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Dr Fenley Douglas, Waterford Municipal Division Councillor
10 Sep, 2026 0

Councillor calls for increase in PATH grants for schoolchildren

A call has been made for the Government to increase the financial assistance provided to schoolchildren who are beneficiaries of the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). …
Councillor for the Mount Industry Division, Correl Davis.
10 Sep, 2026 0

Councillor seeks $8.2 million annual allocation for Mount Industry Division

Councillor Correll Davis of the Mount Industry Division in the St Catherine Municipal Corporation is recommending that the annual allocation for her division be increased from $3.2 million to $8.2…
Councillor Scean Barnswell
10 Sep, 2026 0

Councillor urges vigilance after alleged abduction, sexual assault of 10-year-old in Clarendon

Councillor Scean Barnswell is urging residents and other stakeholders to intensify their vigilance and assist the police investigation into the reported abduction and sexual assault of a 10-year-old…
The University Hospital of the West Indies.
10 Sep, 2026 0

Patient surge swamps UHWI

Jamaica’s primary regional referral facility, the 579-bed University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), is urging members of the public to seek alternative care as a massive influx of patients…
Works Minister Robert Morgan (third left) looks on as Gui Hongsheng (fourth left), project manager from China Harbour Engineering Company, showcases a section of the Montego Bay Bypass which is still under construction, during a tour of the bypass and othe
10 Sep, 2026 0

Engineer’s death could impact MoBay Bypass completion deadline

WESTERN BUREAU: One week after the tragic death of engineer Clifton James, who was killed on the new Montego Bay Bypass Road, Works Minister Robert Morgan says the public will be notified whether the…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness addresses the audience during the official launch of the Jamaica Reconstruction and Resilience Oversight Committee on Tuesday.
10 Sep, 2026 0

No romance in ruin - Children’s advocacy group blasts Holness over comments about students at damaged schools ‘learning closer to nature’

Children’s advocacy group Fi Wi Children Foundation (FWCF) has chided Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness for suggesting that Jamaican students forced to learn under trees following Hurricane Melissa are…
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator Aubyn Hill (centre), greets Associate Programme Officer in the Intellectual Property (IP) for Business Division, IP Innovation Ecosystems Sector at the World Intellectual Property Organization, Mariana
10 Sep, 2026 0

Businesses get new support to manage intellectual property

Jamaican entrepreneurs are increasingly turning culture, creativity and ideas into market potential, according to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), which on Tuesday joined the…
Tova-Malka Trench Anderson, the Social Development Commission’s parish manager for Hanover.
10 Sep, 2026 0

Hanover’s Cacoon establishes community office to open new doors

WESTERN BUREAU: Residents of Cacoon in Hanover have established a Community Development Committee (CDC) office to open new doors of opportunities for them in the rural district. The office, which is…
From left: Richard Vernon, mayor of Montego Bay, presents a cheque to Wayne White, a final-year law student, covering $100,000 in scholarship assistance from the Mayor’s Charity Fund. Sharing the occasion are Gregory Harris, councillor for the Salt Sprin
10 Sep, 2026 0

MoBay Mayor’s Charity Fund comes good for Salt Spring law student

WESTERN BUREAU: Law student Wayne White of Salt Spring, St James, who had asked Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon for $20,000 to help him clear an outstanding law school bill, got more than he…