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February 25, 2026
JPS & Partners Cooperative Credit Union Ltd honours its centenarian, Lloyd Mordecai
JPS & Partners proudly celebrated a remarkable milestone: the 100th birthday of one of its key founding members, Lloyd Menford Mordecai. Mr. Mordecai’s vision and dedication helped lay the…
February 25, 2026
Jamaica to host Rotary’s Annual District Conference in April
Hundreds of Rotarians from 10 countries in the northern Caribbean will rendezvous in Jamaica from April 27 to May 2 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, as clubs in Rotary’s District 7020…
February 25, 2026
by Neil Armstrong
Jamaican author inspires exhibition highlighting black professionals in Canada
A student-led exhibition featuring 52 black professionals is not only telling their stories, but sharing the reflections of the high school students who interviewed and photographed them. The ‘We Are…
February 25, 2026
Jamaica Baptist Union elects Thomas as new president
The Jamaica Baptist Union recently concluded its 176th General Assembly, during which Reverend Davewin C. Thomas, pastor of the Burchell Circuit of Churches, was installed as president. The decision…
February 24, 2026
by Corey Robinson
GRIEF DOUBLES
Children mourned openly at the Edward Seaga Infant School in Kingston on Monday following the death of three-year-old student Jace Pinnock, who was murdered in Denham Town last Saturday. Jace was…
February 24, 2026
by Kimone Francis
Golding seeks probe into $1.4b school bus deal
Opposition Leader Mark Golding has written to three of the country’s anti-corruption bodies requesting an investigation into the transport ministry’s procurement of 110 used school buses brought in…
February 25, 2026
St James health department reports major mosquito control gains
The St James Health Department’s Integrated Vector Control Programme is delivering measurable results, with the parish’s Breteau Index (BI) reduced from 67.9 per cent to 24.6 per cent. The BI is a…
February 24, 2026
Health Minister urges beverage manufacturers to reduce sugar content
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, is urging beverage manufacturers to adopt measures that support the reduction of sugar content as part of the Government’s ongoing efforts to…
February 24, 2026
Ill-timed and tone-deaf…Advocacy group criticises PM’s $28.6m salary amid public hardship
Advocacy group Stand Up for Jamaica is taking strong issue with the decision of Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness to accept his $28.6 million salary adjustment, arguing that it is tone-deaf and a bad…