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April 30, 2026

Shake it up for Cinco de Mayo - Four tequila cocktails to try

As the Mexican holiday Cinco de Mayo approaches, the Mezza Luna team is helping you mark the occasion by sharing four cocktail recipes crafted with Don Julio, each offering a distinct take on the…
New York-based, multi-instrumentalist Mike McGinnis joins an impressive collection of Jamaican artistes for this year’s International Jazz Day concert set for the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre today.
April 30, 2026

Jamaica joins International Jazz Day celebrations

It’s International Jazz Day, and Jamaica is joining the celebration at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre on Hope Road in St Andrew, as the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport…
Hugh Grant (right), president and chief executive officer of the Jamaica Public Service, and Stephen Price, vice-president and general manager of FLOW Jamaica, speak on a panel during the Utility Service Providers round-table at the OOCUR 20th anniversary
April 30, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Utilities warn regulatory delays are driving up costs

WESTERN BUREAU: Leaders of the country’s main utility firms are calling for a quicker turnaround on regulatory approvals and policy decisions, warning that prolonged delays are undermining investment,…
Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Director of Human Resources Management and Development, Dr. David Knight (third left) hands over a package of baby diapers to Jamaica Network of Rural Women Producers Executive Board Member, Marva Allen-Simms, which is par
April 30, 2026

Corporate Hands | Jamaica Information Service makes relief donations to Jamaica Network of Rural Women Producers

United Kingdom native and frequent visitor to Jamaica, Tracey Smith (third left), leads a group of volunteers in dancing after a recent tree-planting exercise in St. Ann. Sharing in the moment is Regional Public Relations Manager for Sandals Ocho Rios, Lyn
April 30, 2026

Corporate Hands | Sandals Foundation shares with visitors in give back community events

Penn Relays teams await the gun in the girls’ 4x100m.
April 30, 2026 by Raymond Graham

SECOND HOME

When Jamaica College’s 4x800m Penn Relays team of 1999 was recently inducted into the Penn Relays Wall of Fame, it marked the 12th time in history that a Jamaican high school relay unit had been…
Michael Lee-Chin (left), chairman, NCB Financial Group Limited, greets Head Boy Richard Simpson(second left); Jabari Mannings, second deputy head boy; and Layla Price, sub prefect (all members of the school leadership of Old Harbour High) during a recent M
April 30, 2026

NCB Foundation inks MOU with Old Harbour High under Adopt-a-School Programme

NCB Foundation has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Old Harbour High School, signalling an intention to explore a structured, multi-year collaboration focused on student development and…
Letters
April 30, 2026

Letter of the Day | NaRRA: Where have all the PWDs gone?

THE EDITOR, Madam: Those born before, or shortly after, Independence will readily understand the acronym PWD – the Public Works Department. I thought of the PWD when I heard about the National…
Community members join in on the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) Earth Day clean-up initiative in Hoist Brissett, Hanover, on Wednesday, April 22.
April 30, 2026

Corporate Hands | National Solid Waste Management Authority joins with community on Earth Day clean-up