Grace Lyons, the founder and music director of Heritage Singers Canada, is overjoyed that the Heritage Singers Canada archival donation is now housed in the Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections at the Scott Library, York University, and...

Over a decade later, Don-Juanique Gardener is using his second chance at life to give back to the hospital that helped save his life after a near-fatal crash in St Ann. The JN Bank merchant relationship officer returned to the St Ann’s Bay Hospital...

The Jamaica Red Cross (JRC) is observing Red Cross Month 2025, under the theme ‘On the Side of Humanity’, as it celebrates 61 years of dedicated humanitarian service to the people of Jamaica. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think...

A FIVE-YEAR initiative has been launched to address Jamaica’s urban climate and societal challenges by integrating nature-based solutions (NbS) into urban planning and community development. Dubbed ‘Jamaica Urban Solutions for the Environment’ (J-...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie, is appealing to citizens to stay up to date on the bulletins issued by the Meteorological Service of Jamaica and to heed the instructions given. McKenzie, who is Deputy Chair...

The Jamaica Union of Seventh-day Adventists is aiming to provide meals for up to 40,000 Jamaicans who go hungry each night as part of efforts to combat food insecurity across the island. Speaking during World Food Day celebrations at the Port Maria...

WE ARE still in Jamaica’s heritage month, and Heritage Week was concluded on Monday, October 20 with the annual National Honours and Awards Ceremony at King’s House. But, there is a place in Boston, Portland called Great Huts Eco Resort –...

Jamaica is among eight Caribbean countries to join a Gender Smart Facility led by the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF) and Global Affairs Canada to transform how climate finance reaches women and vulnerable communities. Unlike traditional climate...

WESTERN BUREAU: Councillors at the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC) are calling for an improvement in the communication between the National Solid Waste Management Authority’s [NSWMA] Western Parks and Markets Limited and the residents of St...

WESTERN BUREAU: Two young women, a Sunday school teacher and a former ward of the Melody Girls’ House in St James, became the first recipients of the inaugural Bishop Philmon Samuels Scholarship Fund, which sees them getting a combined total of $...

WESTERN BUREAU: Delano Seiveright, the state minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), says Jamaica’s manufacturing sector is poised for renewed growth under a comprehensive strategy that seeks to sharpen competitiveness...

WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon says Fresh Bread Ministries International (FBMI), a non-denominational organisation based in the St James capital, has made the area richer in spirit and stronger in purpose in the 25 years it has...

“Our first event, ‘Our Love’, was held in February 2022, and that really marked the beginning of our journey. We officially registered Well Ample Productions in 2023, after realising how much impact and community energy was growing around what we...

THE MINISTRY of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining is advancing Jamaica’s food security and pioneering a new frontier in blue economy sustainability through a Red Snapper Cage Culture Fin Fish Pilot Project. The project is spearheaded by the United...

An 11- member Jamaican team comprising eight students and three coaches will leave Jamaica for Panama, where they will compete in the 2025 FIRST Global Robotics Challenge that will take place in Panama City from October 29 to November 1. Often...

Established in 1935 by the sisters of the Franciscan Order, Marymount High School is celebrating 90 years in existence and can boast, among many other things, that it has become a beacon of hope to the neighbourhood of Cromwell in Highgate, St Mary...

ARDENNE HIGH School has copped the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Marcus Garvey Award for Excellence in the Performing Arts for the 15th year. The 2025 presentation was held on October 15 at the Little Theatre in Kingston. The...

IN TOWNS and communities across Jamaica, it’s a familiar scene: fathers carefully balancing their children on motorcycles as they navigate morning traffic, heading to school. For many families, motorcycles are not a luxury, they are the only...

On National Heroes' Day we celebrate and express gratitude to our six national heroes and heroine who transformed struggle into triumph and dreams into nationhood. Through their courage and sacrifice, they laid the foundation for a Jamaica where...

My fellow Jamaicans, on this Heroes’ Day, we stand as one people - proud and free - to celebrate the spirit that built our great nation. Ours is a story written in courage and conviction, a heritage born of struggle, guided by faith, and carried...

JPS, through its Environmental Affairs Department and its philanthropic arm, the JPS Foundation, participated in the coastal clean-up activity held on International Coastal Cleanup Day (September 20). With assistance from partners including the...

WESTERN BUREAU: Dominica Pradere, past president of the Rotary Club of Montego Bay, says the global campaign to eradicate poliomyelitis, commonly known as polio, is far from complete, and is calling for renewed public engagement and sustained...

Jamaica last week underscored its leadership in advancing climate-resilient agriculture and regional food security during the Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum 2025, a flagship event of the World Food Forum (WFF) held at the Food and Agriculture...

Members of the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) utilised their presence at the Court Administration Division’s Public Education Day Symposium to raise awareness about the extensive legal functions performed by the agency, while also highlighting recent...

The 72-acre Kingston Race Course has been an important site in Kingston and St Andrew for sports and recreation since the early 19th century. It also hosted circuses, evangelists, and concerts. It was a cholera burial site and provided temporary...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday reiterated its reason for standing apart from its CARICOM neighbours in declining to back a regional position on key security and regional stability issues, including the growing...

The police are advising the public that the Junction main road in the vicinity of Brandon Hill, St Andrew, has become hazardous as trees and other debris are blocking the roadway. In addition, rocks are falling from the hills, posing a risk to...

Acting Inspector of Poor at the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation, Donna-Gaye Brady, says the Poor Relief Department has been receiving numerous calls from individuals and organisations seeking to streamline their homeless feeding...

The Earthquake Unit at the University of the West Indies, Mona, has confirmed that a minor earthquake with a magnitude of 4.2 was felt across several parishes of Jamaica on Sunday. The epicentre was located eight kilometres south of Buff Bay,...

Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Councillor Danree Delancy, has pledged the full support of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation to help strengthen Negril’s entertainment sector. Speaking during the recent Entertainment Venues of Negril Press...

THIS PAST week, the Jewish community celebrated Simchat Torah, a holiday which concludes and immediately restarts the reading of the Five Books of Moses. Literally meaning ‘Rejoicing in the Torah’, this holiday is the happiest festival on the...

LAST WEEK, we kicked off a new series on knowing the truth about Jesus. We live in a world that constantly tries to convince us that faith is for the non-thinkers who just want something to believe in. Nothing could be further from the truth. Along...