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Marsha Coore-Lobban, Jamaica’s high commissioner to Canada.
26 Dec, 2025 0

Jamaican diplomats in Canada working to meet diaspora demands

Just over two years since her Ottawa posting, Jamaica’s High Commissioner to Canada Marsha Coore-Lobban is hailing an improvement in consular services as being among her accomplishments, but admits to…
Labour and Social Security Minister Pearnel Charles Jr (second left) shakes hands with farm worker Zeneice Nixon at a send-off ceremony for 95 workers who departed the island for Toronto, Canada, last April under the Canadian Seasonal Agricultural Workers
26 Dec, 2025 0

Charles Jr, Coore-Lobban firm on safety for farm workers

The Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP) between Canada and Jamaica is being hailed as one of the most successful and longest-running labour mobility programmes in the world. Known more…
Murray and Ashley McKenzie, school groundsman and janitor, watch closely as Don Jorgensen, rapid response team leader for Global Medic, works on the UV water filter.
26 Dec, 2025 0

Blauwearie gets drinkable water from Global Medic

Western Bureau: For years, students at Blauwearie Primary and Infant School relied on water from a nearby stream, rain catchment and bottled supplies, never fully certain if the water they had access…
Steve Beaver, co-owner of Geejam Hotel.
26 Dec, 2025 0

Hoteliers rallying around communities affected by Melissa

Across Jamaica, in tourist destinations minimally affected by Hurricane Melissa – from Montego Bay, St James to Ocho Rios, St Ann; Port Antonio in Portland and Kingston – hoteliers are helping their…
Dr Amina Blackwood Meeks
24 Dec, 2025 0

GRAND MARKET RESET

While the centuries-old Christmas tradition of Grand Market has evolved over time, this year’s observance may offer a return to the true spirit of the Yuletide season, argues cultural architect and…
24 Dec, 2025 0

Package delays the worst yet, say couriers

At least two local courier companies are appealing for patience from customers as they work to clear delayed package deliveries during the busy holiday season. Antoinette Tucker, operations manager at…
Superintendent of Police Coleridge Minto, head of the St Elizabeth Police.
24 Dec, 2025 0

Alleged killer nabbed after 14 years on the run

WESTERN BUREAU: Fourteen years after he was accused of a double murder and the wounding of another woman in Middle Quarters, St Elizabeth, 41-year-old Andre Daniels has been taken into custody.…
From left: Errol Lebet, chief executive officer, St Elizabeth Municipal Corporation; Richard Solomon, mayor of Black River; Dwight Salmon, councillor for the Black River Division; and Superintendent Coleridge Minto, head of the St Elizabeth Police Division
24 Dec, 2025 0

Black River’s Christmas tree lighting signals resilience, hope and the determination to rebuild

WESTERN BUREAU: Black River Mayor Richard Solomon says that, despite being scaled down, Monday night’s Christmas Tree-lighting Ceremony in the St Elizabeth capital symbolised resilience, determination…
Children from the Bible Truth Ministry International (BTMI) enjoy themselves at Emancipation Park in New Kingston during an excursion earlier this year.
24 Dec, 2025 0

Spend quality time with loved ones, not a screen

The Christmas holiday season is a time to step back from the busy pace of modern life and connect with our nearest and dearest instead of screens, apps and chatbots. Here are some suggestions on how…