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Trudi Davidson (left), cruise tourism manager, Jamaica Vacations Limited (JAMVAC); Lloyd Barnett Jr (fourth left), chairman; and Joy Roberts (right), executive director, join members of the 2025 Top Five travel advisors for a photo opportunity at the Regal
07 Sep, 2026 0

JAMVAC looks beyond the ports

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica Vacations Limited (JAMVAC) is turning to some of its top international cruise sellers to help drive more passengers to the island – and, critically, get them to explore and…
Anastacia Williams shows her phone that she used to do her assignments along with her new laptop presented to her Dr Audrey Gregory, senior vice president of by AdventHealth, and Donmayne Gyles, president and CEO of Andrews Memorial Hospital.
07 Sep, 2026 0

NCU nursing students get a shot in the arm

For more than two years, Northern Caribbean University (NCU) nursing student Anastacia Williams used an Android phone to complete university assignments, prepare PowerPoint presentations, work on…
Chester Chambers, a former emergency medical technician.
06 Sep, 2026 0

Ambulance errors - Door opens to expose lack of inspections, questions over state of private emergency services

A botched emergency response at a multi-vehicle crash scene on Norman Manley Boulevard in Negril, Westmoreland, has led to the disclosure by the Ministry of Health and Wellness that the ambulance and…
Doreen Lillian Scarlett with copies of her résumé.
06 Sep, 2026 0

Walking for a chance - Scarlett refuses to sit and wait for work

By the time the morning sun begins beating down on Kingston’s asphalt, Doreen Lillian Scarlett is already sweating. Still, the 35-year-old keeps walking. With a bundle of résumés tucked under her arm,…
Novlette Howell, executive director of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation.
05 Sep, 2026 0

BREAKING BARRIERS - Women’s Centre helping 139 teen moms to head back to school on Monday

Nearly 140 adolescent mothers will return to school on Monday, a move executive director of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), Novlette Howell, said reflects a shifting attitude towards…
Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, providing an update on visitor arrivals and tourism earnings during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank in St Andrew on Wednesday, September 2.
05 Sep, 2026 0

Bartlett appeals for authentic Jamaican souvenirs

WESTERN BUREAU: Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett is challenging Jamaica’s craft vendors and artisans to move away from imported souvenirs and seek to create authentic Jamaican products that showcase…
Mayor of Montego Bay Richard Vernon, speaking at the St James Municipal Corporation Emancipation and Independence Church Service at the Norwood Seventh-day Adventist Church on July 25, 2026
05 Sep, 2026 0

St James MC to activate funding for water trucking

WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon says that the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC) will soon activate funding to have water trucked to the parish’s drought-hit communities. In an…
Deputy Prime Minister Dr Horace Chang (left) examines the proposed design for the Old Fort Craft Market in Montego Bay with Jamaica Social Investment Fund Managing Director Omar Sweeney.
05 Sep, 2026 0

Chang wants major craft centre on the north coast

WESTERN BUREAU: Deputy Prime Minister Dr Horace Chang is calling for the development of a major craft centre along Jamaica’s north coast as the country seeks to expand its craft industry and create…
Senior Superintendent of Police Eron Samuels.
05 Sep, 2026 0

Two rifles seized in St James

WESTERN BUREAU: The St James police seized two illegal high-powered rifles on Thursday, the third in recent weeks. The make and model of the two rifles, which were seized alongside a quantity of…