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March 14, 2026

Amb Marks to receive RNFJ’s Inaugural President’s Award

Washington DC: Former Jamaica Ambassador to the United States and Minister of Efficiency, Innovation & Digital Transformation in the Office of the Prime Minister, Audrey Marks, is to receive the…
Lorraine Givans (left), of LG Coaching JA, and Kimboley Parkinson Poyser, owner of Kimboley Kollection, at the speed networking forum. 
March 14, 2026

Linkages forum opens doors for small business owners

Western Bureau: Small business owners, manufacturers, service providers and other stakeholders with links to the local hospitality sector got a chance to connect with the sector’s decision-makers at…
Dr Carey Wallace, executive director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund, addresses participants at the Tourism Linkages Network speed networking forum in Negril, Westmoreland.
March 14, 2026

Stakeholders urged to seize new opportunities in tourism

Western Bureau: Tourism stakeholders are being urged to strengthen local supply chains and seize new opportunities within Jamaica’s expanding tourism industry, features that were highlighted at…
Villagers fetch water from a makeshift borehole in Mudzi, Zimbabwe, in 2024. as the United Nations' food agency says months of drought in southern Africa, triggered by the El Niño weather phenomenon, has had a devastating impact on more than 27 million pe
March 14, 2026

Editorial | Bracing for El Niño

Weather scientists are calling it ‘super’ and ‘Godzilla’ as the El Niño weather phenomenon takes effect after a two-year respite. El Niño is part of a broader climate cycle and is linked with…
Akeem Williams, technical sales consultant at Newport-Fersan Jamaica, addresses ginger farmers during a training session on preventing and treating rhizome rot on Wednesday.
March 14, 2026

St Ann ginger farmers trained to combat ‘soft rot’ disease

Ginger farmers from the Grant’s Bailey community in St Ann gathered on Wednesday with one goal in mind, to strengthen the fight against rhizome rot, one of the most damaging diseases affecting ginger…
A police officer stands guard in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
March 14, 2026

Ronald Sanders | Haitians should not be forgotten or left stranded

Amid the current turmoil in the world, it is important that, in the Americas, we should not forget the urgent humanitarian and political crisis confronting the Haitian people.
Jade Cohall-Cunningham demonstrates cavity preparation and restoration on a dental mannequin during her clinical practice.
March 14, 2026

GoodHeart |Aspiring dentist hopes to pay it forward

For 22-year-old Jade Cohall-Cunningham, the journey to becoming a dental surgeon has been demanding yet full of hope and opportunity, thanks in large part to the Howard Ward Foundation, organisers of…
People are seen in Petersfield High School, Westmoreland which was converted as a hurricane shelter.
March 14, 2026

Think of disaster shelters beyond the schools

THE EDITOR, Madam: The issue of shelters is a particularly vexing one. The president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association is however correct in presenting a demand letter to the authorities to…
Letters
March 14, 2026

The Caribbean dancing to another tune

THE EDITOR, Madam: Cayman Islands recently legalised same-sex relationships despite the opposition of many people, politicians and churches. This has not happened in Jamaica and much of the Caribbean…