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Conrad Saunders, programme coordinator at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, receives a certificate from Dr Jennifer Brown-Tomlinson, medical director, Jamaica AIDS Support for Life.
31 Aug, 2026 0

Workplace inclusion must become part of everyday culture, says labour ministry official

Rather than simply being written into workplace policies, Conrad Saunders, programme coordinator in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s (MLSS) HIV Unit, says respect, dignity and fairness…
Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force were on hand during Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness’s visit to Coopers Pen in Trelawny on Friday.
31 Aug, 2026 0

Holness puts squatters on notice there’ll be no ‘chopping the line’

WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has indicated that he might have to use emergency powers to prevent people from moving onto lands at Coopers Pen, Trelawny, in an attempt to secure a…
Senator Marlon Morgan, parliamentary secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, speaking at the Region Four Back-to-School Conference for principals at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St James.
31 Aug, 2026 0

Schools urged to brace for dry spell

WESTERN BUREAU School leaders are being urged to intensify water conservation and rainwater harvesting efforts as Jamaica enters the 2026-27 academic year amid continuing dry conditions and forecasts…
Marcelle’ Jackson
31 Aug, 2026 0

From hardship to hope

For Marcelle’ Jackson, giving is not an act born out of abundance. It is born out of memory. She remembers watching her mother struggle to provide for her and her siblings, as overdue bills and rent…
Accustomed to portraying formidable women, Nadean Rawlins admits there is a price attached to being perceived as one.
30 Aug, 2026 0

Possessed by her purpose - After years of opening doors for other J’can actors, Nadean Rawlins steps through one, landing biggest role of her career

WESTERN BUREAU: For years, Nadean Rawlins has been opening doors for other people. As producer, director, talent manager, and head of RAW Management, she has pushed Jamaican actors towards auditions,…
A roofless section of the Baxter’s Mountain Primary School in St Mary.
30 Aug, 2026 0

Back to school against the odds - Rural St Mary students face tough return amid flooding threat, outstanding repairs and parents struggling with costs

Daily schooling in the deep rural communities of Baxter’s Mountain and Pleasant Hill in St Mary involves more than books, pencils, uniforms and school supplies. It also requires the will to battle the…
Petersfield High School security guard Joan Forbes Scarlett is unsure how her children’s back-to-school expenses will eb met for them to start school next week. Having lost their home to Hurricane Melissa, her family now lives in an unfinished abandoned
30 Aug, 2026 0

‘Mi nuh have it’

For a year, her voice has been the steady authority at the gates of Petersfield High School in Westmoreland, shouldering the job of keeping hundreds of students safe behind the institution’s walls.…
Suzette Campbell, a resident of Coopers Pen, Trelawny, became emotional during the tour of Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness who was visiting the community yesterday.
29 Aug, 2026 0

December target for Coopers Pen relocation

WESTERN BUREAU: During a visit yesterday to Coopers Pen in Trelawny, where 20 houses were flattened during a demolition exercise on August 11, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness said he is targeting…
Dr Christopher Tufton, minister of health and wellness; and Dr Karen Webster Kerr (right), national epidemiologist in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, present a grant to Dr Andrienne Williams for wellness research at the Ministry of Health and Wellness
29 Aug, 2026 0

$50m research push as Gov’t invests in health talent

The Government is investing $50 million in healthcare research while spending an average of $500 million annually to train healthcare workers in areas where there are critical shortages, Health and…