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Christopher Benjamin, director of Jamaica's Promise.
20 Sep, 2026 0

$10m handed out to keep Jamaica's Promise to 25 students

Twenty-five Jamaica Independence scholarships, together valued in excess of J$10 million, have been awarded to final-year tertiary students by Jamaica's Promise, a United States (US) non-profit…
Contributed Photos Nigel Davy, chairman of Innovative Energy Group Limited.
20 Sep, 2026 0

Solar firm IEG mulls property development to unlock legacy losses

Innovative Energy Group (IEG) wants to enter property development to augment its solar-installation business, and would seek approval to use legacy tax losses from the Ciboney Group, a listed entity…
Angella Jones, farmer in Flagaman district, St Elizabeth, looks at crops that have been blighted in the field by an ongoing drought and extreme heat.
20 Sep, 2026 0

Harvest heartbreak

For Angella Jones, the hardest part of farming is not the work. It is putting everything she has into the ground, watching crops fail repeatedly, and then having to find the money to start all over…
Middleton Primary School in St Thomas.
20 Sep, 2026 0

‘We are not struggling’ - Schools see strategic success as they hold out against drought

The once-lush green lawn at the front of Spring Garden Primary and Infant School in St Thomas is now a deep brown. At neighbouring White Hall Primary School, vegetation on the school grounds has dried…
Yaneek Page
20 Sep, 2026 0

Yaneek Page | Ja’s crime rate nears Costa Rica’s, but growth promise unfulfilled

There are few instances in economic life when the business community can expect a tangible return on an external shift without cutting another cheque, and the dramatic fall in Jamaica’s murder rate…
Central Park and the tall buildings of midtown Manhattan are seen on a large model of the New York City, made by Joe Macken, at the Museum of the City of New York in New York.
20 Sep, 2026 0

A truck driver built a model of NYC with over 800,000 structures for fun. Now it’s a museum exhibit

NEW YORK (AP) For more than two decades, truck driver Joe Macken spent his free time building a massive scale model of his native New York City out of balsa wood and foam board. When he finished, his…
Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, minister of culture, gender, entertainment and sport, addresses the audience at the New Park Road Baptist Church in south London on Sunday, September 6, when she attended a service of remembrance, justice and repair.
20 Sep, 2026 0

Grange backs reparations call at London church service

On Sunday, September 6, New Park Road Baptist Church in London hosted a service titled ‘Carry Wi Story Lest We Forget’, a service of remembrance, justice and repair. This report is based on a viewing…
Agbo
20 Sep, 2026 0

Gabriel Agbo | God cannot lie

“ Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for Joseph had made the sons of Israel swear that they would take his bones with them when God led them out of Egypt, as he was sure God would.” (Exodus…
20 Sep, 2026 0

From Kafinal to Jef Wyllz, entertainer now singing for the Lord

Recording artiste Jef Wyllz, formerly known as the award-winning singer, comedian and actor Kafinal, has opened a new chapter in his life. He recently became a born-again Christian and is focused on…