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Participants in the 2026 Sandals Foundation Island Challenge Jamaica participate in a 10-kilometre run from Rio Nuevo Fishing Beach in St Mary to Sandals Ocho Rios Beach Club in St Ann on Friday, October 2. The activity formed part of the opening day of th
08 Oct, 2026 0

Corporate Hands | Island Challenge Jamaica to raise £100,000 for Falmouth Hospital

Principal of the Robert Lightbourne High School, Ricardo Morgan (left), and Manager of the St Thomas Office of the Social Development Commission, Lorian Peart-Roberts (second right), pause for a photo opportunity with students Melissa Douglas (second left)
08 Oct, 2026 0

Corporate Hands | Social Development Commission takes ‘It’s a Girl’s Thing’ to Robert Lightbourne High

Prime Minister, Dr. Andrew Holness (left) is assisted by Councillor Caretaker, Seivwright Gardens Division, Everton Murray (centre) and Managing Director of Caribbean Cement Company Limited, Jorge Martinez (right) to plant a tree in one of the bricked spac
08 Oct, 2026 0

Corporate Hands | CEMEX, Caribbean Cement fund concrete pavement project in Bell Rock, Olympic Way

Jamaica Energy Partners (JEP) Group has provided J$800,000 in sponsorship to the Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust (JCDT) to support improvements at Holywell Recreational Park. As part of its 2026 support, JEP Group will sponsor the refurbishment
08 Oct, 2026 0

Corporate Hands | JEP Group donates to JCDT to support Holywell improvements

State Minister in the Ministry of National Security and Peace, Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (third left); Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Sancia Bennett-Templer (second left); and High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, M
08 Oct, 2026 0

Corporate Hands | Nine local groups receive $22.9m from Canada Fund for Local Initiatives

The former Air Jamaica plane bombed in March seen here at London Heathrow in the United Kingdom on June 17, 2005.
07 Oct, 2026 0

Former Air J plane bombed in Iran - Pilot recalls good times flying ‘Mike Papa’ from Jamaica to UK, wants reintroduction of national airline

When the Israeli Air Force reported the destruction of Iran’s presidential VIP Airbus A340-300 often dubbed ‘Iran Force One’ during a military strike in Iran in March of this year, the repercussions…
In this file photo, residents of Bundy Lane in St Andrew play in water from a burst underground National Water Commission pipe.
07 Oct, 2026 0

PAC questions NWC’s financial viability

Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis has disclosed that as at March 2026, total receivables of the National Water Commission (NWC) is $23.88 billion. However, eyebrows were raised when it was…
Dr Christopher Tufton, Minister of Health and Wellness
07 Oct, 2026 0

Jamaica recruiting health professionals from Cuba, Africa amid staffing shortages

The Government is turning to Cuba and Africa for emergency medical reinforcements as chronic staffing shortages continue to push the public health sector to its limits. Health and Wellness Minister…
Grace Chicken Vienna Sausages
07 Oct, 2026 0

GK Foods clarifies USDA alert on Grace Chicken Vienna Sausages

GraceKennedy Foods (GK Foods) is seeking to distance its brand from a United States public health alert involving Grace Chicken Vienna Sausages manufactured in Jamaica. On Tuesday, the United States…