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From left: Mother Joy Surtida, director of the Good Shepherd Foundation in Montego Bay, St James; Andrew Foreman, president of the Friends of Good Shepherd International (FOGS); Denise Isaacs, secretary of FOGS; Jeanne Robinson-Foster, chairperson of the G
02 Nov, 2026 0

Friends give financial boost to Good Shepherd Foundation, other charities

WESTERN BUREAU: The Florida-based Friends of Good Shepherd International (FOGS) has donated US$21,000 to the Good Shepherd Foundation in Montego Bay, which is to be distributed among local charities…
A section of the audience at last Tuesday’s launch of the BECOME campaign. At centre (seated) is Senior Assistant Registrar Dr Marsha Morgan-Allen.
02 Nov, 2026 0

UWI Mona launches BECOME campaign to boost student enrolment

The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, has launched a new recruitment campaign aimed at increasing undergraduate and postgraduate enrolment by at least five per cent, as it seeks to strengthen…
From left: Education Officer Dr Shamara Brissett; Jason Robinson, CEO of SolarBuzz; Jermaine Harvey, board chairman at Mount Alvernia High; Kayon Whyne, principal; Savannah Casserly, Students’ Council president; Sasha Gaye Shaw, country programme manager
02 Nov, 2026 0

Mount Alvernia gets solar boost

WESTERN BUREAU: Mount Alvernia High commissioned its new solar power system into service during a ceremony at the Montego Bay, St James-based school last Thursday. The handover and blessing of the…
02 Nov, 2026 0

Tesha Prussia | Time to legislate against bullying

Childhood bullying is a grave breach of children’s rights and a serious public-health issue. The headlines surrounding classroom violence have not been positive since the new academic term began,…
01 Nov, 2026 0

Bartender collapses and dies at Halloween Scream Festival

A man believed to be a bartender collapsed and died early Sunday at the popular Halloween Scream Festival, held at the National Stadium complex in St Andrew. Police sources believe that Shaquille…
The JCSA says the decision to call off the protest follows discussions with Minister of Finance and the Public Service Fayval Williams on Saturday and an agreement that was reached to continue the GETS.
01 Nov, 2026 0

JCSA calls off protest

The Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) says a planned protest by public sector workers, scheduled for Monday outside the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, has been called off. The…
Jamaica Olympic Association President Christopher Samuda re-elected to the board of trustees of the FICTS
01 Nov, 2026 0

Christopher Samuda re-elected to FICTS board of trustee

President of the Jamaica Olympic Association Christopher Samuda has been re-elected to the board of trustees of the International Federation of Cinema, Television (FICTS). He will serve a four-year…
“Certainly, it could not be suggested that the Parliament or the executive could be bound by the fact that Opposition parliamentarians called for an end to the blockade in their contributions to the debate,” says Minister of Foreign Affairs Kamina John
01 Nov, 2026 0

Johnson Smith rejects Patterson's criticisms: 'No parliamentary instructions defied'

Minister of Foreign Affairs Kamina Johnson Smith has rejected an assertion by former Prime Minister P J Patterson that the government flouted the authority of Parliament when Jamaica abstained from…
Christa Pike says she is in constant pain and is “deeply hurt by the incompetence that has put so many people in this terrible position”.
01 Nov, 2026 0

'I am deeply hurt by the incompetence', Christa Pike speaks on failed execution

Convicted killer Christa Pike says she remains in constant pain, struggles to speak and has been largely isolated in a prison hospital after surviving her execution by lethal injection in Tennessee…