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Councillor Tanyalee Williams of the May Pen North Division rises to speak during Thursday’s meeting of the Clarendon Municipal Corporation.
09 Oct, 2026 0

JLP rift rocks Clarendon MC with councillor, MP at odds

Soured relations between Councillor Tanyalee Williams and Clarendon Central Member of Parliament (MP) Delroy Williams have boiled over, triggering her dramatic resignation from the Jamaica Labour…
Workers at the Kingston terminal on strike on Friday.
09 Oct, 2026 0

UPDATE | Normalcy returns at Kingston Freeport Terminal after strike

Operations have resumed at Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL) following industrial action by workers that disrupted terminal activities for several hours on Friday. The development follows a…
State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Krystal Lee, engages students during the ‘You’re Somebody’s Type’ Blood Donation Youth Ambassador’s Programme Mixer, held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St Andrew on Monday. The event s
09 Oct, 2026 0

Health Ministry taps students to help boost Jamaica’s blood supply

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is mobilising students across Jamaica to help strengthen the national blood supply, with the first cohort of youth ambassadors under the ‘You’re Somebody’s Type’…
From left: People’s National Party (PNP) councillors Carla Watt, Anthony O’Connor and Scean Barnswell welcome Tanyalee Williams (second right) following her announcement that she has severed ties with the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and crossed the floo
09 Oct, 2026 0

May Pen mayor puts brakes on move to hand PNP majority

An announcement by May Pen North division Councillor Tanyalee Williams that she would be crossing the floor to join the opposition People’s National Party caucus triggered an abrupt end to the monthly…
Attorney-at-law Hugh Wildman.
09 Oct, 2026 0

Wildman seeks Sykes’ intervention over clash of court dates

Attorney Hugh Wildman has called for Chief Justice Bryan Sykes to intervene in conflicting court commitments that he says are making it difficult for him to attend the multimillion-dollar fraud trial…
Racheal Daley, Jamaica’s first master teacher at the early childhood level, who works at the Waterford Infant School in Portmore, St Catherine.
09 Oct, 2026 0

More than A-B-C, 1-2-3

Racheal Daley gently led her four-year-old students at the Waterford Infant School in Portmore, St Catherine, to identify and pronounce words beginning with the letter ‘T’ on Wednesday afternoon. As…
Live Soil technology.
09 Oct, 2026 0

Hope for drought-stricken farms

WESTERN BUREAU: FarmLinkr CEO Shelly Heaven is confident that a locally developed soil technology can help to address the worsening water challenges in agriculture as it allows farmers to grow crops…
Dr Farin Williams (right), newly elected national president of JCI Jamaica, receives congratulations from outgoing National President Marklon Bedward after his election at JCI Jamaica’s annual convention at the Grand Palladium Resort & Spa in Lucea, Hano
09 Oct, 2026 0

New JCI Jamaica president pledges focus on leadership and community service

Dr Farin Williams has been elected national president of Junior Chamber International (JCI) Jamaica for 2027, pledging to place leadership development, community service, health and wellness, and…
Preparing to cut the cake marking Nigeria's 66th Independence anniversary are (back row, from left) Stephanya Odiase (partially hidden), Adebowale Adeite and Fisayo Otokolo; and (front row, from left) Omolade Iyantan, first secretary at the Nigerian High C
09 Oct, 2026 0

High commissioner hails Nigeria-Jamaica ties at Independence celebration

Nigeria gained independence from Britain on October 1, 1960, becoming the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The milestone remains significant for the West African nation, which established diplomatic…