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May 30, 2026
Scotiabank workshop boosts digital readiness for women-led businesses
Women-owned businesses are better equipped to use technology, e-commerce and digital tools following a Scotiabank Women Initiative (SWI) workshop focused on resilience and innovation. The workshop,…
May 30, 2026
GoodHeart | FGB marks 25 years with $2.5m donation to hurricane-affected schools
As First Global Bank (FGB) marks 25 years of service to Jamaica, the financial institution is using the milestone to invest in education and community recovery, donating $2.5 million to two schools…
May 30, 2026
Healthy vision goes beyond sight, optometrist says
Healthy vision is about far more than simply seeing clearly, according to optometrist and low vision specialist Dr Mayanna Francis, who is urging Jamaicans to take a more proactive approach to eye…
May 30, 2026
Female farmer busy managing three locations
Twenty-seven years ago, Julie Bryson-Hing walked out of a restaurant job after one dispute too many with her boss. She first considered opening a restaurant of her own but balked at the overheads and…
May 31, 2026
Jamaican institutions gain slice of $200m slavery-research fund
Jamaican institutions and scholars are among beneficiaries in the Caribbean and West Africa of £450,000 (J$91 million) from the UK-based Lloyd's Register Foundation, part of a wider £1 million…
May 30, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
JPs urged to become child diversion mentors
Tiffany Case, a child diversion officer assigned to the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, is urging justices of the peace (JPs) to volunteer as mentors in the National Child Diversion…
May 30, 2026
American jailed for selling lead sheets to Jamaican scammers
A court in the United States has sentenced an American man to more than 10 years in prison for selling personal information or lead sheets of more than seven million elderly US citizens to Jamaican…
May 30, 2026
Buchanan cleared of misconduct charge - Court says GLC disciplinary committee breached natural justice
The Court of Appeal has overturned a finding of professional misconduct against attorney-at-law and Portland Eastern Member of Parliament Isat Buchanan, which arose from comments he made about the…
May 30, 2026
What we know and don't know about the possible deal to end the Iran war
CAIRO (AP): The United States and Iran appear to be closing in on a deal to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz.
US and Iranian negotiators on Thursday reached a tentative agreement to extend…