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Christina Williams (centre), Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2026, gets a kiss from her grandmother, Carmen Mcpherson (right) as her stepmother, Lasandra Williams (left), looks on during the coronation ceremony on Saturday night at Independence Village.
03 Aug, 2026 0

Portland’s crown jewel - Parish celebrates Christina Williams' Festival Queen win
RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Portland: Congratulatory messages are pouring in for Christina Williams of the Rio Grande Valley in Portland, who captured the Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2026 crown on Saturday…
O’Brian Heron (third right), president of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA); with Fayval Williams (centre), minister of finance and the public service, following a meeting with tourism industry representatives Thursday, on matters affectin
03 Aug, 2026 0

JHTA, finance ministry to continue talks on tourism GCT

The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) and the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service have committed to continued collaboration as discussions continue over the government’s proposed…
Carol Archer, professor of urban planning and public policy at the University of Technology.
03 Aug, 2026 0

Disasters, the built environment and emancipation - The lessons and the legacy

This is an excerpt of the lecture presented at the 33rd Churches Emancipation Event held at Webster Memorial Church on July 26.
Heather Goldson (left), director, Supreme Ventures Foundation, and Marisa Benain, executive director of the Little Theatre, review the theatre’s stage during a recent visit to the facilities.
03 Aug, 2026 0

SVF steps up to help preserve Little Theatre

Answering the call to preserve one of Jamaica’s most treasured cultural institutions, the Supreme Ventures Foundation (SVF) has joined the Little Theatre’s renovation project as a key early supporter,…
Taian Gooden, founder and chief executive officer of TG Incorporated.
03 Aug, 2026 0

Building businesses, changing lives - How Taian Gooden is empowering Jamaican entrepreneurs
For many aspiring entrepreneurs, turning a business idea into a legally registered company can be an intimidating process. Complicated requirements, limited access to reliable information, and…
Mothers participate in the Baby Matters programme, an initiative of the Violence Prevention Alliance and Project STAR.
03 Aug, 2026 0

Baby Matters programme brings parenting support into communities

Parents and caregivers of young children are receiving practical support to nurture their children’s development through Baby Matters, an early childhood parenting programme that is expanding its…
Headley ‘Dellmar’ Samuels
03 Aug, 2026 0

‘Dellmar’ Samuels remembered as lensman of a golden era

Headley ‘Dellmar’ Samuels, the celebrated Jamaican photojournalist whose images captured some of the most defining moments in West Indies cricket and chronicled decades of Jamaica’s political and…
The three teens at Miss T’s Kitchen in Ocho Rios, St Ann From left are Adriana Taylor, Chloe Humbles and Rhea Adams.
03 Aug, 2026 0

From Florida with love - US high schoolers mix education, philanthropy and fun in Jamaica

Three 17-year-old students from St Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in the United States (US), may have found the perfect itinerary for teens travelling to Jamaica after…
From left, directors Sonia Richards Malcolm, Shannon Boorman-Vaz, Dr Edward Chung, Helen Christian and Linda Woolery cut the celebratory cake at the July 14 ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the opening of Biomedical’s Drax Hall Collection Centre in St Ann
03 Aug, 2026 0

Biomedical opens new collection centre in Drax Hall

Caledonia Medical Laboratory (Biomedical) has expanded its national network with the official opening of its 52nd collection centre in Drax Hall, St Ann, reinforcing its commitment to making quality…