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16 Apr, 2026 0

Corporate Hands | Pocket Rocket Foundation brings Easter cheer to Waterhouse and Ewarton communities

In response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa in October 2025, the Guardsman Group Foundation provided approximately $27 million in relief assistance funds to support officers who were most severely affected by the hurricane. The foundation or
16 Apr, 2026 0

Corporate Hands | Guardsman Group Foundation delivers financial support to officers affected by Hurricane Melissa

Jennifer Gordon, Laparkan Shipping’s administrative and maintenance manager, hands over essential items to Fabian White, a representative from the Ministry of Finance and Civil Service Group. Mr. White spearheaded the outreach to the private sector for d
16 Apr, 2026 0

Corporate Hands | Laparkan Shipping delivers essential items to Sidney L. Blake Basic School

Letters
16 Apr, 2026 0

Letter of the Day | The financial sector: striking the right balance

THE EDITOR, Madam:
The Women in Maritime Association Caribbean (WiMAC) Jamaica Chapter successfully hosted a toy drive aimed at bringing seasonal cheer to children impacted by Hurricane Melissa in Westmoreland and St Elizabeth. The initiative received overwhelming support fr
16 Apr, 2026 0

Corporate Hands | Women in Maritime Association Caribbean hosts toy drive

Letters
16 Apr, 2026 0

Fighting poverty with policy and purpose

THE EDITOR, Madam: “ Massive poverty and obscene inequality are such terrible scourges of our times – times in which the world boasts breathtaking advances in science, technology, industry, and…
Letters
16 Apr, 2026 0

The UN and its Security Council are becoming irrelevant

THE EDITOR, Madam: The United Nations and its Security Council are becoming increasingly irrelevant – not because the founding idea has failed, but because its most powerful members have. They…
Joel Wynter who is suffering from sickle cell disease being tended by his mother.
16 Apr, 2026 0

Jada Morrison | Hidden struggles of living with sickle cell disease

Sickle cell disease (SCD) affects an estimated 18,000 persons in Jamaica. Common complications include chronic fatigue, frequent infections, severe pain, and damage to vital organs. While many people…
Takese Foga (left), director, health promotion & education, Ministry of Health & Wellness, presents the top award to Salina Campbell, Rasheed Whyte and Chaudine Parker of the Sugar Industry Authority, winners of the Healthy Recipe Cook-Off Challenge. The c
16 Apr, 2026 0

Corporate Hands | Ministry awards winners of the Healthy Recipe Cook-Off Challenge