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A man fishes in Cocorite, Trinidad and Tobago.
07 Oct, 2025 0

Fishers in Trinidad fear for lives, jobs after US strikes in the Caribbean

On a recent afternoon, Kenrick Modie finished untangling his fishing net in a quiet Caribbean village. As he slipped into a hammock at his home overlooking the sea, he worried that his life and…
Health personnel who participated in the Smart Hospitals Training hosted by PAHO/WHO to strengthen the safety, sustainability and resilience of health facilities across the Caribbean.
07 Oct, 2025 0

Caribbean health professionals trained in Smart Hospitals approach

The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Caribbean Sub-Regional Office of the Health Emergencies Department hosted a Smart Hospitals Training in Kingston from…
Member of the Nobel Committee for Physics Goran Johansson explains this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics, awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis, at the Nobel Assembly of the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, on Tuesday, Oc
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Miss Universe Jamaica, Dr Gabrielle Henry during her presentation.  
07 Oct, 2025 0

Thriving beyond lupus

THE LUPUS Foundation of Jamaica (LFJ) has officially launched Lupus Awareness Month (LAM) 2025. The event marked the beginning of a month-long series of activities dedicated to raising national…
Dr Kasan Troupe (right), permanent secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, and Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr Dana Morris-Dixon.
07 Oct, 2025 0

UNESCO, JTC launch AI training workshops for teachers

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Office for the Caribbean, in partnership with the Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) – an agency of the Ministry of Education,…
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07 Oct, 2025 0

Union representing Sagicor Bank employees wants Labour Ministry intervention amid ongoing wage talks

There is reportedly growing disquiet among employees at Sagicor Bank branches across Jamaica over protracted wage negotiations. Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU) Vice President, Rudolph…
The staff of S Hotel Montego Bay. - File photo.
07 Oct, 2025 0

Jamaica Inn and S Hotel properties ranked among Condé Nast Traveler’s Top 10 for 2025

Three Jamaican hotels have been ranked among the Top 10 in the US and Caribbean by Condé Nast Traveler’s 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards, reaffirming Jamaica’s position among the world’s most admired…
Yoni Epstein, Chairman of Montego Bay United.
07 Oct, 2025 0

Yoni Epstein | How BPO leaders can outwit AI disruption and political uncertainty

There is a growing fear that the outsourcing industry is under threat, not only from the possibility of replacing live agents with AI, but also from policy changes in America, like the proposed bill…
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce gets ready to puh out of the blocks for the very last time during the women's 4x100-metre final at the World Athletics Championships inside the Japan National Stadium.
07 Oct, 2025 0

It's official: Fraser-Pryce steps away from the track

Legendary sprinting icon Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has officially announced her retirement from the sport. Ahead of the National Championships in June Fraser-Pryce had revealed that it would be the…