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July 7, 2026
JN Foundation opens applications for PEP scholarships, grants
The JN Foundation is inviting students and their guardians to apply for its 2026 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Scholarships and Grants Programme, which will provide financial support to high-achieving…
July 7, 2026
‘I almost said no’ - Nursing Student of the Year runner-up encourages others to step forward
As judges deliberated over this year’s contenders for the LASCO Chin Foundation and Nurses Association of Jamaica Nursing Student of the Year title, one thing was already clear – Jamaica’s next…
July 7, 2026
SOS Children’s Villages celebrates power of community
The importance of community, partnership, and shared responsibility took centre stage last Thursday at Community Connect 2026 as corporate leaders, development partners, philanthropists, and child…
July 7, 2026
by Bryan Miller
Hanover’s student entrepreneurs mean business - Turn ideas into $850,000 in sales
Western Bureau:
A new generation of entrepreneurs is emerging in Hanover, where high-school students generated more than $850,000 in sales through the Social Development Commission’s (SDC) Youth…
July 7, 2026
by Rasbert Turner
Man shot multiple times in Naggo Head, hospitalised
A 43-year-old unemployed man from St Catherine has been hospitalised after being shot multiple times by a gunman in Naggo Head, Portmore, on Monday night.
July 7, 2026
Jamaica writes CARICOM expressing concerns over reappointment of secretary-general
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – Jamaica’s Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says while his country is not seeking to overturn the decision of regional leaders to reappoint Dr Carla Barnett as the…
July 7, 2026
Reid satisfied with junior golfers in Puerto Rico
Team Jamaica’s manager and convener for junior golf, Alison Reid, expressed satisfaction with how the young golfers performed under challenging conditions at the 38th Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf…
July 7, 2026
Wimbledon - Cobolli performs Ronaldo celebration, Paolini wins
LONDON (AP):
On his first match point, Flavio Cobolli stepped up and unleashed a 135 mph first serve down the T that landed on the line and sent a puff of chalk into the air on No. 1 Court at…
July 7, 2026
Mbappé condemns Paraguayan senator’s racist remarks
AP:
France star Kylian Mbappé yesterday condemned a Paraguayan senator over racist remarks she made following Paraguay’s loss to France in the round of 16 at the World Cup.
Mbappé called Celeste…