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May 9, 2026
Young Spanish Town scholar overcomes odds with AFJ Support
Long before Kimone Martin became a Ralph and Ricky Lauren scholar, she was a shy girl in Spanish Town, learning the foundations of her future at her mother’s stall.
May 9, 2026
How you store produce can make it last longer
A few small changes to how you store fruits and vegetables can have big benefits for the planet, and your wallet.
From herbs that wilt in days to berries that seem to mould even faster, what we toss…
May 8, 2026
by Sashana Small
VIRAL CRIME - Conservationists call for crackdown on TikTok’s illegal trade in endangered species
Concerns are growing over the use of social media platform TikTok as a marketplace for the sale of endangered Jamaican species, with conservation biologist Damion Whyte urging the authorities to make…
May 8, 2026
by Janet Silvera
Plans to repeal and replace the Tourism Act
Jamaica’s tourism sector could soon undergo its biggest legislative overhaul in decades, with Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett announcing plans to repeal and replace the Tourism Act as part of a…
May 8, 2026
Fulbright programme to equip NGOs with tools to strengthen funding
About 60 Jamaican non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are set to receive training under the Fulbright Specialist Programme, an effort to strengthen their ability to secure funding and better…
May 8, 2026
Nominations now open for WATA Hydrate to educate
Nominations are now open for WATA’s Hydrate to Educate initiative, with the 2026 programme set to invest more than $12 million in educational support and school development across Jamaica.
May 8, 2026
by Keisha Hill
Push to eliminate period poverty among schoolgirls
For hundreds of girls across Jamaica, the start of their menstrual cycle does not simply signal a natural stage of growing up; it marks the beginning of a monthly struggle defined by uncertainty,…
May 8, 2026
Lawrence Tavern teachers receive laptops
Teachers at Lawrence Tavern Primary School were given laptops and classroom technology during a Teachers’ Day ceremony in St Andrew on Wednesday.
All 36 teachers received laptops, courtesy of the…
May 8, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
OUR cops OCCUR Regulator of the Year award
The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) has hailed winning the coveted OCCUR’s Regulator of the Year Award for 2025 and the Winston Hay Award for Most Outstanding Consumer Protection Initiative as a…