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Michelle Powis (standing), assistant secretary of the Grantham Farmers Group, addresses a meeting of community members discussing the sustainability plans for the EFJ-funded Grantham Community Water System Upgrade project last September.
10 Sep, 2026 0

Earth Today | EFJ prioritises gender, social inclusion in environmental action

ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS are often judged by what they restore, protect, or build. But for the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica (EFJ), there is another equally important dimension – one that…
From left: Richard Vernon, mayor of Montego Bay, presents a cheque to Wayne White, a final-year law student, covering $100,000 in scholarship assistance from the Mayor’s Charity Fund. Sharing the occasion are Gregory Harris, councillor for the Salt Sprin
10 Sep, 2026 0

MoBay Mayor’s Charity Fund comes good for Salt Spring law student

WESTERN BUREAU: Law student Wayne White of Salt Spring, St James, who had asked Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon for $20,000 to help him clear an outstanding law school bill, got more than he…
Professor Michael Taylor.
10 Sep, 2026 0

Earth Today | ‘No surrender’ - Small islands urge renewed global push to reduce emissions

SMALL ISLAND states have renewed their call for scaled-up efforts to restrain global temperatures to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, warning that every fraction of…
On Sunday, August 23, 2026, the UCC Foundation officially welcomed 65 scholarship recipients at the inaugural Scholarship Orientation. Held at the UCC main campus, the students were engaged in a welcome ceremony where they were presented their award certif
10 Sep, 2026 0

Corporate Hands | UCC Foundation honours 65 scholarship recipients

Halibut and halloumi skewers with dates and figs, from the cookbook ‘Greek Out’, by Maria Koutsogiannis.
10 Sep, 2026 0

A ‘Greek Out’ take on halibut and halloumi skewers

The chapter on main dishes in my cookbook, Greek Out, starts with an explanation of what ‘main dish’ means to me. Most people, understandably, immediately think of dinner. In many places, that’s the…
From left: Winsome Gibbs, branch manager for Jamaica, CG United, wears a sleeveless wide-leg jumpsuit as she poses with Donna Brown, chief executive officer of Caribbean Assurance Brokers, in a light blue strapless mini with a plush feather trim, and BCMG
10 Sep, 2026 0

Something Extra | Thursday

Guardian General Insurance Jamaica (GGIJ) marked its 25th anniversary with an elegant celebration at the Hope Botanical Gardens on Friday, bringing together various stakeholders for an evening…
Staff members and parents of the Iberostar Rose Hall team join the 15 awardees of the hotel’s PEP Scholarship Programme and Back-to-School Book Initiative for a group photo following the presentation ceremony.
10 Sep, 2026 0

Corporate Hands | Iberostar Rose Hall team hosts PEP Scholarship Programme and Back-to-School Book Initiative

As Sygnus celebrates its 10th anniversary and begins a new chapter through the Sygnus Foundation, members of the team join the principal and students of the Riverton Meadows Early Childhood Centre during their back-to-school initiative.
10 Sep, 2026 0

Corporate Hands | Sygnus targets Riverton Meadows Early Childhood Centre in back-to-school initiative

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10 Sep, 2026 0

Back-to-school challenges in Cuba

THE EDITOR, Madam: As students return to school in Cuba, it is difficult not to feel compassion for the challenges many children and families face amid ongoing shortages of fuel, electricity, and…