporate Hands | MP Ambassador Marks donates to Percy Junor Hospital

Colleen Wint-Bind (second left), project coordinator at the Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA), presents care packages to parents at Rocky Point in Clarendon at a community outreach activity organised by the VPA. Sharing in the moment is Pearnel Charles Jr
January 22, 2026

Corporate Hands | Violence Prevention Alliance outreach targets Rocky Point, Clarendon

A hammerhead shark.
January 22, 2026

Earth Today | A case for conservation

PARTIES TO the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) have submitted proposals to add 42 new migratory species to the convention’s appendices as needing…
An aerial photograph of a house on Barrett Street in Spanish Town, St Catherine on Friday, July 17, 2020. The dwelling inches closer to the Rio Cobre with each heavy downpour of rainfall, as a result of soil erosion.
January 22, 2026

Earth Today | Direct access financing doable for developing countries

THE LOCALLY Led Adaptation (LLA) funding window of the Adaptation Fund (AF) is being hailed as a model worthy of emulation at a time when climate-vulnerable developing countries continue to lobby for…
Denvor Green working as a teacher at Manchester High School.
January 21, 2026 by Sashana Small

Jumping for joy

Very few people from the rural community of Epping Forest, Old England, in Manchester matriculate to university, and even fewer complete their journey, says Denvor Green. So when he walked across the…