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Principal of Duckenfield Primary and Infant School in St Thomas, Stafford Thomas, and education officer for Region Two in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Marcia Dallas-McKenzie, unveil the sign to the institution’s newly opened
April 25, 2026

New library opens at Duckenfield Primary in St Thomas

Students at Duckenfield Primary and Infant School in St Thomas now enjoy an enhanced learning environment with the official opening of a new library on Tuesday, a milestone hailed as a major boost to…
Gospel recording artistes Dayne Malcolm and Jodian Pantry have released their latest collab ‘We Give You the Glory’.
April 25, 2026

Dayne Malcolm, Jodian Pantry celebrate praise in every season on new track

Gospel recording artistes Dayne Malcolm and Jodian Pantry have officially released their latest project, We Give You the Glory (Bless Your Name), marking their second collaboration together. The…
The winning team in Flow’s Girls in ICT Day AI workshop pitch competition celebrates with Maya Walrond (left), senior director, digital transformation, Flow; Rosalynn Williams (second from left), B2B service manager, Flow; Stacey Hines (third from right)
April 28, 2026

AI workshop equips girls for digital future

To mark Girls in ICT Day on Thursday, Flow and the Flow Foundation hosted an AI workshop aimed at equipping high-school girls with digital skills.
Hotelier Christopher Issa (second right) presents a 1962 Wurlitzer jukebox to the Jamaica Music Museum as executive director Herbie Miller (right) looks on. Also sharing in the moment are Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica Wang Jinfeng (left) and VP Records co-
April 25, 2026

S Hotels donates music memorabilia to Kingston attractions

S Hotels Jamaica has donated $5 million worth of music memorabilia to key cultural institutions in Kingston, including a vintage jukebox recently handed over to the Jamaica Music Museum as part of the…
April 25, 2026

Editorial | Case for robust intellectual property

Although Jamaica is globally celebrated for its culture and creative endeavours – from music and dance to food and more – the island has more to do to secure the intellectual property (IP) rights of…
Avryl Francis, Digicel Foundation board director and security operations manager, engages with participants during the Girls in ICT Day AI and Climate Change Hackathon on Thursday, hosted by the Digicel Foundation and STEMSpark Solutions.
April 25, 2026

Montego Bay High wins hackathon for hurricane‑response app

Montego Bay High School for Girls emerged with top honours at an ICT Day hackathon on Thursday, earning praise for an artificial-intelligence application designed to strengthen hurricane response,…
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April 25, 2026

Strengthen schools as centres of moral development

THE EDITOR, Madam:
Maurice Ellis, vice president of the Ganja Growers Association of Jamaica.
April 25, 2026 by Lester Hinds

Jamaican ganja growers cautiously optimistic amid reclassification by Trump

The ganja fraternity in Jamaica, while welcoming the recent decision by the United States (US) Department of Justice to reclassify certain cannabis products, is urging local producers to see it as…
From left: Kent Skyers, superintendent of public and community relations, Discovery Bauxite; Councillor Kim Brown Lawrence, Brown’s Town Division; Krystal Lee, member of parliament for St Ann North Western; Franklin Witter, minister of state in the Minis
April 25, 2026

Discovery Bauxite to provide water storage ponds for farmers

Farmers in and around Muir House district in northwest St Ann are set to benefit from a 2.5-million-gallon capacity storage pond to be built by Discovery Bauxite in partnership with the Ministry of…