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Jo-Dane Russell Guerra (centre), newly installed president of the Kiwanis Club of Montego Bay, receives the presidential instruments from lieutenant governor Jerome Johnson (fourth right) during the club’s 60th-anniversary luncheon and installation cerem
23 Sep, 2026 0

New MoBay Kiwanis president plans neurodiversity drive, diabetes fair

WESTERN BUREAU: Under newly installed president Jo-Dane Russell Guerra, the Kiwanis Club of Montego Bay will revive a neurodiversity awareness programme postponed by Hurricane Melissa and stage its…
Dorreth Heman, female Farmer in Waterford, Guys Hill, tries to salvage tomatoes from her field. She says the drought has affected her entire farm forcing her to purchase food that she normally produced.
23 Sep, 2026 0

Kenneth Russell | When the rains return, the drought will not be over

The rain will eventually return. But when it does, the drought in rural Jamaica will not simply end. Across rural Jamaica, this drought is doing much more than drying fields and emptying tanks. It is…
With a new lease on life, Spencer enjoys discovering new hidden gems and playing sports.
23 Sep, 2026 0

Mario Spencer chronicles life after cancer

Mario Spencer was a teenager balancing academics and athletics when what he thought was a torn muscle from playing football led to an osteosarcoma diagnosis. Although amputation was the medical…
Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport
22 Sep, 2026 0

Grange: King Charles refers Jamaica’s reparations petition to Privy Council

Culture Minister Olivia Grange today reported that King Charles III has referred Jamaica's slavery reparations petition to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. Grange made the…
Students of Oberlin High School in St Andrew enjoy chilled, purified water from the institution’s newly installed hydration station, donated by Newport Water Limited, during a handover ceremony on September 18.
22 Sep, 2026 0

Oberlin High School receives hydration station

Oberlin High School in St Andrew has received a hydration station, providing students and staff with access to clean, safe, and chilled drinking water. The facility was officially handed over during…
22 Sep, 2026 0

About 2,000 church sex abuse victims have come forward for reparations in France

PARIS (AP) — About 2,000 people who reported being sexually abused by priests or other church representatives have sought reparations from a French independent body created to address decades of…
Mark Golding, leader of the Opposition People's National Party
22 Sep, 2026 0

Golding pushes back at House Speaker over Crown Lands bill

Opposition Leader Mark Golding is maintaining that he was barred by House Speaker Juliet Holness from bringing a private member’s bill to adjust the law on Crown lands, arguing that she acted outside…
Dr. Dayton Campbell.
22 Sep, 2026 0

Campbell calls for dedicated housing recovery programme in Westmoreland Eastern

Member of Parliament for Westmoreland Eastern Dr Dayton Campbell is calling for the establishment of a dedicated Westmoreland Eastern Housing Recovery Programme to help residents still suffering from…
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Juliet Holness.
22 Sep, 2026 0

Not True: House Speaker says Golding was not blocked from tabling Crown Lands bill

House Speaker Juliet Holness has rejected accusations that she twice blocked Opposition Leader Mark Golding from introducing a private member’s bill to amend the Crown Lands Reform Act during the last…