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Founder of Mel’s Sticky Jams Limited, Melissa Tavares-Wilson (left), presents Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, Kohei Maruyama, with one of her pineapple and ginger flavoured jams during a tour of the agro-processing area located at the Jamaica Business De
April 21, 2026

MSMEs encouraged to apply for technology transfer project

A Call for Applications has been opened to eligible micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to participate in the Industrial Development and Technology Transfer among the Member States of…
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon (second left), examines an automatic chicken feeder made by students of St Andrew Technical High School, during an alumni engagement visit on April 14, in commemoration of t
April 21, 2026

STATHS to get renewable‑energy lab by September

Procurement is under way for a renewable-energy laboratory at St Andrew Technical High School (STATHS), with construction scheduled for the summer holidays and commissioning expected in September. The…
Kijana Johnson, People's National Party councillor for the Race Course Division in Clarendon South Western.
April 21, 2026 by Olivia Brown

Clarendon councillors question ALGAJ’s effectiveness amid governance concerns

Councillors within the Clarendon Municipal Corporation have raised concerns regarding the operational effectiveness, leadership, and strategic orientation of the Association of Local Government…
From left: Ashli Rose-Davis, coordinator of the Vincent HoSang Entrepreneurship Programme at the Mona School of Business and Management (MSBM); David Marchick, dean of the Kogod School of Business at American University; Leighton McKnight, executive in res
April 21, 2026

Universities urged to prepare students for AI‑driven economy

A pointed warning about the future of work and education took centre stage as the Mona School of Business and Management (MSBM), UWI, Mona brought together leaders from academia and industry to…
Newly elected President of the Jamaica Association of Health Education and Promotion (JAHEP), Dahlia Gayle Reid, addresses the organisation’s recent annual general meeting held at Cardiff Hotel and Spa in Runaway Bay, St Ann.
April 21, 2026

New JAHEP president looks to strengthen collaboration

Newly elected president of the Jamaica Association of Health Education and Promotion (JAHEP) Dahlia Gayle Reid is looking to strengthen collaboration among various stakeholders to advance the work of…
April 21, 2026 by Corey Robinson

Dozens of UWI students scrambling for exam clearance amid financial strain

Dozens of struggling University of the West Indies (UWI) students are racing against time to secure clearance to sit end-of-semester examinations as mounting financial pressures threaten to derail…
Mesheka Brown (centre), Grant a Wish beneficiary, shares some of the details of her experience with aunt Shereka South (left) and Belinda Williams, interim head of the Group Sales Marketing Unit at NCB.
April 21, 2026 by Adrian Frater

NCB Foundation gifts $250K towards Mesheka Brown’s eye surgery

WESTERN BUREAU: Since 2019, Mesheka Brown had been trying to adjust to life with glaucoma, which had robbed her of her sight in one eye and was threatening the other, so she was not taken totally by…
Visible damage to the court building, with deteriorating tarpaulins and unsafe conditions forcing the staff out.
April 21, 2026 by Mickaila Kington

Staff protest locks down Westmoreland courts office

Western Bureau: Operations at the Westmoreland courts office in Savanna-la-Mar were brought to a standstill on Monday after members of the staff failed to report for duty, citing poor and unsafe…
April 21, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

Witness wary over 'resealed' exhibit in Acadia murder trial

Defence attorneys in the Acadia Drive murder trial yesterday objected to the identification of an exhibit in the Home Circuit Court, contending that the seal on the envelope had already been broken.