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Brightstar Lottery Jamaica didn’t just fund the Made by Her workshop; they showed up for it! General Manager Debbie Green (second left) joins Kavelle Hylton (third left), CEO of STEM Builders Learning Hub, and supervisors from several of Brightstar’s A
April 23, 2026

Corporate Hands | Brightstar Lottery Jamaica engages young women in entrepreneurial workshop

The Rotary Club of Kingston recently presented an automated external defibrillator (AED) to the Excelsior College. From left are: Carolyn Gardner, president-elect, Rotary Club of Kingston; Karsten Johnson, Assistant Governor, Rotary District 7020; Will
April 23, 2026

Corporate Hands | Rotary Club of Kingston donates an automated external defibrillator to Excelsior College

Students of Frome Technical High School and their principal look on as (from left) Executive Director of the National Education Trust, Latoya Harris-Ghartey; State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Rhoda Moy Crawford; Gu
April 23, 2026

Corporate Hands | Guardian Group contributes J$2.3M to support schools impacted by Hurricane Melissa

Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), one of Jamaica’s leading human rights organisations, presented a cheque of J$250,000 to support residential facilities housing children in state care. The donation, which includes part proceeds from the 2025 Run for Rights 5K
April 23, 2026

Corporate Hands | JFJ presents $250,000 cheque to support residential child care facilities

The mater go back to court on May 13.
April 23, 2026

Correctional officer on trial for alleged smuggling of contraband into St Catherine prison

A correctional officer is now before the court facing allegations that he smuggled contraband into the St Catherine Adult Correctional Centre. Sean Cowan is charged with introducing prohibited…
Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness, addresses the Olympic Court Housing Development community meeting at the complex's location in St Andrew in April 19, 2026.
April 23, 2026

NSWMA to intensify derelict vehicle removal

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) will be intensifying efforts to clear derelict and abandoned vehicles from public spaces under its bulky waste removal programme. Addressing the…
The case is to go back to court on June 3.
April 23, 2026

Update | Man charged for fatal stabbing at wake in St Catherine to stand trial, granted $1 million bail

St Catherine resident Shevaughn 'Mongoose' McBean, who is charged with the stabbing death of a man during an altercation at a wake in Riversdale, St Catherine last year, is to go on trial…
Vinnella Sutherland holds a photograph of her 13-year-old grandson, Kland Doyle, who was fatally stabbed, reportedly by a peer, on Monday in St Thomas.
April 22, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

NEEDLESS TRAGEDY

A simmering feud between two teenage schoolboys, marked by repeated clashes, taunts and reports to authorities, erupted in deadly violence on Monday, with both families insisting that the teen’s death…
April 22, 2026 by Andre Williams

Mental health concerns surface as cops probe baby’s death

The mother of a three-month-old boy, whose body was found wrapped in a blanket in house in Rockfort, Kingston, on Sunday night, has been placed in a mental health facility as investigations continue…