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Students at Church Teachers’ College participate in an activity using laptop computers inside the Manchester-based institution’s newly opened smart lab.
February 27, 2026

Church Teachers’ College gets $12m smart lab

Digicel Foundation has handed over a US$80,000 ($12.4 million) smart lab to Church Teachers’ College in Mandeville, Manchester, as part of efforts to strengthen teacher preparation. Assistant chief…
Dr Shauna Martin Lee (left) conducts a diabetes test on a patient at the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation Health Expo, held on Wednesday at the Jubilee Commercial Centre, West Parade, downtown Kingston.
February 27, 2026

Downtown market vendors benefit from health expo

Vendors and workers within the downtown market area benefited from a health expo, which was aimed at improving access to basic health services for under-served communities. Wednesday’s event, which…
Colin Virgo.
February 27, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Virgo renews call for end to contract work

WESTERN BUREAU: Colin Virgo, assistant general secretary of the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU), used the occasion of the annual civic ceremony to mark the birthday of National Hero Sir…
February 27, 2026

JLP youth arm urges Chang to stand firm amid ‘blood money’ backlash

Young Jamaica, the youth arm of the governing Jamaica Labour Party, says National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang should not withdraw his claim that some advocacy groups critical of police conduct…
Former Education Minister Ruel Reid.
February 27, 2026

Former Education Minister Ruel Reid and three co-accused lose another bid to end corruption trial

The Supreme Court has rejected a renewed bid by former Education Minister Ruel Reid and three co-accused to end their corruption trial, saying their challenge had “no prospect of success real or…
February 27, 2026

Five charged in Manchester fraud and drugs operations, say police

The police have charged five persons following coordinated, day-long operations targeting lottery scams, identity fraud, and illegal drugs across Manchester on Wednesday. The operations, which ran…
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar during the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) meeting in Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis yesterday.
February 26, 2026 by Erica Virtue

T&T backlash

Even as Washington, DC in the United States (US) has reportedly eased conditions allowing individuals to apply for licences to supply Cuba with Venezuelan oil, one of the Caribbean’s leaders has been…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio gives a thumbs up during the CARICOM plenary session in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis.
February 26, 2026 by Kimone Francis

US-Caribbean reboot

In a clear signal of renewed diplomatic focus, the United States has pledged to “reinvigorate” ties with CARICOM countries, framing the region’s economic stability and security as “intricately tied”…
Councillor for the Oracabessa Division in St Mary, Ramon Henry (left), chairs the Public Health and Sanitation Meeting of the St Mary Municipal Corporation on February 24. At right is Chief Executive Officer, Ethlyn Douglas.
February 26, 2026

Improved garbage collection in Oracabessa, St Mary

Residents of Oracabessa, St Mary, are enjoying a cleaner and more hygienic environment, thanks to an improvement in garbage collection by the NEPM National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) in…