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The commissioning and dedication ceremony of the West Indies Petroleum’s ‘Endeavour’ vessel.
28 Jan, 2026 0

West Indies Petroleum Terminal posts turnaround and doubles annual profit

West Indies Petroleum Terminal Ltd (WIPT) which operates a petroleum storage terminal, doubled annual profit and swung its fourth quarter to a profit, driven by rising third-party storage revenue and…
Cordel Green, executive director of the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica.
28 Jan, 2026 0

Broadcasting Commission proposes sanctions for harming teens with tech

Cordel Green, executive director of the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica, is calling for civil and criminal sanctions against entities that – whether deliberately or inadvertently – make electronic…
Dr Curtis Yeates, senior medical officer of health at the Cornwall Regional hospital
28 Jan, 2026 0

Yeates says major CRH concerns to be addressed in weeks

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Curtis Yeates, the senior medical officer of health at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in Montego Bay, St James, has issued a public apology to patients and staff for the poor…
From left: Tanekia Titus looks on as Hermine Pryce Foundation co‑founders Andrea Pryce and O’Neil Pryce lift a sheet of plywood donated to her at her home in Bunkers Hill, Trelawny.
28 Jan, 2026 0

Charity steps in to rebuild homes for elderly brothers, widow

WESTERN BUREAU: At 70, blindness left him unable to rebuild; at 84, his brother could only wait. When Hurricane Melissa destroyed their home in Bunkers Hill, Trelawny, the Reid brothers – alongside a…
Chris Bicknell of Tank-Weld group.
28 Jan, 2026 0

Tank-Weld enters solar distribution market

Tank-Weld Group, the local construction supplier, has launched a solar division to supply panels, inverters and batteries across the Caribbean as demand surges following Hurricane Melissa’s…
Raheem Lindo
28 Jan, 2026 0

Discipline and distinction shape a UTech valedictorian

Raheem Lindo is no stranger to finishing first. Next month he will address his peers as one of three valedictorians at the University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica’s 2025 graduation ceremony, having…
Farmers protesting at Wafler Farms.
28 Jan, 2026 0

Union roots bear fruit for Jamaican farm workers in NY

Jamaican seasonal farm workers at Wafler Farms in upstate New York are beginning the new crop season with higher wages and expanded labour protections under a new union contract negotiated by United…
Mathematics teacher at Charlemont High School, Sharlene Mills (left), in conversation with one of her students, Kayda Lee McLean.
28 Jan, 2026 0

Charlemont High students improve maths performance

The St Catherine-based Charlemont High School is on an upward trajectory in mathematics and exemplary performance in English Language, coming out of the recent Caribbean Secondary Education…
IECCU staff provide one-on-one financial guidance during a 2025 member outreach event, meeting members where they are to support their goals.
28 Jan, 2026 0

Built on relationships IECCU’s member-focused year

The Insurance Employees Co-operative Credit Union (IECCU) defined 2025 by a single guiding purpose, living the principle ‘People Helping People’. During a year of economic uncertainty, the credit…