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4H Jamaica Centre Manager, Michael Powell, leads a Drip Irrigation and Water Harvesting session for farmers in St Elizabeth.
April 20, 2026

JEP Group advances agri recovery through farmer training initiative

Jamaica Energy Partners (JEP) Group has advanced its Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts with a recent targeted agricultural training initiative aimed at strengthening resilience among farmers in St…
Ever on brand, media personality and the event’s host, Deborah ‘Debbie’ Bissoon, is sleek in a stylish black one-piece with a hint of Fidelity Motors red at the official launch event for the GAC brand held at the National Indoor Sports Centre on Wedn
April 20, 2026

Something Extra | Monday

Fidelity Motors Limited officially unveiled the full Guangzhou Automobile Corporation (GAC) vehicle line-up to the Jamaican public on Wednesday. Six models were showcased at the launch held at the…
Reverend Ulit Brackett (right) holds a copy of his new book with Shevauni Powell (centre), Mr Supranational Jamaica 2025 and former head boy of Mile Gully High School. Sharing the moment is Earl Jarret, chief executive officer of the JN Group.
April 20, 2026

‘Leadership is more than being at the front’

For Shevauni Powell, Mr Supranational Jamaica 2025, leadership is not defined by position, visibility or title’ but is grounded in influence, service and the ability to inspire transformation in…
‘Dec & Nor: TeTe’s Super Brain: ADHD & Autism Adventures’.
April 20, 2026 by Carl Gilchrist

Celebrating ‘TeTe’s Super Brain’

Parents of a child diagnosed with either Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or autism often face a range of emotions in dealing with the impacts of the situation. In terms of autism,…
Timar Powell, newly appointed executive director of the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission
April 20, 2026

New executive director takes charge at gaming regulator today

The Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), in entering its next strategic phase of elevating regulatory standards and building a more responsive and resilient organisation, has appointed…
Wendy Robertson (left), corporate affairs and communication manager at the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission, donates a mattress and tarpaulin to a grateful Amy Blagrove as part of hurricane supplies to the elderly and indigent in communities of eas
April 20, 2026

More BGLC hurricane relief for eastern Hanover

In continuing a drive to provide hurricane relief to those most in need, the Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) recently returned to eastern Hanover, deeper into the interior, for…
Deputy Superintendent of Police Linroy Edwards, the operations officer for the St James Police Division, addresses journalists during a press conference held in Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay on Friday.
April 20, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

St James police resolute about keeping murders low, says operations officer

WESTERN BUREAU: Deputy Superintendent of Police Linroy Edwards, the operations officer for the St James Police Division, says that while the 20 murders recorded in St James this year is one more than…
Edmund Bartlett, minister of tourism.
April 20, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Bartlett: Despite training and certification, tourism sector unlikely to match other industries in remuneration

WESTERN BUREAU: Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has acknowledged that, even while efforts are being made to professionalise the local tourism sector through training and certification, wages in the…
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett addressing students at the Jamaica Youth Tourism Summit and Artisan Experience in Montego Bay.
April 20, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Youth creativity tagged as key to shaping future of tourism

Western Bureau: Young Jamaicans are being urged to harness their creative ideas so that they can develop the skills needed to shape the future of Jamaica’s tourism. Edmund Bartlett, minister of…