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09 May, 2026 0

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…
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08 May, 2026 0

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…
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08 May, 2026 0

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…
08 May, 2026 0

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…
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08 May, 2026 0

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.
08 May, 2026 0

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,…
08 May, 2026 0

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…
08 May, 2026 0

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…
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08 May, 2026 0

PATH lunches back on at Greater Portmore High after funds released
Students at the Greater Portmore High School in St Catherine have resumed receiving lunches under the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH) programme after a temporary…