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Carol Archer, professor of urban planning and public policy at the University of Technology.
August 3, 2026 by Carol Archer

Disasters, the built environment and emancipation - The lessons and the legacy

This is an excerpt of the lecture presented at the 33rd Churches Emancipation Event held at Webster Memorial Church on July 26.
Heather Goldson (left), director, Supreme Ventures Foundation, and Marisa Benain, executive director of the Little Theatre, review the theatre’s stage during a recent visit to the facilities.
August 3, 2026

SVF steps up to help preserve Little Theatre

Answering the call to preserve one of Jamaica’s most treasured cultural institutions, the Supreme Ventures Foundation (SVF) has joined the Little Theatre’s renovation project as a key early supporter,…
Taian Gooden, founder and chief executive officer of TG Incorporated.
Updated 23 hours ago

Building businesses, changing lives - How Taian Gooden is empowering Jamaican entrepreneurs
For many aspiring entrepreneurs, turning a business idea into a legally registered company can be an intimidating process. Complicated requirements, limited access to reliable information, and…
Mothers participate in the Baby Matters programme, an initiative of the Violence Prevention Alliance and Project STAR.
August 3, 2026

Baby Matters programme brings parenting support into communities

Parents and caregivers of young children are receiving practical support to nurture their children’s development through Baby Matters, an early childhood parenting programme that is expanding its…
Headley ‘Dellmar’ Samuels
August 3, 2026

‘Dellmar’ Samuels remembered as lensman of a golden era

Headley ‘Dellmar’ Samuels, the celebrated Jamaican photojournalist whose images captured some of the most defining moments in West Indies cricket and chronicled decades of Jamaica’s political and…
The three teens at Miss T’s Kitchen in Ocho Rios, St Ann From left are Adriana Taylor, Chloe Humbles and Rhea Adams.
August 3, 2026 by Carl Gilchrist

From Florida with love - US high schoolers mix education, philanthropy and fun in Jamaica

Three 17-year-old students from St Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in the United States (US), may have found the perfect itinerary for teens travelling to Jamaica after…
From left, directors Sonia Richards Malcolm, Shannon Boorman-Vaz, Dr Edward Chung, Helen Christian and Linda Woolery cut the celebratory cake at the July 14 ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the opening of Biomedical’s Drax Hall Collection Centre in St Ann
August 3, 2026

Biomedical opens new collection centre in Drax Hall

Caledonia Medical Laboratory (Biomedical) has expanded its national network with the official opening of its 52nd collection centre in Drax Hall, St Ann, reinforcing its commitment to making quality…
August 3, 2026

Jamaica to the world!

Welcome to Children’s Own Watch & Win! Get ready for a brand-new adventure! Children’s Own Watch & Win is here, bringing you even more ways to learn, laugh and have fun. Each week, this page…
Former Jamaica Prime Minister P.J. Patterson.
August 3, 2026

Patterson Institute: Emancipation remains unfinished without economic empowerment

As Jamaica and the wider Caribbean mark Emancipation Day 2026, the PJ Patterson Institute for Africa-Caribbean Advocacy is urging regional leaders to pursue a broader vision of freedom – one that…