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Police Corporal Ellington Clarke, of the St James Traffic Department, speaking to journalists during a press conference in Montego Bay, St James, yesterday.
18 Apr, 2026 0

St James Traffic Department urging motorcyclists to wear certified helmets

WESTERN BUREAU: With some 111 persons killed in motorcycle crashes across the island last year, and many others suffering life-altering injuries, Corporal Ellington Clarke, of the St James Traffic…
Foga Road High School collects their symbolic cheque from Samantha Charles (right), CEO of the VM Foundation, at the end of the pitch competition. At left (back) is Andre Robb, programme lead, VM Foundation.
18 Apr, 2026 0

GoodHeart | Foga Road High’s hygiene line secures third VM Enrich Expo win

For the third consecutive year, Foga Road High School has won the VM Enrich Social Enterprise in Secondary Schools Expo, securing $150,000 in seed funding for its venture, ‘Schoolaz Hand Shield’.
Deneisha Blackwood speaks to the media during the Reggae Girlz press conference at the National Stadium yesterday.
18 Apr, 2026 0

A blessing in disguise

For many players, an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury can spell the end of their careers. But for Jamaican international Deneisha Blackwood, her ACL injury proved a blessing in disguise as it…
Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, minister of foreign affairs and foreign trade.
18 Apr, 2026 0

‘Platform for action’

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, has said that the upcoming 11th Biennial Diaspora Conference in Montego Bay, St James, will offer an opportunity to deepen and…
Thick mud blocks the entrances to homes in Westgreen, Montego Bay, St James, following the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
18 Apr, 2026 0

Westgreen to receive targeted long-term support

Residents of the Westgreen community in Montego Bay, St James will benefit from a comprehensive, year-long recovery and development programme under the VM Foundation’s Adopt-a-Community initiative,…
Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz celebrate after scoring their fourth goal against Antigua and Barbuda at the National Stadium on Friday, April 10. Jamaica defeated Antigua and Barbuda 4-0.
18 Apr, 2026 0

Girlz ready to get job done

Reggae Girlz head coach Hubert Busby Jr said the team is well rested and ready to close out action in Group B of the Concacaf W Qualifiers today when they take on Guyana at the National Stadium at 7…
Varinder Dhillon.
18 Apr, 2026 0

Ontario man faces Canadian court over theft of hurricane relief supplies headed to Jamaica

A man from Brampton, Ontario, in Canada has been arrested and slapped with multiple charges following the theft of relief supplies destined for Jamaica, in the wake of the devastation the island…
Female fisher Sashae Shaw catches fish on the high seas in Portland recently.
18 Apr, 2026 0

From classroom to coastline

When the world ground almost to a halt at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, millions were forced to reimagine their futures overnight. For Sashae Shaw, a young woman from Portland pursuing…
Cordell Williams, president of the Young Entrepreneurs Association of Jamaica.
18 Apr, 2026 0

MSMEs facing triple threat crisis

The Young Entrepreneurs Association of Jamaica (YEA) is calling for urgent, targeted support for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) following the sharp rise in global oil prices to…