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Author Alton Allen, former Jamaica College Manning Cup footballer.
06 Oct, 2026 0

Former JC footballer pens novels to give Denham Town a voice

Former Jamaica College (JC) Manning Cup footballer Alton Allen has travelled a long way from the streets of Denham Town where he grew up, but nearly three decades after leaving Jamaica for the United…
Principal of Robert Lightbourne High School, Ricardo Morgan (left), and St Thomas Social Development Commission Parish Manager, Lorian Peart-Roberts (second right), pose with students Melissa Douglas (second left) and Amelia Drysdale during the staging of
06 Oct, 2026 0

SDC expands girls’ hygiene programme to second school

Four months after launching ‘It’s a Girl’s Thing’, a programme focused on adolescent hygiene and personal care, the St Thomas office of the Social Development Commission (SDC) has expanded the…
Hanover Eastern Member of Parliament Andrea Purkiss.
06 Oct, 2026 0

Purkiss confronts SPARK work crew

WESTERN BUREAU: Just days after lamenting in Parliament about the unsatisfactory state of the roadwork being done in her constituency under the SPARK programme, Hanover Eastern Member of Parliament…
Colin Virgo, chairman of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs.
06 Oct, 2026 0

4-H chairman pushes youth farming to secure food supply

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica 4-H Clubs chairman Colin Virgo is urging Caribbean governments and agricultural stakeholders to establish a regional Youth in Agriculture Task Force, warning that the region’s…
Sydoney Preddie, lead, Youth and Education Programme of the JN Foundation.
06 Oct, 2026 0

Growth & Jobs | Know your credit score before you need it, JN Foundation urges

For many Jamaicans, their credit score may be just a three-digit number they rarely think about until they need a loan, want to finance a major purchase or seek credit to grow a business. The JN…
Project STAR Community Services Coordinator Jodi-Ann Bowen (left) reads with young recipients as they explore books received through the Supplies4Students initiative.
06 Oct, 2026 0

Growth & Jobs | Supplies4Students puts textbooks in hands of 19 hurricane-affected students

For 19 students in western Jamaica, returning to the classroom after Hurricane Melissa has become a little easier, thanks to a student-led initiative that raised almost J$400,000 to purchase textbooks…
Kim Mair, CEO of the JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation (right), and Sabrina HoSang Jordan, CEO of Caribbean Food Delights and daughter of the late Vincent HoSang, engage in conversation at the launch of the Vincent HoSang UWI Venture Competition
06 Oct, 2026 0

Growth & Jobs | UWI Venture Competition expands beyond the pitch with AI training and international

The Vincent HoSang UWI Venture Competition is broadening its focus this year, with artificial intelligence training, an international mentor pool and continued post-competition business support aimed…
From left: William Brown, president, Caribbean Shipping Association (CSA); Milaika Capella Ras, general manager, CSA; Alexandre Robinet, Zero Emission Port Alliance; and Capt Rawle Baddaloo, chair of the CSA’s sustainability committee, during the CSA–I
06 Oct, 2026 0

Growth & Jobs | Caribbean port leaders bring home European lessons on shore power, electrification and port investment

ANTWERP, Belgium: Port leaders from six Caribbean countries have identified potential priorities for cleaner, more resilient and more competitive operations following a five-day study visit to three…
From left: Stewart Dougan, general manager, LASCO Distributors Limited, Pharmaceutical Division; Raynes Beckford, the oldest participant at 76 years old; Azure Lewis, category manager, Marketing OTC, LASCO Pharmaceutical Division; and Andrew Morrison, duri
06 Oct, 2026 0

More than 50 men answer LASCO screening call

For more than 50 Jamaican men, September ended with a simple but potentially life-saving message: know your numbers, know your risk and do not wait until something feels wrong. The men participated in…