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First-time recipients of the 2026 Carlton Alexander Memorial Bursary (seated) at the awards ceremony held recently at GraceKennedy’s headquarters in downtown Kingston. Sharing in the moment are (standing) (From left) Edward Alexander, son of the late Hon
24 Sep, 2026 0

Corporate Hands | GraceKennedy Foundation boosts back-to-school support to over J$32 million

Students of Christel House Jamaica share a photo with stakeholders who facilitated the donation of approximately US$35,000 worth of school supplies during an official ceremony at the institution in Spanish Town, St Catherine, on Friday, September 18.
24 Sep, 2026 0

Corporate Hands | Christel House receives donation

Students of Oberlin High School observe as project lead at Newport Water Limited, Sheridan Greaves (centre), demonstrates the use of the institution’s newly installed hydration station during a handover ceremony at the St Andrew-based institution on Frid
24 Sep, 2026 0

Corporate Hands | Newport Water Limited donates hydration station to Oberlin High School

Rezworth Burchenson (back, second right), CEO of VM Investments Limited, and members of his team, share a photo opportunity with students and staff of the Dallas Castle Primary and Infant School. This followed the handover of computer equipment donated to
24 Sep, 2026 0

Corporate Hands | VM Investments Limited makes donation to Dallas Castle Primary and Infant School

Tena McIntosh (right), store manager at Fontana Pharmacy in Savanna-la-Mar, and Nicole Grant (left), vice-principal of Unity Primary School, pause for a photo following the official cheque presentation ceremony.
24 Sep, 2026 0

Corporate Hands | Fontana Foundation makes donation to Unity Primary School

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness
23 Sep, 2026 0

TOUGH ROAD AHEAD

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says a report on the status of the economy has indicated that there are “headwinds” ahead even as recovery from Hurricane Melissa takes shape. Holness, who was…
64-year-old Hyacinth Rose Johnson
23 Sep, 2026 0

15-year-old boy charged with murder of 64-year-old Clarendon woman

A 15-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of 64-year-old domestic helper Hyacinth Rose Johnson, whose body was discovered behind her home in Union district, near Frankfield, Clarendon, on…
Mark Golding, leader of the Opposition People's National Party
23 Sep, 2026 0

‘You are playing with fire’ - Golding suggests retro levy bill leaves loophole for legal claims, Gov’t dismisses concerns

The parliamentary Opposition’s protest that a bill giving retroactive effect to the environment protection levy from June 2007 to the present does not go far enough to protect the Consolidated Fund…
Pockets of mined-out land in Daley's Grove, Manchester. – File photo
23 Sep, 2026 0

Audit: Three mine lessees owe US$13.7 million in penalties for unrehabilitated land

Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis has disclosed that three mine lessees owed penalties to the Mines and Geology Department (MGD), totalling US$13.7 million, for failing to rehabilitate 264.14…