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Leaders and ministers of small island developing states at the AOSIS Leaders Meeting, held last Thursday, September 24.
01 Oct, 2026 0

Earth Today | Small islands welcome UN Declaration on Sea Level Rise

SMALL ISLAND developing states appear to have released a collective breath, following the adoption of the first United Nations Declaration on Sea Level Rise, which recognises sea level rise as a real…
Laparkan Jamaica participated in International Coastal Cleanup Day Jamaica, held on Saturday, September 19, 2026. The Laparkan Jamaica team was proud to participate in the clean-up activity, facilitated by the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET), as part of th
01 Oct, 2026 0

Corporate Hands | Laparkan Jamaica goes all out for International Coastal Cleanup Day

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, founder and chairwoman of the Pocket Rocket Foundation, and Dr Jermaine McCalpin, executive director, are joined by members of the foundation’s 2026 scholarship cohort following the annual Scholarship Awards at the Wolmer’s Gi
01 Oct, 2026 0

Corporate Hands | Pocket Rocket Foundation hosts 2026 scholarship cohort at awards ceremony

Members of the GraceKennedy Foundation’s (GKF) beach clean-up coordinating team pose for a photo following the successful completion of the foundation’s 2026 International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) Day cleanup activity on September 19. More than 300 volun
01 Oct, 2026 0

Corporate Hands | GraceKennedy Foundation mobilised 300+ volunteers for ICC Day

Special Projects Manager at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Paul Allen (left) accepts a donation of cases of bottled water, canned items, and snacks for the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home from Administrative Assistant in the JIS Finance Department Andrea
01 Oct, 2026 0

Corporate Hands | Jamaica Information Service receives department donations for Mount Olivet Boys’ Home

Staff of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Jamaica took part in volunteer coastal-cleaning activities at Port Royal on International Coastal Cleanup Day, September 19. Led by Chargé d’Affaires ad interim Yang Xiaorong and Counsellor Wan
01 Oct, 2026 0

Corporate Hands | Chinese Embassy in Jamaica shares in International Coastal Cleanup Day

Dr Jubilee Brown-Service, president of the Jamaica Medical Doctors Association.
30 Sep, 2026 0

ULTIMATUM

Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton said the ministry is on high alert for any potential disruptions to the healthcare system by doctors. “To the extent that it disrupts the health…
Opposition Spokesman on Finance Julian Robinson.
30 Sep, 2026 0

Robinson wants virtual assets law to go beyond containing risk

The Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASP) Act, 2026, which provides for the regulation of virtual assets in Jamaica was passed in the Lower House on Tuesday with three amendments. A virtual asset is…
Scene of a police fatal shooting in Old Harbour, St Catherine, on Tuesday evening.
30 Sep, 2026 0

Police fatally shoot suspected major criminal in Old Harbour

A man suspected to be a major criminal, identified by the police as Shane Clarke, otherwise called ‘Giant’, was fatally shot during an alleged exchange of gunfire with the police in Old Harbour, St…