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28 Feb, 2026 0

JDDB donates J$32m to aid dairy sector’s post-Melissa recovery

Western Bureau: The Jamaica Dairy Development Board (JDDB), in keeping with its mandate to assist local cattle farmers in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, has donated J$32 million to assist…
Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton (left) and clinical coordinator, Western Regional Health Authority, Dr Delroy Fray, converse during a press briefing at the WRHA offices in Montego Freeport on Thursday.
28 Feb, 2026 0

Tufton: Health centres to ‘build back smarter’

WESTERN BUREAU: The Ministry of Health & Wellness is moving into the second phase of post-Hurricane Melissa reconstruction, with more than 100 damaged health centres across western Jamaica set to…
Wesley Boynes, the chairman of the NorthGate Youth and Family Development Foundation, which has launched the Operation GRACE initiative to assist victims of Hurricane Melissa in Cambridge and other surrounding communities in St James.
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Operation GRACE launched to help Hurricane Melissa victims in Cambridge

WESTERN BUREAU: Residents of Cambridge and neighbouring communities in St James, which were severely affected by Hurricane Melissa, are set to receive help to rebuild infrastructurally and…
Professor Augustine John, Human Rights campaigner and Honorary Fellow at the UCL Institute of Education, University of London.
28 Feb, 2026 0

Trump’s agenda is to make America white again

Donald Trump’s posting on his Truth Social account platform on February 6 of headshots of Michelle and Barack Obama superimposed on the bodies of apes drew widespread expressions of horror and disgust…
Donette Chin-Loy Chang.
28 Feb, 2026 0

Three Canadians of Jamaican heritage appointed to the Order of Ontario

TORONTO: The beginning of the Chinese New Year on Tuesday was an auspicious moment for Donette Chin-Loy Chang as it was announced that she was among 30 Ontarians appointed to the Order of Ontario,…
The new justices of the peace formally sworn in for the parish of St Andrew on Sunday.
28 Feb, 2026 0

Police commissioner urges new JPs to guard their integrity

In one of the largest commissioning ceremonies in recent years, 148 new justices of the peace (JPs) were formally sworn in for the parish of St Andrew on Sunday. The commissioning ceremony for the St…
Norman Manley Law School Principal Dr Chistopher Malcolm (right) with lead sponsors, Simone Chanpong (centre), director of Tastee Limited, and attorney Christopher Townsend of TWP, at the pilot of NMLS Dining and Mentorship Programme.
28 Feb, 2026 0

Leaders back mentorship push at Norman Manley Law School

Senior members of the judiciary have endorsed a new mentorship initiative at the Norman Manley Law School (NMLS), describing it as a necessary bridge between academic training and the realities of…
Dr Darien Henry, the principal of Montego Bay Community College, addressing the Institute of Vocational Education and Skills Training Limited’s [INVEST] graduation ceremony at the Mt Salem Seventh-day Adventist Church in Montego Bay, St James, on Wednesd
28 Feb, 2026 0

MBCC principal renews call for greater promotion of tertiary education

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Darien Henry, the principal of the St James-based Montego Bay Community College (MBCC), is renewing calls for greater focus on preparing students for tertiary education, a move he…
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28 Feb, 2026 0

Gov’t eyes tomato juice for schools

WESTERN BUREAU: Floyd Green, minister of agriculture, fisheries and mining, has revealed plans to introduce a locally produced tomato-based juice into Jamaica’s school nutrition programme,…