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CIBC Caribbean’s Head of Country, Annique Dawkins and Sherian McDonald, senior manager deals management, present gifts to a ward of the state at the United Way of Jamaica’s annual ‘Bringing Cheer to Children in State Care’ initiative.
26 Dec, 2025 0

UWJ, CIBC deliver holiday cheer to children with movie night

The United Way of Jamaica (UWJ) , in partnership with title sponsor CIBC Caribbean, recently hosted a movie night for 210 children and 35 caregivers from 10 children’s homes across Jamaica. The event…
Principal of Denbigh High Annett Daley.
26 Dec, 2025 0

Principal Daley on a high after Denbigh’s netball triumph

WHEN Denbigh High School’s netballers broke an eight-year drought by winning their fifth all-island junior netball title, defeating Wolmer’s Girls’ by two goals in the final, one of the happiest…
Robert Almeida, CEO of NCB Financial Group Limited (centre), shares a moment with Maurice Dawson (left), customer care agent, and Cordell Brown, business banker at NCB Fairview Financial Centre, before surprising them with a Grant a Wish donation to help c
26 Dec, 2025 0

NCB CEO grants wishes of two fathers with children battling cancer

“Without my community, I don’t know how I would survive,” shared Cordell Brown, a business banker at NCB’s Baywest branch in St James. “This donation is coming from home. NCB has been my backbone…
Steve Beaver, co-owner of Geejam Hotel.
26 Dec, 2025 0

Hoteliers rallying around communities affected by Melissa

Across Jamaica, in tourist destinations minimally affected by Hurricane Melissa – from Montego Bay, St James to Ocho Rios, St Ann; Port Antonio in Portland and Kingston – hoteliers are helping their…
Jade Fearon (left) collects one of her trophies from Ann Marie Maxwell, All Jamaica Tennis administrator, during the All Jamaica Tennis Championship held at the Eric Bell National Centre on Saturday, December 20, 2025. Fearon won the under-16 and under-18
26 Dec, 2025 0

Sky is the limit for 15-year-old Jade Fearon

Jamaica’s rising tennis star, 15-year old Jade Fearon, is bursting with confidence after a sensational performance at the All-Jamaica Tennis Tournament at the Eric Bell National Tennis Centre in…
Professor Donovan Campbell
26 Dec, 2025 0

UWI scientists play key role in UN flagship environmental report

Scientists from the University of the West Indies (UWI) have once again placed the Caribbean at the centre of global environmental discourse, playing a key role in the research, analysis, and…
Alex Johnson, head of the Faith Chapel of Faith Apostolic Ministries Health and Welness Department, attends to a patient on December 13 at the Mother Lewis AME Church in Shrewsbury, Westmoreland.
26 Dec, 2025 0

Faith steps in where Melissa left scars

More than 100 residents of the Shrewsbury and Logwood districts in Petersfield, Westmoreland received much-needed health and social services on December 13, as Faith Apostolic Ministries continued its…
People relax along Hellshire Beach in St Catherine.
26 Dec, 2025 0

No ‘box dung’ on Boxing Day

A few days ago, I overheard a conversation between a young mother and her daughter, who looked about six years old. The child wanted to know why Boxing Day is so called, and when it is. The mother…
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26 Dec, 2025 0

Heavy-duty payout

The Supreme Court has ordered Jamaica North South Highway Company Limited and China Harbour Engineering Company Limited to pay heavy-duty truck driver Leon Mais $4,100,829.23 in damages, after finding…