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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
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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
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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…
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06 Oct, 2026 0

Hello Mi Neighbour: Mind your garbage

Not many of us relish the thought of driving in a line of traffic behind a slow-moving vehicle. It gets worse if that vehicle is a truck laden with smelly garbage. Worse still if you are the driver…
Principal of The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Professor Densil Williams (left) exchanges thoughts Kaysia Vaughan, group chief customer and brand officer, VM Group and Professor Hopeton Dunn.
06 Oct, 2026 0

KGOTLA exhibition explores African artistic heritage and cultural resilience

An exhibition exploring African artistic heritage, cultural resilience and the preservation of history has opened at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona campus. The KGOTLA African Art…
Opposition Spokesperson on Finance, Julian Robinson.
06 Oct, 2026 0

PNP blasts $115m annual NaRRA rent for waterfront office amid post-Melissa recovery

The Opposition People's National Party (PNP) has bashed plans by the Government to spend over $100 million per year to house the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) at the…
Raheem Nelson, otherwise called ‘Richie’, of Straun district in Manchester.
06 Oct, 2026 0

Man fatally shot by police in Manchester

A man was fatally shot by the police during an alleged confrontation in Manchester on Monday. He has been identified as 26-year-old farmer Raheem Nelson, otherwise called ‘Richie’, of Straun district…
06 Oct, 2026 0

53-y-o man freed of rape, assault charges in St Catherine court

A 53-year-old man was freed of rape and assault charges in the St Catherine Circuit Court on Monday after a jury returned a unanimous verdict of not guilty. Presiding High Court Judge Justice Yvonne…
A deadly house fire along Nelson Street in Denham Town, Kingston on October 6, 2026.
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11-y-o boy, 60-y-old man killed in Denham Town house fire

Two people, including an 11-year-old boy, were killed in a fire at a house in Denham Town, Kingston, early Tuesday morning. They have been identified as 11-year-old Jaydon Whyte and 60-year-old…