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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

Dr Anna Law, founder of Align Orthodontics, poses in a vibrant midi as she marks the practice’s 30th anniversary.
April 30, 2026

Something Extra | Thursday

Align Orthodontics marked its 30th anniversary on Saturday, with a celebration at its Lady Musgrave Road location in St Andrew, bringing together colleagues, patients, and members of the medical…
Planting the seeds of science at Mountain View Primary. Members of the Caledonia Medical (Biomedical) Laboratory team spent some time with the staff and students at Mountain View Primary during their Career Fair activities on April 21 and as part of Medica
April 30, 2026

Corporate Hands | Caledonia Medical (Biomedical) Laboratory share in career fair at Mountain View Primary

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson (right), and Team Jamaica Bickle President and CEO Irwine Clare Sr present sprint standout Shanoya Douglas of Holland High with a gift during Team Jamaica Bickle’s annua
April 30, 2026

Corporate Hands | Ambassador Anderson, Team Jamaica Bickle make gift presentation to Penn Relays athlete

Letters
April 30, 2026

A shameful display in the House

THE EDITOR, Madam: I wish to express the profound concern of patriotic Jamaicans following the shameful events in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, April 28. During what became an 11-hour…