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Sylvia Ferguson (centre) of Darliston, Westmoreland, beams as she receives a symbolic cheque valued at $200,000 under the Government’s Restoration of Owners or Occupants of Family Shelter (ROOFS) Programme, administered through the Ministry of Labour and
24 Feb, 2026 0

Campbell hails ROOFS grants, urges stronger housing in Westmoreland Eastern

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Dayton Campbell, the member of parliament (MP) for Westmoreland Eastern, says the Government’s Restoration of Owners or Occupants of Family Shelter (ROOFS) Programme represents the…
Mickel Jackson (left), executive director of Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), in discussion with Assistant Commissioner of Police Jacqueline Coombs (centre), and Dr Ashburn Pinnock, president of The Mico University College at the unveiling of the JFJ’s ‘Ci
24 Feb, 2026 0

‘We know our rights but ... ‘

A recent survey published by Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), in collaboration with The Mico University College, has found that a high percentage of residents in at least 10 marginalised communities in…
Front row, from left: Coral Williams, Target 8.9 Destinations Manager; Mayor of Montego Bay Richard Vernon; and Tova Hamilton, State Minister in the Ministry of Tourism, are joined by western artists and stakeholders in front of the mural “Deep Cultural
24 Feb, 2026 0

Two new murals unveiled in downtown MoBay

Kingston Creative has unveiled two new murals by western artists – Rushane Drummond, Deon Simone, Everton Jones, Joel Cameron and Taniki Anderson – under the TUI Colourful Cultures Jamaica project.…
LeadHerShip convenor, Heneka Watkis-Porter
24 Feb, 2026 0

Heneka Watkis-Porter redefining leadership at sea

Six years ago, Heneka Watkis-Porter made a decision that would redirect the trajectory of her life. The shift did not come all at once, but through a series of jolting experiences that forced her to…
Latoya West-Blackwood, founder and festival director of the Jamaica Book Festival.
24 Feb, 2026 0

Afreximbank supports Jamaica Book Festival’s literary exchange

The Jamaica Book Festival (JBF), in partnership with The University of the West Indies (UWI), PJ Patterson Institute for Africa Caribbean Advocacy (INAFRICARA), will host the inaugural Africa…
Richard Vernon, mayor of Montego Bay,
24 Feb, 2026 0

MoBay bracing for $3b investment through SEZ project

WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon says the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC) will be leasing lands in proximity to the Montego Bay Sports Complex in Catherine Hall to facilitate a…
Portfolio Minister Matthew Samuda chairs a meeting of the Drought Management Committee at the Ministry of Water, Environment and Climate Change on February 24, 2026.
24 Feb, 2026 0

Samuda orders water storage audit as gov't braces for drought

An urgent audit of water storage at hospitals, schools and police stations has been ordered as the Government braces for significantly below-normal rainfall between April and June. The directive was…
Courtney 'Bloodstain' Ashley
24 Feb, 2026 0

Prosecutors claim phone messages point to gun-running involving alleged St Andrew gang leader

Alleged gun-running conversations found on a mobile phone emerged in court as the case of alleged gang leader Courtney 'Bloodstain' Ashley is to be transferred to the High Court Division of…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness.
24 Feb, 2026 0

Holness urges CARICOM leaders to approach Cuban crisis with ‘clarity and courage’

Jamaica’s Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has suggested that Caribbean leaders must respond to the ongoing crisis in Cuba with “clarity and courage.” Further, Holness says Jamaica supports…