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Noel Maitland and Donna-Lee Donaldson.
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Police Constable Noel Maitland found guilty of murder of girlfriend Donna-Lee Donaldson

Police Constable Noel Maitland was today found guilty of the death of his girlfriend, 24-year-old social media influencer and entrepreneur Donna-Lee Donaldson. The jury deliberated for over three…
A large crowd at the Bethel United Church in Darliston, Westmoreland on January 22 for a registration exercise for the Government’s Solidarity Programme.
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Chaotic crowd forces halt of Solidarity Programme registration in Darliston, Westmoreland

Today’s registration exercise in Westmoreland for the Government’s Solidarity Programme, which aims to provide a one-time $20,000 grant, was brought to an abrupt end due to chaotic scenes caused by a…
Usain Bolt’s Tracks and Records (UBTR), along with dancehall artiste Govana and Yung Kings Entertainment, has partnered to donate $600,000 to Mount Ward Primary School in Hanover. Jizell Cowan (left), marketing manager of UBTR, flanks Mount Ward Primary
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Corporate Hands | UBTR, Govana give new year start to Mount Ward Primary

We Florida Financial Credit Union has donated US$10,000 to support 127 Jamaican credit union employees who were significantly impacted by Hurricane Melissa. The beneficiaries were identified with the assistance of the Jamaica Cooperative Credit Union Leag
22 Jan, 2026 0

Corporate Hands | We Florida Financial Credit Union supports Melissa impacted credit union employees

The donation was formally handed over during a brief ceremony attended by key stakeholders, including Marsha Burrell, development and marketing manager at Food For The Poor; Kathryn Silvera, president of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association;
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Corporate Hands | Caribbean Foods Limited supports over 6,000 families with Foska Oats donation through Food For The Poor

Minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Efficiency, Innovation, and Digital Transformation, Ambassador Audrey Marks, who is also member of parliament for Manchester North Eastern, addresses a ceremony for the
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Corporate Hands | MP Ambassador Marks donates to Percy Junor Hospital

Colleen Wint-Bind (second left), project coordinator at the Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA), presents care packages to parents at Rocky Point in Clarendon at a community outreach activity organised by the VPA. Sharing in the moment is Pearnel Charles Jr
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Corporate Hands | Violence Prevention Alliance outreach targets Rocky Point, Clarendon

A hammerhead shark.
22 Jan, 2026 0

Earth Today | A case for conservation

PARTIES TO the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) have submitted proposals to add 42 new migratory species to the convention’s appendices as needing…
An aerial photograph of a house on Barrett Street in Spanish Town, St Catherine on Friday, July 17, 2020. The dwelling inches closer to the Rio Cobre with each heavy downpour of rainfall, as a result of soil erosion.
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Earth Today | Direct access financing doable for developing countries

THE LOCALLY Led Adaptation (LLA) funding window of the Adaptation Fund (AF) is being hailed as a model worthy of emulation at a time when climate-vulnerable developing countries continue to lobby for…