“Surprisingly, not boring!” is how 30 adolescent boys, ages 15 to 18 years, from St. George’s College in Kingston and Central High School in Clarendon reacted to a series of workshops addressing gender-based violence. The sessions were hosted by...

The Government has announced a new $1-billion initiative under which 50,000 Jamaicans – including the undocumented, unemployed, elderly, disabled, and other vulnerable groups – are set to benefit from extended social support and expanding access to...

With the beat of island rhythms and a bold call to action, the Ministry of Health...

Three young women are set to battle for the Junior Minister of Tourism title after emerging tops in round one of a competition, held recently at the Sandals Ochi Beach Resort in St Ann. The finals will be held in the coming weeks. The three,...

Lothan Cousins, Clarendon South West member of parliament (MP), has proposed that a new People’s National Party (PNP) administration would amend centuries-old legislation that would allow for the adverse possession of government lands after being...

WESTERN BUREAU: Eleven of Jamaicas top marching bands are slated to square off in a vibrant display of rhythm and discipline at the fifth staging of the St James chapter of the Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica’s (LMAJ) Marching Band Explosion...

THERE WAS a high success rate among the 2025 graduating medical students at The University of the West Indies (The UWI), Mona. One hundred and thirty-four medical students sat the examinations at Mona, of which 125 were successful and nine...

The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) took employee wellness to another level with its recent Wellness Fair, combining health, education, and a little friendly competition, all aimed at empowering staff to live healthier, more balanced lives....

Last week, Tricia-Ann Smith DaSilva was installed as the new president of the Rotary Club of Kingston (RCOK) for the 2025-2026 administrative year. She was inducted during the club’s 66th Installation Banquet at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, and...

ON FRIDAY, June 20, the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), the nation’s central bank, announced an “impact investment” of $15 million for over a three-year period, as part of Kingston Creative’s Adopt-A-Block initiative, which seeks “to ensure the creation of...

In a passionate address to stir up urgency, Claudine Allen, general manager of the JN Foundation, kicked off the Heads-Up Regional Think Tank at the AC Hotel in St Andrew with a call for countries in the Caribbean and Latin America to shift the...

As motorcycle fatalities increase and continue to claim the lives of Jamaica’s young men, local road safety advocates are calling for more efforts to tackle the dangerous mix of rebellion, misinformation, and weak enforcement. At a recent forum...

Nearly 50 poultry farmers, predominantly women and youths, graduated from a comprehensive training programme in small livestock production under the Improving Rural Livelihoods Through Resilient Agri-food Systems project. A collaboration between...

PRMR Inc., a Barbados-based public relations agency, was recently awarded Gold Quill Award of Excellence by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) in the publications category for its Diabetes Today magazine. PRMR Inc. is...

Laughter, gratitude, and celebration filled the air at Hope Gardens on June 15 as the Supreme Ventures Foundation (SVF), in partnership with the United Way of Jamaica, hosted a Father’s Day Treat for dads aptly named ‘My Dad, My Hero’. The...

NEW YORK At the Jamaican Consulate in Manhattan, Caribbean diplomats gathered to deliberate on the urgent realities of diplomacy in the age of algorithms, AI, and digital disruption. The inaugural ARIN Diplomatic Forum brought together consular...

Winsome Earle-Sears has made history by becoming the first Jamaica-born woman to head a major United States (US) political party's ticket as candidate to contest for the position of governor. Earle-Sears is the Republican Party’s candidate for...

CHARLESTON, SC.(AP): People of faith gathered again at Mother Emanuel AME on Tuesday just like they did 10 years ago, searching for God’s truth and His love in the church fellowship hall. On that horrible night in 2015, nine black church members...

LONDON (AP): Officials in Ireland began work last Monday to excavate the site of a former church-run home for unmarried women and their babies to identify the remains of about 800 infants and young children who died there. The long-awaited...

When Marcus Golding took some time off from his position as an enterprise architect at National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited (NCB), it was to embrace a bigger role: being a dad. This wasn’t his first time trading office hours for midnight...

A new drug has entered the market to help combat the spread of HIV, expand prevention options, and challenge the stigma often faced by those living with the virus. However, as with other HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medications, concerns...

All 19 exotic animals discovered alongside nearly 4,000 rounds of ammunition during a police raid in Westmoreland earlier this month have been disposed of, the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) has confirmed. The animals were part of...

TORONTO: Dave D’Oyen will graduate from the Lincoln Alexander School of Law at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) with a Juris Doctor with Distinction degree. Before convocation on June 20, however, he had been racking up accolades from the...

LONDON: British author Simon Firth, who is a confessed fan of James Bond, the fictional British Secret Service agent, has just completed his seventh book featuring Bond, this time with Jamaica as the backdrop. On The Tracks of James Bond is the...

Jamaicans are being urged to help preserve the country’s bat population, which plays a vital role in safeguarding biodiversity and ensuring the stability and resilience of ecosystems. Executive Director of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), Michele...

The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC) has officially launched the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Accelerate Trade Facilitation Programme. This is to continue efforts to streamline trade processes and...

JENNIFER HENDERSON believes in creating a bridge between access and opportunity for underserved families. She has started Jengar Helping Hands Foundation and, alongside her husband Dave and other volunteers, they ensure that residents from the...

The VM Foundation has announced the first cohort of recipients in the VM ImPact Community Grants Programme, awarding medium and large grants to 12 community-based organisations. With a total investment of $5.6 million, the grants aim to support...

PORTLAND: SINCE ESTABLISHING a partnership arrangement with the Human Employment and Resource Training Trust/National Service Training Agency Trust (HEART/NSTA Trust), along with the College of Agriculture Science and Education (CASE), Portland...

WESTERN BUREAU: IT WAS all warm smiles and curious eyes at the Beaufort Primary School in Westmoreland, last Thursday as the Jamaica Awareness Association of California (JAAC), which is marking its 25th anniversary, showered them with much-needed...

SENIOR CITIZENS in western Jamaica, especially those who have a knack for art and have never explored and exposed their creative side, are invited to sign up for art classes to be held by Golden Designs, ‘Jamaica’s leading company for creative...

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Darien Henry, the principal of the Montego Bay Community College (MBCC), has raised concerns about the low participation of students – particularly boys –in post-secondary education in Jamaica. Speaking on Monday at the launch of...

Opposition spokesperson on education Damion Crawford says for 10 years there has been a “pattern of underperformance” in education under the current administration, pointing to thousands of students who failed numeracy and literacy in the 2024...