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Matthew Keaveny is a full-time music producer and part-time chef/caterer who launched his specialty culinary business, Eden Cay, last December.
26 Feb, 2026 0

Matthew Keaveny’s Eden Cay

Passion projects burn brightly within multi-tasker Matthew Keaveny’s creative being. Already a sought-after music and jingle producer, the Grammy Award-winning talent is now putting his long-practised…
Tiffany McLeggon
26 Feb, 2026 0

Tiffany McLeggon | Democracy beyond election day

On election day, Jamaica hums with a particular kind of energy. The streets grow loud with horns, colours, and conviction. Polling stations come alive, and there are spirited debate. People walk out…
Latoya Harris-Ghartey, executive director of the National Education Trust.
26 Feb, 2026 0

St Ann schools make strides after Hurricane Melissa

The National Education Trust (NET) has spotlighted the Bamboo Primary School and the Marcus Garvey Technical High School in St Ann as standing as ‘powerful symbols of resilience, recovery and renewed…
Stephanie Williams
26 Feb, 2026 0

Women In Law Foundation hosts benefit concert

On Sunday, March 8 at 5 p.m. at The Little Theatre in St Andrew, Women In Law Foundation (WILF), in conjunction with Riverside Open Bible Church and Mona Open Bible Church, and in association with…
From left: Donmayne Gyles, chief executive officer of Andrews Memorial Hospital; Erica Myers, infection control and prevention nurse at Black River Hospital; Diana Brown-Miller, chief executive officer of Black River Hospital; Jodi-Ann Porter, senior custo
26 Feb, 2026 0

Andrews Memorial gives Black River Hospital $9m shot in the arm

WESTERN BUREAU: Donmayne Gyles, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Andrews Memorial Hospital, has donated medical supplies and computers valued at $9 million to the Hurricane…
Here, friendly competition meets environmental advocacy as swimmers race for a cause at Swim For The Sanctuary. From left are Isabella Wong of the Tornadoes Swim Club; Emanuelle Spence, also of the Tornadoes, and Brandon Wong of the Y’Speedos Swim Club.
26 Feb, 2026 0

EARTH TODAY | Making waves for marine conservation

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25 Feb, 2026 0

High costs, low demand slow JAM-DEX adoption, says Bankers Association

The Jamaica Bankers Association (JBA) has cited high implementation costs and low customer uptake among factors that have slowed adoption of the central bank’s digital currency, JAM-DEX, by…
Cuba's military shot at a US-registered boat close to its shoreline, authorities said on February 25, 2026.
25 Feb, 2026 0

Cuba says boat from Florida opened fire at its soldiers

(AP) — Cuba’s government said late Wednesday that the 10 passengers on a boat that opened fire on its soldiers were armed Cubans living in the United States who were trying to infiltrate the island…
Opposition Spokesman on Environment and Climate Resilience Omar Newell.
25 Feb, 2026 0

PNP spokesman calls for NEPA to be moved to environment ministry

Opposition spokesman on environment Omar Newell is urging the Government to transfer the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) from the economic growth ministry to the Ministry of…