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Dr Kevin Brown, president of the University of Technology, Jamaica and chairman of UTech Press, signs a replica of the cover of Technical Vocational Education and Training in Jamaica: Achievements, Impact, and Challenges, launched on November 26.
04 Dec, 2025 0

UTech launches book on vocational training

The University of Technology, Jamaica Press last month launched a book examining the country’s technical vocational education and training (TVET) system, tracing its evolution and impact on the…
Excelsior High’s Terrence Williams (left) and Demario Whyte (right) hug teammate Kimarly Scott after his brilliant goal against Tivoli High in a Manning Cup second-round match at the Excelsior playing field on Tuesday. Excelsior won 3-2.
04 Dec, 2025 0

Excelsior Eagles eyeing Manning Cup glory

It has been 17 years since Excelsior High last lifted any schoolboy football title, and 21 years since they last lifted the coveted Manning Cup trophy, a fact head coach Keon Broderick and his charges…
Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon (right) and vice-president of the Fujian Association of Jamaica, Yansen Li, at the handing over of Hurricane Melissa relief supplies by Chinese business communities in Montego Bay and Trinidad on Thursday.
04 Dec, 2025 0

J’can, Trindidadian Chinese communities partner to step up relief

WESTERN BUREAU: The Chinese community in Montego Bay, St James, has joined forces with the Trinidad and Tobago Chinese Chamber of Commerce to deliver humanitarian aid to residents still reeling from…
In the midst of Hurricane Melissa, a broken billboard stand is seen at the intersection of Port Royal Street and Ocean Boulevard in Kingston, on October 28, 2025.
04 Dec, 2025 0

Stop calling it recovery! Business needs a different word

If you are a CEO in Jamaica, you could be using the wrong vocabulary. Like many, you are talking about “recovery”: getting back to where you were before the hurricane. But here’s some data: Sony…
Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon (right) and vice-president of the Fujian Association of Jamaica, Yansen Li, at the handing over of Hurricane Melissa relief supplies by Chinese business communities in Montego Bay and Trinidad on Thursday.
04 Dec, 2025 0

Chinese business communities in Montego Bay and Trinidad provide relief supplies to St James

Residents of St James still struggling to recover from Hurricane Melissa are set to benefit from relief supplies donated by the Chinese business community in Montego Bay. The Fujian Association of…
CWI President Dr Kishore Shallow
04 Dec, 2025 0

Shallow to decide on whether he will resign as CWI President

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC): Cricket West Indies (CWI) President, Dr Kishore Shallow, will make a decision by this weekend on whether he will step down from the position. Dr Shallow, 41, secured a…
Gospel artiste Papa San
04 Dec, 2025 0

5 Questions With Papa San

Dare to Care has partnered with Oliver Mair, consul general of Jamaica to the Southern United States, to host a benefit concert this Saturday, December 6, at The Faith Center in Sunrise, Florida. The…
Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, Wang Jinfeng (second right), greets crew members of the ‘Ark Silk Road; medical ship at the Montego Bay Cruise Ship Terminal on Thursday.
04 Dec, 2025 0

Chinese medical ship a lifeline, says Fray

WESTERN BUREAU: Western Jamaica’s health sector has received a critical boost with the arrival of China’s Navy hospital ship Ark Silk Road, which began a three-day medical mission in Montego Bay, St…
Creative director Dario Vitale has exited Versace after just eight months.
04 Dec, 2025 0

Creative director Dario Vitale exits Versace

ROME (AP): Creative director Dario Vitale is leaving Italian fashion brand Versace only eight months after he was appointed, the company said in a statement Thursday. Vitale’s exit comes just two days…