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Sadra Madonna - Lindsay
06 Mar, 2026 0

Worship leader pushes productivity tools

Sadra Madonna-Lindsay is a minister of the Gospel, an award-winning gospel recording artiste, author, entrepreneur and motivational speaker. She wears her many hats with intention. A worship leader,…
Everton G. Walker displaying his autobiographies, ‘Country Boy - The Omeally Memoirs’ and ‘The Boy from Omeally’.
06 Mar, 2026 0

St Ann JP turns personal trials into 16 books

St Ann Justice of the Peace Everton G. Walker did not pass the Common Entrance Examination or the Grade Nine Achievement Test. He left St Mary’s College in St Catherine with only two…
Executive Director of the JCPD, Dr. Christine Hendricks
06 Mar, 2026 0

Persons with disabilities urged to register on JCPD’S ‘I Am Able’ platform

Persons with disabilities are encouraged to sign up on the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) ‘I Am Able: My JCPD’ digital platform, which is designed to enhance access to services…
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06 Mar, 2026 0

UCJ to host 21st Quality Assurance in Higher Education Week

The University Council of Jamaica (UCJ) will host its 21st annual observance of Quality Assurance in Higher Education Week from March 9 to 13, under the theme ‘From Shock to Stability: Sustaining…
Pictured from left at the unveiling are; Dr. Susan Simms, education officer in the Ministry of Education (MOE), Tajnah Rowe, safety and security officer, MOE, Beverley Feare, principal of Maud McLeod High School, Dale Bedasse, education officer, MOE, Dr. S
06 Mar, 2026 0

Liberty Caribbean Foundation commits $10 million to education recovery in Westmoreland

Education recovery in Eastern Westmoreland received a major boost with a contribution of more than $10 million from the Liberty Caribbean Foundation and the Flow Foundation toward the establishment of…
Delano Seiveright (right), state minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, listens as Gloria Henry, vice-president of BPO and Logistics at the Port Authority, makes a point during a tour following the launch of the Portmore Incubator a
06 Mar, 2026 0

AI to reshape, not displace BPO workforce

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce Delano Seiveright believes artificial intelligence (AI) will reshape Jamaica’s business process outsourcing (BPO) sector, but not…
06 Mar, 2026 0

Former PNP MP Jolyan Silvera to be sentenced today for wife’s killing

Former People’s National Party (PNP) Member of Parliament, Jolyan Silvera, is expected to be sentenced today for the killing of his wife, Melissa, in 2023. He pleaded guilty to manslaughter in…
 Dacia Forrester
06 Mar, 2026 0

Woman set ablaze in Westmoreland gas station brawl dies

Dacia Forrester, who was set on fire during an alleged altercation at a gas station in Westmoreland in February, has died, her sister, Carol Blackwood-Hewitt,has confirmed She was pronounced dead on…
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Kamina Johnson Smith.
06 Mar, 2026 0

US did not influence Jamaica's decision to end Cuban medical programme, says Johnson Smith

Foreign Affairs Minister Kamina Johnson Smith told Parliament on Thursday that the Government's decision to discontinue the 50-year-old medical cooperation programme with Cuba was not influenced…