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Jonelle Llewellyn (right), research associate at the Violence Prevention Alliance, hands over a care package to a resident in Chalky Hill, St Ann. The presentation was part of an outreach activity organised by the VPA and partners, Sakura Express Restauran
March 5, 2026

Corporate Hands | Violence Prevention Alliance and partners extend care to Chalky Hill, St Ann

Representatives of St John Ambulance check the vitals of community members at Balaclava in St Elizabeth.
March 5, 2026

Corporate Hands | JN Foundation, St John Ambulance host medical mission in Balaclava

WINDALCO representatives (from left): Snr Information & Public Affairs Officer Monique Grange; Lead Reliability Engineer Judon Kerr; Snr Team Leader Stefan Keane, and Human Resources Director Glendon Johnson surround awardees Romone Dyer, Najae Nelson, Ja
March 5, 2026

Corporate Hands | WINDALCO awards engineering students

From left: Donmayne Gyles, Andrews Memorial Hospital CEO; Erica Myers, Infection Control & Prevention Nurse, BRH; Diana Brown-Miller CEO, BRH; Jodi-Ann Porter, senior customer care officer, BRH; Maria Stampp, director of Nursing Services, BRH; Ingrid Step
March 5, 2026

Corporate Hands | Seventh-day Adventists partner on donations to Black River Hospital

A joint team from the St James Police Division’s Community Safety and Security Branch (CSSB) and the Spot Valley High School Police Youth Club clears and cleans school furniture during ‘Operation Clean-Up’ at the infant department of Lethe Primary an
March 5, 2026

Corporate Hands | Operation Clean-up restores hope at Lethe Primary after Hurricane Melissa

Capgemini Research Institute snap.
March 5, 2026

Earth Today | Calling all young champions of the earth

WITH THE world hard-pressed to outpace the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature loss and pollution, there is a clear effort by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to celebrate…
Activists demonstrate in silence, protesting a draft of a proposed deal for curbing climate change at the COP29 UN Climate Summit, Friday, November 22, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan.
March 5, 2026

Earth Today | Youth eye green economy

YOUNG PEOPLE have their eye on green jobs and are urging both policymakers and corporate leaders to foster an environment that is conducive to those pursuits. This is according to a recent report…
A permeable pavement is one NbS option.
March 5, 2026

Earth Today | Nature-based Solutions a must-do

HUMANS HAVE long utilised examples from nature to develop technology for everyday use. VELCRO®, for example, was inspired by burrs that get stuck on clothing. From a walk in the woods in 1941 to the…
WIHCON CEO Marvin Campbell (left) and ICD CEO Peter Melhado with Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness (second right) and Dr Alfred Dawes, member of parliament for St Catherine South East, during yesterday’s launch of the Chester Creek housing development in
March 4, 2026 by Ruddy Mathison

From recovery to reconstruction

The recovery phase triggered by the devastation wrought when Hurricane Melissa ripped through western Jamaica last October is officially coming to an end, with focus now set to be shifted to…