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Senior Pastor Charles Brevitt delivers the sermon during the 64th Emancipation and Independence Thanksgiving Service at the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Norwood, St James, on Saturday.
July 28, 2026

Jamaica needs ‘a new kind of emancipation’, says Pastor Brevitt

WESTERN BUREAU: As Jamaicans prepare to celebrate Emancipendence 2026, outspoken Seventh-day Adventist pastor Charles Brevitt is challenging the nation to pursue a new kind of emancipation – one that…
Oliver Mair, Jamaica’s next consul general to New York.
July 28, 2026 by Lester Hinds

J'cans in US Northeast look forward to working with CG Mair

NEW YORK: Oliver Mair, who has served as Jamaica’s consul general in Miami, Florida, for the past seven years, has been tapped to be the new consul general in New York. Foreign Affairs and Foreign…
Mayor of Montego Bay Richard Vernon addressing the St James Municipal Corporation Emancipation and Independence Church Service at the Norwood Seventh-day Adventist Church on Saturday.
July 28, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Vernon calls for unity, decisive leadership ahead of Emancipendence

WESTERN BUREAU: History will judge today’s generation not by its intentions, but by its actions, according to Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon, who is challenging Jamaicans to embrace resilience,…
Attending the launch of The DAISY Award at Andrews Memorial Hospital (AMH) Limited are (from left) Donmayne Gyles, president and chief executive officer, AMH; Melissa Harris-Morant, Unit 300 nursing supervisor; Abigail Blythe, acting Outpatient Department
July 28, 2026

DAISY blooms at AMH

Andrews Memorial Hospital (AMH) has officially launched The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, becoming The DAISY Foundation’s first partner hospital in Jamaica. The programme was introduced during…
Opposition Leader Mark Golding speaks at the PNP press conference.
July 27, 2026 by Erica Virtue

PNP breaks silence on leaked audio

One week after a damaging audio recording became public, in which the voices of two alleged People’s National Party (PNP) officials could be heard discussing ways to discredit Major General Antony…
Christopher Christie, doctoral candidate specialising in artificial intelligence and chairman of JaceOnline.org.
July 27, 2026 by Janet Silvera

‘AI not the problem’ - Artificial intelligence expert warns CXC preparing students for ‘a world that no longer exists’

WESTERN BUREAU: The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) is preparing students for “a world that no longer exists”, by scrapping traditional School-Based Assessments (SBA) over artificial…
From left: Theodore Notise, the first recipient of a new home from the GrassROOTS Community Foundation, with Sabrina Webster, programme director, GrassROOTS Community Foundation; Dr Janice Johnson-Dias, pesident, GrassROOTS Community Foundation; Opposition
July 27, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

New home, new hope for single father and twins

WESTERN BUREAU: Nine months after Hurricane Melissa destroyed several homes in Flanker, St James, a United States-based philanthropic organisation has stepped forward, investing thousands of US…
Elaine Escoe in the custody of United States authorities.
July 27, 2026

COVID relief fraudster caught in Ja, extradited to US

CMC: A Jamaican woman who was on the United States (US) Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Most Wanted Fraudster list has been extradited from Jamaica to face charges arising from an alleged…
Fione Collins, Nurse of the Year for 2025-2026.
July 27, 2026 by Tiffany Pryce

Outgoing Nurse of the Year sets sights on NAJ presidency

Just moments after relinquishing her crown as LASCO/NAJ Nurse of the Year, Fione Collins revealed her next ambition — to one day lead the Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ). The announcement drew a…