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April 25, 2026
S Hotels donates music memorabilia to Kingston attractions
S Hotels Jamaica has donated $5 million worth of music memorabilia to key cultural institutions in Kingston, including a vintage jukebox recently handed over to the Jamaica Music Museum as part of the…
April 25, 2026
Editorial | Case for robust intellectual property
Although Jamaica is globally celebrated for its culture and creative endeavours – from music and dance to food and more – the island has more to do to secure the intellectual property (IP) rights of…
April 25, 2026
Montego Bay High wins hackathon for hurricane‑response app
Montego Bay High School for Girls emerged with top honours at an ICT Day hackathon on Thursday, earning praise for an artificial-intelligence application designed to strengthen hurricane response,…
April 25, 2026
Strengthen schools as centres of moral development
THE EDITOR, Madam:
April 25, 2026
by Lester Hinds
Jamaican ganja growers cautiously optimistic amid reclassification by Trump
The ganja fraternity in Jamaica, while welcoming the recent decision by the United States (US) Department of Justice to reclassify certain cannabis products, is urging local producers to see it as…
April 25, 2026
Discovery Bauxite to provide water storage ponds for farmers
Farmers in and around Muir House district in northwest St Ann are set to benefit from a 2.5-million-gallon capacity storage pond to be built by Discovery Bauxite in partnership with the Ministry of…
April 25, 2026
Offniel Lamont | Jamaica’s sugar-sweetened beverage policy in transition
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) represent Jamaica’s most pressing public health crisis, and addressing obesity is central to this challenge. Fiscal policy on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) must be…
April 25, 2026
Letter of the Day | Who is raising our children?
THE EDITOR, Madam: As an educator, I am deeply concerned about a growing pattern I encounter daily – the rise of permissive parenting and its impact on our children’s development.
April 25, 2026
Long-standing traffic issues persist in Mandeville
THE EDITOR, Madam: The ongoing congestion and parking issues are becoming a problem in Mandeville town because of an increase in the population and, therefore, traffic.