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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Rhoda Moy Crawford (left), joins Principal of Muschette High School in Trelawny, Leighton Johnson (second left), as he receives a cheque valued US$151,588 from Japan’s Ambassa
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Corporate Hands | Japan donates two school buses to Muschett High

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) received a donation of hurricane relief items from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Caribbean to support protected-area workers and their families who have been affected by Hurric
12 Feb, 2026 0

Corporate Hands | International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Caribbean makes donation to NEPA

Josh Morgerman (right), fields questions from the fireside chat audience, along with the Golf View team, Kemilee Mclymont-Campbell (centre), co-owner; and Dr. Richard Smith, general manager.
12 Feb, 2026 0

Earth Today | Hurricane hunter, Golf View Hotel keep spotlight on Melissa recovery efforts

NOTED HURRICANE Hunter, Josh Morgerman, visited Jamaica recently and partnered with the Golf View Hotel to host a fireside chat as a part of a bid to keep international attention on hurricane recovery…
Adamson
12 Feb, 2026 0

Earth Today | EFJ reset

IN HER own words, Nicole Adamson has spent her career “analysing risk, allocating capital, leading teams, and building systems that support long-term value creation”. She is keen to take that part of…
Andrew Hinds (right), forest manager at the Forestry Department (South East Region) joins volunteers from Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Jamaica Combined Cadet Force and Lions Club of Portmore for a photo moment after planting a tree in Innswood, St Catherine on Frida
12 Feb, 2026 0

Earth Today | Restoring the ‘lungs of the earth’

THE FORESTRY Department is wasting no time in its efforts to restore Jamaica’s forest resources, in the aftermath of the devastation of Hurricane Melissa, which destroyed portions of the island’s tree…
11 Feb, 2026 0

COSTLY DOG ATTACK

A Manchester maintenance contractor who was mauled by two pit bull terriers at a company’s premises in August 2010 has been awarded $1.2 million in general damages, plus interest and special damages,…
Nine children pose in front of a helicopter with pilot John Morris after they were treated to rides by Island Hoppers Helicopter Tours in St Ann on Christmas Day in 2008.
11 Feb, 2026 0

UPDATED: MAYDAY!

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s general aviation sector is in steep decline, weakened by outdated regulations, high operating costs and what industry stakeholders describe as a policy environment that has…
Liston Morrison (right), president of the International Community of Churches, who is visually impaired, holds his two-year-old son Mathias Morrison at the Ministry of Justice, Legal Aid Council’s Justice Fair for Persons with Disabilities in Spanish Tow
11 Feb, 2026 0

Blindness threatens former Guantanamo Bay chef’s livelihood

For 21 years, Liston Morrison has been living in a world that has slowly faded into darkness. The 60-year-old Spanish Town resident, once a proud and hard-working chef who spent years preparing meals…
Dr Gavin Myers, principal director of National Integrity Action.
11 Feb, 2026 0

NIA chief: Without UWO, whistleblower protection, corruption fight will stall

National Integrity Action (NIA) Principal Director Dr Gavin Myers wants the Government to urgently roll out critical anti-corruption legislative reforms such as the long-proposed unexplained wealth…