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Christmas wreath by Boho Botanics, crafted with fragrant local evergreens, sun‑dried millet, preserved oak and eucalyptus, and finished with pine cone accents.
January 16, 2026 by Keisha Hill

Badal’s Boho Botanics brings eco-conscious flair to wellness

Cabean Badal is carving a niche in wellness décor with Boho Botanics Jamaica, a brand built on sustainability, creativity and respect for nature. Known for naturally fragranced botanical arrangements,…
Dr Ruby Brown (left), CEO of the Management Institute for National Development, and UWI Mona Professor Gunjan Mansingh at the UNDP/ UN Global Leadership Academy on Women Leading in the Digital Era in Marrakesh, Morocco.
January 16, 2026

Academics to advance digital equity for women after UNDP academy

Two Jamaican academics are working on a national strategy to equip women to thrive in the digital era, following their participation in the United Nations Development Programme’s (YNDP’s) Global…
Coleen Lyn (right),vice-president, Colfax Mart Ltd, a division of Digicel, outlines features of the SMART Lab to teachers and students following its presentation to Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College recently.
January 16, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Sam Sharpe TC gets SMART lab to boost teacher training

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Ricardo Bennett, principal of Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College (SSTC) in St James, says the institution’s ability to prepare teachers for modern classrooms has been significantly…
Michael Ennis
January 16, 2026

Is stablecoin the future of money? – Part 1

This article is the first in a two-part feature. Back in the summer of last year, I published a four-part series on Bitcoin in The Gleaner (2/July/25). In that series, I tried to cut through the hype…
This image made from video shows the scene after flooding in Tete Province, Mozambique on January 15, 2026.
January 16, 2026

More than 100 dead in torrential rain and floods across southern Africa

(AP) — Torrential rains and flooding have killed more than 100 people in South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. Authorities warned Friday that more severe weather was expected across several countries…
January 16, 2026

Doctors join sick-out at Cornwall Regional over overcrowding, safety concerns

Doctors at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) have joined nurses in protest action at the Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department, citing severe overcrowding and unsafe working conditions at the…
January 16, 2026

Man charged after gun fired during Westmoreland bar dispute - police

A 29-year-old Westmoreland man has been charged with multiple firearm-related offences after he allegedly fired shots from a gun during a dispute at a bar the parish in November last year. The…
Several bucket trucks seen on Carawina Road in Westmoreland as JPS continued several kilometres of repair work along the power line section leading to the National Water Commission’s Roaring River Pump. The energization of the lines aims to restore water
January 16, 2026

JPS: Power restored to Roaring River Pump; electricity returns to several Westmoreland communities

The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) says it has completed restoration of electricity to the Roaring River National Water Commission (NWC) pump, which serves residents across Westmoreland. …
People carry a Cuban flag during a government-organized rally protesting the killing of Cuban officers in Venezuela while United States forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, in Havana, Cuba on January 16, 2026.
January 16, 2026

Cuba launches mass demonstration to decry US attack on Venezuela and demand Maduro's release

(AP) - Tens of thousands of Cubans demonstrated Friday outside the United States Embassy in Havana to decry the killing of 32 Cuban officers in Venezuela and demand that the government release former…