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Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett with tourism workers at the April 2 opening of Half Moon, where he announced that the Tourism Workers Pension Scheme has grown to $6 billion and outlined intentions to introduce a health plan next.
02 Apr, 2026 0

Tourism pension fund hits $6b, health plan next - Bartlett

Jamaica’s Tourism Workers Pension Scheme has accumulated more than $6 billion in just two and a half years, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has disclosed. Addressing the reopening of Half Moon…
The Jamaica College Schools' Challenge Quiz team at the 2026 final against Westwood High School in April 2. (Antoine Lodge photo)
02 Apr, 2026 0

JC breaks 39-year drought with SCQ victory over Westwood High

Jamaica College captured the 2026 TVJ Schools’ Challenge Quiz (SCQ) title in a tense final on Thursday evening, securing its first championship since 1987. The St Andrew-based institution prevailed…
Hugh Grant (left), president & CEO of JPS, and Aundhrae Richardson (right), JPS Foundation officer, pose with representatives of St Hilda’s Diocesan High School, which was named the JPS Foundation Power Up Energy Club of the Year during the JPS Foundatio
02 Apr, 2026 0

Corporate Hands | JPS Foundation presents top energy club award to St Hilda’s High School

Medical assistant at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ),  Donna-Marie Dacres, records a patient’s blood pressure results during the St Catherine High School’s health fair held at the institution recently. 
02 Apr, 2026 0

Corporate Hands | Heart Foundation of Jamaica provides medical support at St Catherine High School’s health fair

Ashley-Rae Barrett, customer service officer at Scotiabank, takes students through the basics of budgeting during the Scotia Foundation’s International Women’s Day Luncheon on March 20.
02 Apr, 2026 0

Corporate Hands | Scotiabank empowers young mothers with financial literacy, life skills

Bryan Smart (3rd right), chief engineer, Robotics Club, Ardenne High School, provides a demonstration of the skills of the robot built by club members during the launch of the UTech Kiwanis STEM Education Project on Monday, March 23 at Ardenne High School.
02 Apr, 2026 0

Corporate Hands | UTech, Kiwanis launch STEM Education Project at Ardenne High

President, Rotary Club of Trafalgar New Heights, Franchesca Francis (second left), presents an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) to Medical Officer, Duhaney Park Health Centre, Dr Wendy-Ann Byfield-Lyons (third left), at the health facility in St An
02 Apr, 2026 0

Corporate Hands | Rotary Club of Trafalgar New Heights donates defibrillator to Duhaney Park health centre

National Housing Trust (NHT) General Manager with responsibility for contribution management, Gladstone Johnson, sorts tarpaulins during a volunteer effort to support Hurricane Melissa-affected residents.
02 Apr, 2026 0

Corporate Hands | NHT staff volunteers restore homes for vulnerable residents

UNEP report titled ‘Beyond an age of waste: Turning rubbish into a resource’.
02 Apr, 2026 0

Earth Today | New cities initiative to inspire solutions to waste crisis

THERE IS a new initiative to help solve the world’s waste woes, as data out of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) paints a picture of a planet in a growing mess. According to the 2024…