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July 19, 2026
Editorial | Reinforcing investment in girls’ education
In October 2012, a 15-year-old girl boarded a bus to head back home from school in her hometown of Mingora, a city in the Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, north-western Pakistan, when a Taliban…
July 19, 2026
GoodHeart | Chinese community helps rebuild Melissa-hit basic school
D.R.B. Grant Demonstration Basic School still bears the marks of Hurricane Melissa. Furniture was swept away, classrooms were left leaking, and the main office was reduced to shambles. Yet inside the…
July 19, 2026
GoodHeart | Dr Camilo Trench on the front line for Jamaica’s mangroves
For more than two decades, Dr Camilo Trench has worked to protect Jamaica’s mangrove forests, among the island’s most valuable yet most threatened natural assets. As the International Day for the…
July 18, 2026
Non-compliance hurting HMC’s building and advertising amnesty
The ambitious four-month building and advertising amnesty, which the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) embarked on in April to recoup monies that should have flowed into its coffers, is reportedly…
July 18, 2026
Upper House pauses to honour legends
Members of the Upper House yesterday paid tribute to former parliamentarians, including former Senate President Oswald Harding and former House of Representatives Speaker Dean Peart, as well as…
July 18, 2026
JTA calls for national AI policy after CXC overhauls SBA framework
The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) is urging the Government to develop a national policy on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in schools.
The push comes following the Caribbean…
July 18, 2026
by Olivia Brown
Former ward of the state returns as healthcare benefactor with $5M donation
Former ward of the state Branatic Neufville returned to Jamaica in a different role – not as someone seeking help, but as a philanthropist committed to extending hope and improving the lives of…
July 19, 2026
Sterling marks 25 years with $1.2m community award
Sterling Asset Management Ltd has marked its 25th anniversary by launching a new community impact award and making a J$1.2-million donation to the Joy Town Community Development Foundation (JTCDF), as…
July 18, 2026
by Paul H. Williams
Conference to explore historic ties between Jamaica and San Andrés
Located about 482 miles (775km) northwest of mainland Colombia, the archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina is one of Colombia’s departments. San Andrés, the largest island, is home…