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Team members from Flow Jamaica engage with the workshop material. Sudean Brown, client relations executive, stands behind her colleagues (from left) Donna Allison, sales manager, retail stores; Javana Francis, sales manager, residential sales; and Chevanic
April 4, 2026

GoodHeart | Krystal Tomlinson Carter helps women find their voices

Krystal Tomlinson, communication strategist, author and leadership coach, recently led more than 50 female business and corporate leaders through a high-impact workshop designed to strengthen…
Members of the Jamaica College team celebrate with the Schools’ Challenge Quiz championship trophy after their victory during the grand finale of the 2026 competition on Thursday night at TVJ’s studios in St Andrew.
April 5, 2026 by Karen Madden

Nail-biting triumph

There were tears on both sides of the aisle as Jamaica College ended a 39-year drought to lift the Television Jamaica (TVJ) Schools’ Challenge Quiz (SCQ) defeating Westwood High School 30 – 28 in a…
Jadyn Sinclair (left), winner of the 2025 Union of Jamaican Alumni Associations Essay Competition, accepts a gift from Hugh Miller, acting general manager of the JN Financial Group, at the JN Group Corporate Offices recently. The occasion was a courtesy ca
April 4, 2026

Jamaican-American teen focused on giving back, preserving her heritage

From age 15, Jamaican-American student Jadyn Sinclair has distinguished herself among her peers, being the youngest ever vice-president of the student government at the Bronx High School of Science in…
Deane Shepherd, chief executive officer and founder of The Special Events Group and Blueprint Events, is perfectly on brand, bringing the “blue” in Blueprint to life.
April 5, 2026

Something Extra | Saturday

Blueprint Events staged the second edition of The Art of Events on Tuesday at the AC Hotel Kingston, bringing together event professionals, creatives, brands, and industry stakeholders under the theme…
Letters
April 4, 2026

Readers’ reactions

Dennis Gordon’s JACDEN repays customs duties linked to UHWI tax exemption controversy, PAC chairman discloses. So all that grandstanding about the “Illicit 6” wasn’t based on a principled position?…
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.
April 4, 2026 by Janet Silvera

Tourism rebound hits 80 per cent as Half Moon reopens – Bartlett

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s tourism sector has rebounded to more than 80 per cent of pre-hurricane levels, with the reopening of Half Moon signalling renewed confidence in the island’s post-Melissa…
This image taken from video provided by NASA shows the Artemis II crew (from left) Canadian astronaut and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman, mission specialist Christina Koch and pilot Victor Glover, as they speak with NASA Mission C
April 4, 2026

Editorial | Humanity’s quest to reach the Moon and beyond

History was repeated on the evening of April 1 when Artemis II, carrying four astronauts, lifted off for a 10-day journey around the Moon – more than five decades after the first human landed on…
Letters
April 4, 2026

Letter of the Day | Judiciary is central to Jamaica’s economic future

THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing with reference to the letter by Denarto Dennis ‘Justice as the engine of prosperity’, which rightly elevates the role of the judiciary as a central pillar of Jamaica’s…
Samara South, a member of the JWN Foundation, takes some time to share in this picture moment with girls from Balmagie Primary School.
April 4, 2026

Schools welcome expanded menstrual kit drive from JWN Foundation

The JWN Foundation (JWNF) this week distributed 1,795 menstrual kits to schoolgirls in Kingston, Clarendon and St Elizabeth, as part of its ongoing End Period Poverty Drive.