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Deputy Prime Minister Dr Horace Chang (left) examines the proposed design for the Old Fort Craft Market in Montego Bay with Jamaica Social Investment Fund Managing Director Omar Sweeney.
05 Sep, 2026 0

Chang wants major craft centre on the north coast

WESTERN BUREAU: Deputy Prime Minister Dr Horace Chang is calling for the development of a major craft centre along Jamaica’s north coast as the country seeks to expand its craft industry and create…
Senior Superintendent of Police Eron Samuels.
05 Sep, 2026 0

Two rifles seized in St James

WESTERN BUREAU: The St James police seized two illegal high-powered rifles on Thursday, the third in recent weeks. The make and model of the two rifles, which were seized alongside a quantity of…
Anastacia Williams (centre) shows the mobile phone she relied on for university coursework alongside the laptop she received through a partnership involving AdventHealth and Andrews Memorial Hospital. Sharing in the moment are Dr Audrey Gregory (left), sen
05 Sep, 2026 0

Powered by perseverance - Nursing student who completed assignments on a mobile phone receives laptop

For more than two years, Northern Caribbean University (NCU) nursing student Anastacia Williams used an Android phone to complete university assignments, prepare PowerPoint presentations, work on…
Omar Wright (right), lead, Environment and Community Development at the JN Foundation, hands over back-to-school-supplies to Roan Green, principal of Petersfield High School in Westmoreland. JN Foundation made the donation to the institution during a visit
05 Sep, 2026 0

Petersfield High principal praises resilient staff

Roan Green, principal of Petersfield High School in Westmoreland, has praised the resilience and unwavering commitment of his teachers for their efforts to keep learning on track at the institution…
From left: Danielle Insang (left), brand marketing lead at CB Foods, with scholarship recipients Akeem Brown, Wayne Smith, Shamar Morrison, Shani Williams, Tyquon McDougall and Samantha Fisher (third right), assistant brand manager at CB Foods.
05 Sep, 2026 0

CB Chicken backs students at Tivoli Gardens back-to-school treat

For 14-year-old Shani Williams, receiving an $80,000 scholarship from CB Chicken brought both a smile and a welcome sense of relief. The Holy Childhood High School student is being supported for the…
Suzanne Brown (right), administrative assistant, system operations, Jamaica Public Service, presents Ricardo Clarke with a new backpack during a community back-to-school treat at Waterhouse in Kingston on August 30.
05 Sep, 2026 0

JPS provides $22m in back-to-school support

Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) says it has invested about $22 million to help students, families and schools across Jamaica prepare for the 2026-2027 academic year. Through the JPS Foundation…
Yellowman, a two-time Grammy nominee and former Alpha student.
05 Sep, 2026 0

Alpha School of Music returns to Supernova Festival

Washington DC. The rich musical legacy of Kingston’s historic Alpha School of Music will once again take centrestage in the United States when students and staff of the 146-year-old institution travel…
05 Sep, 2026 0

London screening shines spotlight on Jamaican beach-access documentary

LONDON, England: A documentary examining the growing battle over public access to Jamaica’s coastline was set to make its UK premiere on Friday, September 4 at the Ritzy Cinema in Brixton, bringing…
June Spence Jarrett, executive director of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), presents a school bag and other school supplies to a child at JADCO’s back-to-school treat held at the Siloah New Testament Church of God in St Elizabeth on August 29.
05 Sep, 2026 0

More than 200 benefit from JADCO’s back-to-school treat in Siloah

More than 200 parents and children were fêted and gifted school supplies by the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) at its back-to-school treat in Siloah, St Elizabeth on August 29. The community…