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Marsha Burrell Rose (left), marketing and public relations manager, Food For The Poor, Jamaica, gets a feel of the Sunshine 150 Solar Lamp, 1,164 of which were donated by TotalEnergies Jamaica’s managing director, Vincent Daniault, assisting the charity
February 5, 2026

Corporate Hands | TotalEnergies Jamaica donates solar lamps to Food For The Poor

Barrington Lewis, chief financial officer at the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF) .
February 16, 2026

Earth Today | Barry Lewis sets sail

SEVENTEEN YEARS is a long time to spend in any place of work, but for Barrington Lewis, it was time well spent at the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica (EFJ), which he served as financial manager…
Here, Kamal Thompson, forest technician at the Forestry Department, removes a door that was displaced during Hurricane Melissa in October 2025 from a section of the mangrove forest in Parottee, St Elizabeth.
February 5, 2026

Earth Today | Celebrating World Wetlands Day 2026

The Forestry Department headed to St Elizabeth for World Wetlands Day on February 2, where more than 80 volunteers from partner agencies, private entities, and the community removed debris from the…
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February 5, 2026

Earth Today | Adaptation Fund opens call for Climate Readiness grants

THE ADAPTATION Fund has issued a call for proposals for its readiness grants, made available to developing countries in order to enhance their capacity to directly access and effectively use resources…
The recently published State of the Finance for Nature report of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
February 5, 2026

Earth Today | Getting nature in the black

REDEFINING THE role of private finance is seen as key to reversing the current chronic underinvestment in nature, reflected in the US dollar 30:1 ratio in favour of investments spent destroying it.
Daryl Vaz, minister of science, energy, telecommunications and transport.
February 4, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

STARLINK RED FLAG

Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis has flagged as a breach of procurement rules actions taken by senior Cabinet minister Daryl Vaz in relation to the purchase of 200 Starlink devices valued at $12.12…
February 4, 2026

AuGD: 121 of 200 Starlink devices unused several weeks after acquisition

Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis is reporting that of the 200 Starlink devices delivered to the Office of the Commissioner of Police, only 120 were distributed to 17 entities, while the remaining…
Jolyan Silvera.
February 4, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

Sykes to rule on plea as Silvera blames provocation for wife’s death

The prosecution has reportedly accepted a guilty plea from former People’s National Party (PNP) Member of Parliament for St Mary Western, Jolyan Silvera, on charges of manslaughter on the grounds of…
Bridgette Samuels Johnson dresses her son Chace Singh’s wounds at their home in Holland Estate, Trelawny.
February 4, 2026 by Janet Silvera

A life changed in a blink

What began as a simple attempt to pick ackees ended in catastrophe. Electrocuted by overhead power lines in Portmore, St Catherine, last January, Chace Singh lost both hands and feet and now needs $10…