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Keisha Sutherland (right), waves to her daughter Shakeira Morris (left) as she rides on the train at the Funland at Hope Gardens in St Andrew during the Digicel Foundation Christmas Treat for special needs children yesterday.
05 Dec, 2025 0

Digicel delights children with special needs during Christmas treat at Hope Gardens

Christmas carols rang through speakers at Funland in Hope Gardens, Kingston, yesterday as excited children with special needs enjoyed games and competition organised especially for them by the Digicel…
Ramon Small-Ferguson.
05 Dec, 2025 0

Government urged to present plan for bankable reconstruction projects

Opposition Senator Ramon Small-Ferguson says the US$2.4 billion in private capital that is to be mobilised from external sources for Jamaica’s reconstruction efforts is contingent on the country’s…
Desmond McKenzie (right), minister of local government and community development, and Dr Dayton Campbell left), member of parliament for Eastern Westmoreland, lead by example yesterday, assisting in removing debris to help restore community spaces in the p
05 Dec, 2025 0

Local gov’t minister galvanises Cornwall citizens for cleanup campaign

A call to unity and community action resonated through Pentecost Lane, Darliston, yesterday as Desmond McKenzie, minister of local government and community development, officially launched the…
At left Dr Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, chief medical officer, speaks with Dr Christopher Tufton (centre), minister of health and wellness, and crewmembers of the Ark Silk Road, a Chinese Navy hospital.
05 Dec, 2025 0

Chinese medical ship to assist in clearing surgery backlog across all health regions

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s chief medical officer, Dr Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, says the arrival of China’s state-of-the-art medical ship could not have come at a more critical moment, describing it…
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon.
05 Dec, 2025 0

St James residents urged to carry out proper waste disposal post-Melissa

WESTERN BUREAU: As cleanup and restoration efforts continue following Hurricane Melissa’s passage on October 28, the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC) is warning St James’ residents to properly…
Travel advisers and tourism stakeholders at the Sandals Back to Jamaica held at Sandal’s Dunn’s River in Ocho Rios, St Ann, yesterday.
05 Dec, 2025 0

Room inventory surges back

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s Director of Tourism Donovan White has assured more than 250 visiting travel advisers that the country’s tourism recovery is accelerating faster than anticipated, revealing…
Jennifer Housen
05 Dec, 2025 0

Appeal Court rejects Jennifer Housen’s bid to delay disciplinary sanction

Former politician and attorney, Jennifer Housen, has lost her bid to delay her six-month suspension arising from a land transaction, after the Court of Appeal rejected her application to put the…
Alicia Harris, guidance counsellor at Jonathan Grant High School.
05 Dec, 2025 0

Workshop launched to tackle challenges impacting high schoolers’ mental health

Parental relationships, cellular phone usage, and self-esteem struggles are labelled among the major challenges impacting high school students’ mental health and Chevening, Mindfulness Jamaica, and…
Minister Olivia Grange, who is charge of the Jamaican Government, meets with former United States President Bill Clinton in St Andrew on December 4, 2025 to discuss potential partnership with the Clinton Foundation in support of Hurricane Melissa recovery
04 Dec, 2025 0

Gov't signals possible Clinton Foundation role in hurricane recovery

Jamaica is looking to partner with the Clinton Foundation to assist with Hurricane Melissa recovery, according to Minister Olivia Grange, who is in charge of Government. The announcement followed a…