Latest News

Nicole Patrick-Shaw, deputy director of the Institute of Jamaica, and Dr Martha Corbett-Baugh, founder, chief executive officer and academic director of the Caribbean Training Institute for Languages (CTIL), display a Spanish-language keyboard during a rec
15 Oct, 2026 0

Corporate Hands | Intcomex donates 30 Spanish-language keyboards to Institute of Jamaica

Representatives display recreational and arts-and-crafts supplies donated to Bellevue Hospital by City of Lauderhill Mayor Denise Grant and Vice Mayor Richard Campbell. From left are Annmarie Madden, director of public relations, Jamaica Ex-Soldiers Associ
15 Oct, 2026 0

Corporate Hands | J’can roots inspire Lauderhill leaders’ support for Bellevue Hospital

Charles Ross (third left), president and chief executive officer of Sterling Asset Management, title sponsor of the tournament, presents a cheque for $2 million to Marsha Burrell-Rose (fourth left), development and marketing manager at Food For The Poor Ja
15 Oct, 2026 0

Corporate Hands | Sterling Asset, Sir Henry Morgan Angling Association land $2-m catch for Food For The Poor

From left: Dr Sonja Madden, acting vice-principal for academics at Montego Bay Community College (MBCC); Daren Hawthorne, Omar Hawthorne and Lorna Hawthorne of the Lowell F. Hawthorne Foundation; and MBCC Principal Dr Darien Henry, following the signing of
15 Oct, 2026 0

Corporate Hands | MBCC gets US$8,000 boost from Lowell F. Hawthorne Foundation

Participants pause for a photo after a successful day of Reef Emergency Response Training in St Vincent and the Grenadines.
15 Oct, 2026 0

Earth Today | Caribbean coral reefs can be insured

CARIBBEAN REEFS have lost 48 per cent of their hard coral cover since 1980, according to the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network; and healthy coral is valued at USD 6.2 billion annually in fisheries…
Passive cooling, which reduces a building’s need for air conditioning by improving its design, materials and surroundings, is considered an effective way to help meet the growing demand for cooling as climate change brings more extreme heat.
15 Oct, 2026 0

Earth Today | A call for more climate-friendly cooling strategies

AS CLIMATE change causes temperatures to soar, there is a growing demand for cooling that can come at a significant environmental cost, particularly when generated from fossil fuels. A recent report…
Letters
15 Oct, 2026 0

Let’s make water and fresh fruit the easy choice in school

THE EDITOR, Madam: During school breaks, children should be able to easily access drinking water and fresh fruit. This may seem like a simple goal; however, for a healthy choice to become a habit, it…
A chef garnishes the cowboy couture BBQ beef flatbread.
15 Oct, 2026 0

519 reasons to celebrate Courtney Walsh in Guyana

WESTERN BUREAU: West Indies cricket legend Sir Courtney Walsh took 519 Test wickets during his extraordinary career. Now, in Guyana, that historic number is serving up something entirely different: a…
Dr Camelia Lawrence
15 Oct, 2026 0

From Somerton to surgical excellence

Growing up in rural St James, Camelia Lawrence dreamed of becoming a doctor after witnessing her grandfather suffer from epilepsy and struggle to access appropriate treatment in Jamaica. She vowed to…