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Police report that the incident occurred some time after 6 p.m.
08 Oct, 2025 0

Driver escapes serious injury in crash allegedly caused by spilled construction material

A minivan driver narrowly escaped serious injury after his vehicle skidded off the White Horses main road, in the vicinity of Shady Spring, in St Thomas, before slamming into a nearby ditch. Police…
From left: Celia Alleyne Ebanks, programmes manager, JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation; Kim Mair, CEO, JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation; Dr Kevin Brown, president, Utech, Jamaica; Dr Garcia Green-McLennon, chief technical officer of special projects in the office of
08 Oct, 2025 0

UTech to add 1,000 student beds amid homelessness concerns

Plans are under way to accommodate 1,000 new beds for students at the University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica, as the institution moves to tackle student homelessness and food insecurity. UTech…
Discovery Bauxite offered its congratulations to United Way of Jamaica (UWJ) on its 40th anniversary and renewed its pledge of support to the organisation. The bauxite company has been a corporate giver to UWJ since the agency’s inception in 1985. Employ
08 Oct, 2025 0

Corporate Hands | Discovery Bauxite renews support to United Way of Jamaica

Mangroves serve as a nature-based solution to reduce flooding risks.
08 Oct, 2025 0

Earth Today | Trinidad’s vulnerable South Oropouche River Basin gets flood relief

TWO PIROGUE-STYLE fishing boats glide down the South Oropouche River over deep murky water, winding past twisted green mangrove trees looming out from the shallows along both banks. Caimans sun amid…
TIP Friendly Society hosted its annual Scholarship Awards Ceremony on September 25, at the Iberostar Rose Hall Waves Hotel, celebrating academic excellence and supporting the educational dreams of Jamaica’s youth and those employed in the education secto
08 Oct, 2025 0

Corporate Hands | TIP Friendly Society awards over $4.5m in scholarships to over 60 deserving recipients

Flow Foundation Community Programme Coordinator, Courtney Bell (right), is joined by Dr Sharon McLean-Salmon (left), consultant paediatrician haematologist/oncologist at the Bustamante Hospital for Children (BHC) and Nurse Kaydia Landell-Collins during the
08 Oct, 2025 0

Corporate Hands | Flow Foundation brings smiles and support to children battling cancer

Scotia Foundation volunteers pose proudly after removing 138 bags of waste and recyclables from the coastline during their activities for International Coastal Cleanup Day.
08 Oct, 2025 0

Corporate Hands | Scotia Foundation celebrates ICCD

Jamalco has partnered with Bustamante High School to transform two classrooms into state-of-the-art literacy and numeracy laboratories at a cost of $2 million. In the photo, Jamalco’s Managing Director, Marvin Jackson, cuts the ribbon with Bustamante Hig
08 Oct, 2025 0

Corporate Hands | Bustamante High School opens new literacy, numeracy labs with support from Jamalco

The 2025 PEP Scholarship awardees beam with pride as they celebrate their achievements at the official ceremony. Standing proudly with them are Seprod Foundation and Group leaders (back row, from left): Lisa D’Oyen, Seprod Foundation executive director;
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Corporate Hands | Seprod Foundation empowers students with annual PEP Scholarship awards