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Reverend Dr Elaine McCarthy Nunes.
January 1, 2026 by Sashana Small

$75m in government assistance ‘a drop in the bucket’ for churches after crisis, says former JUGC chair

While commending the Government for allocating $75 million to assist churches’ recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, Immediate Past Chairman of the Jamaica Umbrella Groups of…
Participants stay focused as they prepare nutritious, family-friendly meals during the Parenting Club cook-off, balancing creativity, affordability and healthy eating.
January 1, 2026

Rose Gardens parents stir up healthy living

Creativity, affordability and healthy living took centre stage as members of the Rose Gardens Parenting Club gathered for a nutritional cook-off at the Kingston Technical High School recently, aimed…
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January 1, 2026

Drums beat for peace

The auditorium at the Maxfield Park Children’s Home came alive with performances for its Christmas showcase as the children danced and performed drumming pieces in celebration of the Christmas season.…
Linvern Wright, the president of the Jamaica Association of Principals of Secondary Schools .
January 1, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Gadgets creating more challenges than solutions in schools, says JAPSS president

WESTERN BUREAU: Linvern Wright, the president of the Jamaica Association of Principals of Secondary Schools (JAPSS), is expressing concern that the proliferation of technology as a learning tool in…
Brigadier Mahatma Williams, commander of the Second Battalion Jamaica Regiment, Jamaica Defence Force, exchanging pleasantries with Bishop Conrad H. Pitkin, custos of St. James, at the Brigade’s 2025 Children’s Christmas Fun Day held at the Maroon Town
January 1, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

JDF brings relief, healing to children affected by Melissa

WESTERN BUREAU: Hundreds of children and parents still grappling with the trauma left by Hurricane Melissa were offered a measure of respite on Tuesday as the Jamaica Regiment of the Jamaica Defence…
Police officers inspect the area where a fire broke out at the Le Constellation bar and lounge leaving people dead and injured, during New Year’s celebration, in Crans-Montana, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Thursday, January 1, 2026. (Alessandro della Valle/K
January 1, 2026

Fire at Swiss Alpine resort bar during New Year’s celebration leaves dozens feared dead, 100 injured

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — A fire ripped through a bar’s New Year celebration in a Swiss Alpine resort less than two hours after midnight Thursday, with dozens of people feared dead and about…
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith (second right), receives a cheque valued at US$300,000 from Chargé d’Affaires at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Jin-wook Kim (right), to support Jamaica’s recovery and
January 1, 2026

Jamaica receives US$300,000 in recovery assistance from Republic of Korea

The Republic of Korea has donated US$300,000 to support Jamaica’s recovery efforts following Hurricane Melissa. The contribution was formally handed over during a ceremony held recently at the…
Clean-up operations under way in Black River, St Elizabeth, on Monday December 29, 2025, following devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa.
January 1, 2026

Clean-Up of Black River progressing steadily

Phase two of the clean-up of Black River in St Elizabeth is now under way, with the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) deploying additional resources to accelerate debris removal…
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January 1, 2026

Police seize illegal gun, arrest man in Wynters Pen in Spanish Town

Police personnel assigned to the St Catherine North Division have started the new year with the seizure of an illegal gun and the arrest of a 31-year-old man in Wynters Pen in Spanish Town. Police…