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Ven Patrick Cunningham, of St Luke’s church St Andrew, rubbed ash on the forehead of members on Ash Wednesday, a day of fasting, and the first day of Lent.
15 Feb, 2026 0

Lent, the talking serpent, and the courage to read scripture honestly

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent – forty days of disciplined preparation for Easter, not counting Sundays, which remain Feasts of the Resurrection. From the ashes traced on our foreheads, the…
Patrick Beckford
14 Feb, 2026 0

Diaspora direction debate

The continuing oversight of the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council (GJDC) by the Government has sparked fierce pushback from some members of the Jamaican diaspora in the United States, with a former…
JPA President Nashá Patterson.
14 Feb, 2026 0

‘We need to find the students’

Jamaica Prefects’ Association (JPA) President Nashá Patterson is calling for urgent, coordinated action to locate and re-engage students who have stopped attending school following the passage of…
Andria Dehaney-Grant, deputy mayor of Lucea.
14 Feb, 2026 0

Twenty ‘Melissa’ victims still in Hanover shelters

Western Bureau: It has been more than three months since Hurricane Melissa devastated western Jamaica, but the impact is still being felt in the region with some families in Hanover, whose homes were…
Councillor Michael Allen, the councillor for the St James Municipal Corporation’s (StJMC) Somerton division, at the municipal corporation’s monthly meeting on Thursday.
14 Feb, 2026 0

StJMC passes resolution for a Jimmy Cliff statue and museum

WESTERN BUREAU: The St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC) on Thursday passed a resolution during its monthly meeting to erect a statue of the late reggae icon James ‘Jimmy Cliff’ Chambers at the…
Deputy Superintendent of Police Roderick Reid, the acting operations officer for St James, addressing the monthly meeting of the St James Municipal Corporation on Thursday.
14 Feb, 2026 0

St James councillors urged to engage their constituents in crime reduction

WESTERN BUREAU: Deputy Superintendent of Police Roderick Reid, the acting operations officer for the St James Police Division, is urging the councillors at the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC)…
14 Feb, 2026 0

Fire Brigade’s Hanover branch appeals for end to crank calls

Western Bureau: Citing the strain on its limited resources, the Hanover branch of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is urging individuals making crank calls to its emergency number to end the practice…
Guest speakers who formed the Leadership Circle at the Torch Exchange Conference take questions from the audience during the mentoring session at the Eastside Rooms in Birmingham.
14 Feb, 2026 0

Torch Exchange set to ignite new wave of black leadership

LONDON: A conference has been launched in Birmingham to address one of Britain’s most urgent challenges: strengthening black leadership pipelines across business, public service, and civic life.
Roof damage to several classrooms at Belmont Academy, Westmoreland.
14 Feb, 2026 0

Belmont Academy gets support to sustain learning after Hurricane Melissa

Months after Hurricane Melissa devastated sections of western Jamaica, Belmont Academy in Bluefields, Westmoreland remains in rebuilding mode, supported by the goodwill of local companies, such as JN…