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December 11, 2025

Councillor Scean Barnswell heaped with praise at municipal meeting for heroic rescue of missing child

Mayor of May Pen, Joel Williams, today praised the Councillor for the Hayes division, Scean Barnswell, for what he described as a tremendous act of goodwill in rescuing a six-year-old girl who was…
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December 11, 2025

St Catherine public health official warns residents amid leptospirosis cases

Deputy Public Health Inspector for St. Catherine, Denese Douglas, says public health personnel have heightened surveillance against leptospirosis and are urging residents to exercise caution. Douglas…
CXC says CTEC provides a pathway for all students to achieve their full potential.
December 11, 2025

Antigua gov't to refund CXC fees to parents in giveback

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Government of Antigua and Barbuda says it will waive CXC examination fees and refund parents who have already paid. The announcement was made on Wednesday by Education…
Travellers wait in a TSA checkpoint at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Wednesday, November 26, 2025, in Romulus, Mich. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
December 11, 2025

Foreigners allowed to travel to US without visa could soon face new social media screening

WASHINGTON (AP) — Foreigners who are allowed to come to the United States without a visa could soon be required to submit information about their social media, email accounts and extensive family…
In support of ongoing national recovery efforts after Hurricane Melissa, Pan Jamaica Group, through the C.B. Facey Foundation, has donated 100 tarpaulins to the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s ongoing Tarpaulin Drive. The supplies will be deploy
December 11, 2025

Corporate Hands | Pan Jamaica Group, CB Facey Foundation donate 100 tarpaulins for hurricane relief

Raymond Campbell (left), 0ffice manager partner at KPMG in Jamaica and country leader for KPMG in CARICOM, shares a light moment with Ian Neita, chair of Project STAR’s Management, Monitoring and Reporting Committee, during the handover of 40 laptops to
December 11, 2025

Corporate Hands | KPMG strengthens Project STAR with laptop donations

Members of the Friends of Region 6 are joined by Jamaica Constabulary Force personnel and educators during a visit to the Brampton Primary and Infant School in St Elizabeth on November 28. The group distributed hurricane relief supplies valued at over $500
December 11, 2025

Corporate Hands | Friends of Region 6 distributes relief supplies to St Elizabeth schools

Pharmaceutical company, Dr Reddy’s Laboratory, has donated medication valued at US$215,000 to support Jamaica’s response to Hurricane Melissa. The National Health Fund (NHF) is the recipient of the donation, which was officially handed over on November
December 11, 2025

Corporate Hands | Dr Reddy’s donates US$215,000 in drugs for hurricane recovery

Guardian Life Limited, through its Guardian Group Foundation, handed over a combined $22.5 million in SHINE 5K proceeds to the Bustamante Hospital for Children and the Noel Holmes Hospital, supporting emergency paediatric services and ensuring reliable pow
December 11, 2025

Corporate Hands | Guardian Life hands over $22.5m in SHINE 5K proceeds to hospitals