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From left: Philip Rose, deputy director of tourism; Donovan White, director of tourism; Jackie Marks, global head of trade brands, Apple Leisure Group Vacations; and Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett in conversation during a special welcome dinner for Apple
February 5, 2026 by Janet Silvera

RIU hosts 125 North American travel agents as Ja rebuilds after Melissa

WESTERN BUREAU: RIU Montego Bay hosted its largest group of international travel agents for the year last Saturday, as Jamaica’s tourism sector continues its recovery push in the aftermath of the…
Stylish in red, worship leader Kayann Ledford pairs a jumpsuit with a coat and tie.
February 5, 2026

Something Extra |Thursday

Embracing the call to ‘Elevate’, women from across the business, faith, and wellness sectors gathered at The Jamaica Pegasus last Saturday for the fifth staging of the Woman Ignite Success Summit…
Top left: The roof of the Savanna-la-Mar Police Station in Westmoreland damaged by Hurricane Melissa.
February 5, 2026 by Paul H. Williams

The disaster that erased Savanna‑la‑Mar

On October 28 last year, Black River, the capital of St Elizabeth, was almost entirely destroyed by Hurricane Melissa. The scale of the devastation left much of Jamaica stunned. For some residents,…
Bishop Conrad Pitkin, custos of St James, addresses the commissioning ceremony for 28 new justices of the peace for St James at the Grand-A-View Event Place in Montego Bay, St James, on January 30.
February 5, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

St James’ custos says reason some JPs being decommished is ‘embarrassing’

WESTERN BUREAU: Bishop Conrad Pitkin, custos of S James, is warning justices of the peace (JPs) in that parish that he will personally seek to have them decommissioned if he finds out they have…
Staff and students at the Fair Prospect High School in Portland pose for a photo.
February 5, 2026

Fair Prospect High sees improvement in English passes

Fair Prospect High School in Portland has recorded a marked improvement in English A outcomes, with its pass rate rising by 33 percentage points in the 2025 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate…
Marsha Burrell Rose (left), marketing and public relations manager, Food For The Poor, Jamaica, gets a feel of the Sunshine 150 Solar Lamp, 1,164 of which were donated by TotalEnergies Jamaica’s managing director, Vincent Daniault, assisting the charity
February 5, 2026

Corporate Hands | TotalEnergies Jamaica donates solar lamps to Food For The Poor

The recently published State of the Finance for Nature report of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
February 5, 2026

Earth Today | Getting nature in the black

REDEFINING THE role of private finance is seen as key to reversing the current chronic underinvestment in nature, reflected in the US dollar 30:1 ratio in favour of investments spent destroying it.
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February 5, 2026

Earth Today | Adaptation Fund opens call for Climate Readiness grants

THE ADAPTATION Fund has issued a call for proposals for its readiness grants, made available to developing countries in order to enhance their capacity to directly access and effectively use resources…
Here, Kamal Thompson, forest technician at the Forestry Department, removes a door that was displaced during Hurricane Melissa in October 2025 from a section of the mangrove forest in Parottee, St Elizabeth.
February 5, 2026

Earth Today | Celebrating World Wetlands Day 2026

The Forestry Department headed to St Elizabeth for World Wetlands Day on February 2, where more than 80 volunteers from partner agencies, private entities, and the community removed debris from the…