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Belizean Eric Vernon (left),  an automotive instructor employed to the Institute for Technical and Vocational Education and Training and Kittian Nicholson Webster, chief foreman mechanic at the Public Works Department in the MInistry of Infrastructure,
February 16, 2026

‘An honour and privilege’

Seven Caribbean nations recently lent varying levels of mechanical and electrical expertise to create the region’s first jointly built electric vehicle (EV). With participants drawn from Jamaica,…
Christopher Tufton (second left), and Andrew Bowden (left), unveil the LIV GUD mural at Haile Selassie High School in Kingston, during the launch of the Wellness Express – Adolescent Mental Health Mobile Service. Looking on are Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (sec
February 16, 2026

Wellness Express mobile service launched at Haile Selassie High School

Students from Haile Selassie High School in Kingston are among the first to benefit from a new mobile mental-health service that will support schools in zones of special operations (ZOSOs) as well as…
Some of the 20 winners in JMMB Money Transfer’s ‘Share the Love’ promotion pose for a group photo at the recent handover ceremony, which took place at JMMB Group’s headquarters in Kingston.
February 16, 2026

Twenty winners in JMMB Money Transfer ‘Share the Love’ promotion

JMMB Money Transfer officially wrapped its Share the Love holiday promotion with a celebratory handover ceremony held at the JMMB Group Head Office in Kingston, where 20 winners received J$2 million…
The sign on the Bunny Lee Museum in Duhaney Park, St Andrew.
February 16, 2026

Bunny Lee Iconic Reggae Weekend kicks off Friday

A three-day event, with legacy and culture as its foundation, makes its début on the Reggae Month calendar this week. Curated by the Bunny Lee Museum, the inaugural Bunny Lee Iconic Reggae Weekend: A…
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas speaks during the Munich Security Conference.
February 16, 2026

Europeans push back at US over claim they face ‘civilizational erasure’

MUNICH (AP): A top European Union (EU) official on Sunday rejected the notion that Europe faces “civilizational erasure”, pushing back at criticism of the continent by the Trump administration.
A boy plays with a cat on a street of the Kurdish-majority neighbourhood of Sheikh Maqsoud, in Aleppo, Syria.
February 16, 2026

A Kurdish-majority neighbourhood recovers from clashes with hope for the future

ALEPPO (AP): A month after clashes rocked a Kurdish-majority neighbourhood in Syria ‘s second-largest city of Aleppo, most of the tens of thousands of residents who fled the fighting between…
Dexta Daps performing at Reggae Sumfest 2024 at Catherine Hall, Montego Bay, St James.
February 16, 2026

Blakkman, Dexta, Bounty lead Seaview Gardens benefit concert

Dancehall artistes Blakkman, Dexta Daps and Bounty Killer will headline the third staging of the Seaview Gardens Community Assistance Project on March 29. This benefit concert, rooted in education,…
Indonesian UN peacekeepers attend a ceremony to mark the 47th anniversary of UNIFIL Establishment Day, at the United Nation Peacekeepers headquarters in the southern Lebanese town of Naqoura, Lebanon, in March.
February 16, 2026

Eight thousand troops ready for possible peacekeeping mission in Gaza

JAKARTA (AP): Indonesia’s military said Sunday that up to 8,000 troops are expected to be ready by the end of June for a potential deployment to Gaza as part of a humanitarian and peace mission, the…
Reverend Al Miller, senior pastor at Fellowship Tabernacle in Kingston, addresses the congregation at the recent Reggae Month launch.
February 16, 2026

‘Run with a message’ Al Miller charges reggae industry

Stakeholders in the reggae music industry are being urged to reaffirm the genre’s message-driven foundation, which is “essential to its role in national healing”. The outspoken senior pastor at…