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Alexander De Croo (seated), administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and United Nations under-secretary-general, interacts with Keisha Wint, a blind poultry farmer from South Manchester, as she displays her first aid kit presented t
March 7, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

UNDP helping western Jamaica’s fishing communities rebuild after Melissa

WESTERN BUREAU: Alexander De Croo, a senior official of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and United Nations Under-Secretary-General, has indicated that international partnerships are…
Kevin Richards, chief commissioner of the Scout Association of Jamaica, is receiving his warrant from Sir Patrick Allen, governor-general and chief scout of Jamaica.
March 7, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

New Scout commissioner wants organisation to tackle challenges facing youths

WESTERN BUREAU: Kevin Richards, the newly installed chief commissioner of the Scout Association of Jamaica, says the movement must confront growing challenges impacting young people while building on…
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March 7, 2026

IOM workshop increases gender sensitivity for more inclusive migration governance

In January and February 2026, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Jamaica delivered four hands-on workshops across St. Ann, Manchester, Kingston, and St. Andrew, training 33…
RNFJ Vice President Dr Maurice Miles.
March 7, 2026 by Derrick Scott

Maryland-based organisation to host gala in aid of Hurricane Melissa recovery

NEW YORK: Diaspora group Right Now for Jamaica (RNFJ), formed recently in Maryland, will hold its inaugural Fundraiser Gala Dinner & Concert on March 28 – billed as an elegant evening of culture,…
Dr Shirley J. Thompson, composer
March 7, 2026

Jamaican-British composer premieres new opera

Internationally acclaimed composer, conductor, scholar, cultural activist and filmmaker Shirley J. Thompson OBE, of Jamaican and English heritage, will unveil the world première of her latest Heroines…
Mary Mwangi, 52, a breast cancer survivor, knits breast prostheses at her shop in Thika, Kiambu County, Kenya, January 30, 2026.
March 7, 2026

Knitting for healing, one stitch at a time

THIKA, Kenya (AP) : When Mary Mwangi got her cancer diagnosis, she imagined death would follow shortly. She did not expect that her hobby of knitting, which she took up while recovering, would affect…
CEO of Lifespan Nayana Williams stands with brand ambassador Olaf Blackwood (left) and Lyriq Bent (centre), a Jamaican‑born Hollywood actor.
March 7, 2026 by Gareth Davis Sr

Nayana Williams marks 21 years of Lifespan

Lifespan Spring Water, the Portland-based bottled-water company now marking its 21st anniversary, has grown from a modest start-up in rural Jamaica into a regional brand with international reach.…
Member of Parliament for St Mary South Eastern, Christopher Brown (centre), poses with several of the awardees and their teachers.
March 7, 2026 by Gareth Davis Sr

USF awards outstanding St Mary students

Ten students from southeast St Mary received tablet computers from the Universal Service Fund (USF) on Thursday during a function at the Westmoreland Oval in Annotto Bay. The students, drawn from…
Camille Ambersely
March 7, 2026

RADA women leading the agriculture drive

In Jamaica’s agricultural sector, often imagined purely through the image of farmers in the field, there exists a cadre of women whose work, though less visible, is just as essential. They are the…