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Golden Krust Vice President of Marketing, Steven Clarke (right), and Director of Quality Control, Regulatory Affairs & Research and Development, Christopher Hylton, prepare fertilizers for farmers in St Elizabeth. The initiative forms part of relief effort
January 6, 2026

Corporate Hands | Golden Krust supports St Elizabeth farmers

Nickeria Smickle, founder and managing director of A-List Marketing and Entertainment Group, presents a gift bag to a child at the Cooke Street Sports Complex in Westmoreland. The act is part of the company’s ‘Joy to the West’ initiative, aimed at sp
January 1, 2026

Corporate Hands | Marketing firm spreads ‘Joy in the West’

Dancehall artiste Masicka and his Masicka Made Foundation, supported by Pepsi-Cola Jamaica and its partners, delivered hurricane relief to the Westmoreland communities of Gordon District, Whitehouse and Kingswood Pen on December 21. Working alongside local
January 1, 2026

Corporate Hands | Pepsi teams up with Masicka Made Foundation for W’land relief

The Jamaica Debt Collectors Association donated $250,000 to the Maxfield Park Children’s Home. Pictured at the recent symbolic cheque handover are (back row, from left) Rosemarie Bromwell, Hudson Grant, Dugal Rowe, Neville Warmington Sr, and Neliisa Asph
January 1, 2026

Corporate Hands | Debt collectors gift Maxfield Park Children’s Home

Lifespan Brand Manager Karonna Atkins (left) shares a moment with Glenville McDonald of partner hosts Vantage One Group during a recent outreach. The collaboration aims to uplift residents through health checks, mental health support, games, entertainment,
January 1, 2026

Corporate Hands | Lifespan partnerships uplift communities post-Melissa

George William Gordon House in downtown Kingston.
December 31, 2025

REINSTATED

The Public Service Commission (PSC) has ordered the immediate reinstatement of an officer who was suspended after raising concerns about procurement practices at the Houses of Parliament (HoP),…
From left: Tishauna Mullings, mental health and psychosocial support (MHSS) coordinator with Project HOPE; Gloria Reid, an 86-year-old resident of Catherine Hall; Bishop Conrad H. Pitkin, Custos of St James; Bishop Wellesley Plummer, pastor of the Word of
December 31, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

Mental health advocate says trauma from Melissa only now surfacing

WESTERN BUREAU: Mental health advocate Tishauna Mullings is warning that the psychological toll of Hurricane Melissa is only now beginning to surface, two months after the storm left widespread…
Providence Baptist Church in Hodges Land, St Elizabeth, after Hurricane Melisa struck on October 28.
December 31, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

Storm damage cancels watch night services

WESTERN BUREAU: Reverend Godfrey Watson, chairman of the St Elizabeth Ministers’ Fraternal, says many churches across the parish will forgo their traditional watch night services to welcome the New…
Milbert Miller, principal of the Sydney Pagan STEM Academy in St Elizabeth, shows damage done to some of the school’s facilities by Hurricane Melissa.
December 31, 2025 by Sashana Small

Storm-hit Sydney Pagon Academy engages shifts

Students at the Sydney Pagon STEM Academy in St Elizabeth will return to school on a shift system when classes resume on January 6 as the institution continues to recover from extensive damage caused…