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Kadeen Finn-Miller (left), programmes administrator at the NCB Foundation, listens keenly as Bridgette Small, a registered nurse and Grant a Wish beneficiary, shares a reflective moment at the recently held handover.
01 Apr, 2026 0

NCB Foundation grants $11.1m in support to 45 J’cans in need

For Bridgette Small, the simple act of leaving her bed had been out of reach for far too long. Paralysed by illness and without a functioning wheelchair, she had missed school moments with her child…
Brown demonstrates the hip thrust exercise, with shoulders on a bench and weight placed on the hips, lifting the hips upward in a controlled motion.
01 Apr, 2026 0

Six carnival road-ready exercises you should know

The mission to sculpt carnival-ready bodies has pushed a slate of personal fitness countdowns into full-throttle mode over the last three months. The Carnival in Jamaica Road March is serious…
Omar Sweeny, managing Director at Jamaica Social Investment Fund.
01 Apr, 2026 0

JSIF to scale greenhouses

The establishment of greenhouses or sheltered infrastructure at scale is one of the outcomes that will be pursued under the newly announced US$50-million Project ADAPT, says Managing Director of the…
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green, unveils greenhouse signage at St Catherine High School, joined by (from left) Marlon Campbell, principal of St Catherine High School; FAO Representative Dr Ana Touza; United Nations Resident Coord
01 Apr, 2026 0

Greenhouse boost

Students and staff at St Catherine High School are a step closer to achieving food security, following the handover of a greenhouse by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations…
Island Kings Deandre ‘Dre King’ Phillip, Adiel ‘King Diel’ Thomas and Carl ‘Lee King’ Scharschmidt.
01 Apr, 2026 0

Island Kings add new voice, drop ‘Sweet Like Sugar’

What started as friends just playing around because they had time on their hands due to the numerous lockdown sessions during the COVID-19 pandemic, led to the formation of a group whose harmonised…
Norris McDonald
01 Apr, 2026 0

Norris R. McDonald | Ghost budget, sick patients, health screening, IMF praise!

One of the biggest challenges faced by poor black Jamaicans is the high out-of-pocket cost of urgent medical tests. This is a burden not only on the cash-strapped poor but also on members of the…
Dwight Crawford (centre), deputy mayor of Montego Bay, stresses the importance of keeping the South Gully clear to prevent flooding while Audley Gordon (left), executive director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority, and Shenique Johnson, deput
01 Apr, 2026 0

NSWMA clears mouth of MoBay’s South Gully

WESTERN BUREAU: A major clean-up operation at the mouth of the South Gully is bringing renewed focus to proper waste disposal and regular drainage maintenance as Montego Bay prepares for the 2026…
Dr Jacqueline Goulbourne
01 Apr, 2026 0

Transforming lives through the Floy-Than Foundation

For Dr Jacqueline Deon Simmonds Goulbourne, life’s most difficult challenges have become the foundation of a powerful mission, one rooted in healing, advocacy, and hope. An eclectic biopsychosocial…
This image released by A24 shows promotional art for the film ‘The Drama’.
01 Apr, 2026 0

Movie Review | ‘The Drama’ squanders Robert Pattinson, Zendaya

Two couples. Too much wine. One loaded question: What’s the worst thing you’ve ever done? The revelations that tumble from that truth-or-dare-style drinking game badly test a young couple in…