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Michelle Williamson, outgoing JWOF president, is flanked by student awardees, Kylin Reynolds (left) and Abigail Jacquette.
11 Apr, 2026 0

Building futures through education

For more than a decade, Broward Meat & Fish has been quietly making a powerful investment – one that extends beyond business and into the future of young Jamaican women pursuing higher education…
Royal Air Force veteran, Gilbert Clarke (right), pictured with son Alan Clarke.
11 Apr, 2026 0

King Charles, Macron honour Jamaican RAF veteran

LONDON: Gilbert Clarke, who served as a member of the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War, was recently honoured by the UK’s King Charles III and French President Emmanuel Macron for…
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett and his wife, Carmen, are greeted by Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson (left), at Catherine’s Restaurant in Laurel, Maryland, ahead of the Jamaica Tourist Board Travel Ad
11 Apr, 2026 0

Over 90 travel advisers recognised for promoting Jamaica

More than 90 travel advisers and trade partners from the northeastern United States market, among them 50 of Jamaica’s top performers, were recently recognised for their role in promoting Jamaica as a…
Central St Mary Member of Parliament Omar Newell addressing a commemorative ceremony marking National Chief Takyi Day at the Claude Stuart Park in Port Maria, St Mary on Wednesday.
11 Apr, 2026 0

MP urges heritage tourism built on Chief Takyi legacy

Member of Parliament for Central St Mary Omar Newell is urging greater efforts to honour 18th-century freedom-fighter Chief Takyi, arguing that the revolutionary’s legacy could anchor a globally…
Anisa Wilson‑Smith, executive director of Life Skills Education Ltd and Excellence in Education awardee, with St Ann Chamber of Commerce president, Dr Ransford Davidson, at a recent award ceremony.
11 Apr, 2026 0

Education specialist develops behaviour, trauma recovery system

Recipient of the 2026 St Ann Chamber of Commerce’s Excellence in Education Award, Anisa Wilson-Smith, is grateful for the recognition of her work over the past two decades, but says she is not resting…
Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen (seated, centre); Chief Justice Bryan Sykes (seated, left) and President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Marva McDonald-Bishop (seated, right) share a photo with the eight members of the judiciary who were sworn into high
11 Apr, 2026 0

Eight judges sworn into higher offices

Eight members of the judiciary were sworn into higher offices by Governor-General Patrick Allen on Thursday. Justices Lorna Shelly-Williams and Carolyn Tie-Powell will serve as acting judges of appeal…
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11 Apr, 2026 0

Canon Collin Reid is Anglican bishop-elect of Montego Bay

The Very Reverend Canon Collin Dave Reid, rector of the Cathedral of St Jago de la Vega in Spanish Town, is suffragan bishop-elect of Montego Bay. Reid secured 96 per cent of the votes by lay…
Pullet Lane in Morass, Hertford, Westmoreland, has seen the return of an illegal dumpsite, a situation worsened in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.
11 Apr, 2026 0

NSWMA struggling to rid Westmoreland of garbage

WESTERN BUREAU: Residents in Westmoreland are being assured that efforts to clear garbage, bulky waste, and storm debris are being intensified, despite ongoing challenges faced by the National Solid…
11 Apr, 2026 0

St Catherine sales rep missing since March 29

Police are seeking the public’s help to locate 32-year-old Kimaunie Lounds, a sales representative from Spanish Town, St Catherine, who has been missing since March 29. Lounds is of brown complexion,…