Raheem Lindo is no stranger to finishing first. Next month he will address his peers as one of three valedictorians at the University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica’s 2025 graduation ceremony, having completed a Bachelor of Science in Accounting...
The Ontario-based Alliance of Jamaican Alumni Associations (AJAA) has organised a telethon to raise CDN$50,000 to help schools in Jamaica that have been most impacted by Hurricane Melissa. The association said it believes that learning should not...
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness will deliver a major address at Wednesday's inauguration of the Second International Economic Forum – Latin America and the Caribbean, in Panama. He will do so at the event to be attended by leaders from Panama,...
Construction works to upgrade water and sewer infrastructure will start along Upper Munroe Road in St Andrew on February 2, with completion expected by March 6, the National Water Commission says. The project forms part of the $1.2 billion...
The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) has developed a handbook to help guide deportees or involuntarily returned migrants (IRMs) and formerly incarcerated persons seeking to reintegrate into the Jamaican society. The booklet is titled ‘Living...
A 30-year-old handcart operator has been charged with gun possession, buggery and robbery after he allegedly attacked a man during an incident in New Habour Village in Old Harbour, St Catherine, the police say. The accused man, from Marlie Hill...
The People’s National Party (PNP) Women’s Movement has expressed concern over allegations of sexual harassment raised by Councillor Julian Chang and has called for the party’s internal complaints process to be activated. Chang, a PNP member,...
Three siblings perished in an icy pond as officials in US states afflicted with severe cold reported at least 45 deaths on Tuesday. The brothers aged 6, 8 and 9 died Monday after falling through ice on a private pond near Bonham, Texas, Fannin...
The two people who were held along with then wanted man Courtney ‘Bloodstain’ Ashley during a police operation in Phoenix Park, St Catherine have been freed after the prosecution conceded that it does not have sufficient evidence to mount a case...
Representatives of the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) today appeared before Parliament’s Public Administration and Appropriations Committee (PAAC), where they sought to assure that the power company is working earnestly to restore electricity to...
One of the three people recently charged by the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) for allegedly defrauding several financial institutions of more than $600 million was today granted bail in the sum of $1 million. Ivana...
The two men—one from Westmoreland and the other from Manchester—charged for stealing more than $2 million worth of items, including cell phones, from a store in Angels, Spanish Town, St Catherine were today denied bail. Charged with larceny,...
The Spanish Town Hospital in St Catherine is reporting a steady decline in births as Jamaica’s decreasing fertility rate persists. So reduced are births at the hospital that it is using space in the maternity ward to offer other services. “The...
The police in Westmoreland have made arrests as law enforcement intensifies efforts to clamp down on the theft of Jamaica Public Service (JPS) property and illegal activities. In one incident, a man was arrested after he was found in the process...
Another psychiatric evaluation is to be conducted on a 52-year-old Portmore, St Catherine man who set his home on fire. Albert Buchanan is charged with arson. Buchanan appeared before the St Catherine Parish Court today, where the court was...
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining has launched several initiatives, including farmers’ markets and the accelerated implementation of cold-storage facilities, to address the surplus of certain crops currently on the market....
With children back in school, parents, guardians and teachers are being urged to reinforce basic public-health practices to reduce the risk of illness among students and staff, particularly during the gastroenteritis and flu seasons. In an...
Ghana has sent senior officials to Jamaica to review its hurricane-recovery assistance, encourage deployed troops and advance stalled bilateral agreements, according to the country’s foreign affairs minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. Ablakwa, who...
Chellae Simmonds’ route to nursing was shaped by both vocation and loss. On Saturday, January 31, she will graduate from the University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, first-class honours, and a GPA of 3.96....
At just 24 years old, Chad Campbell is proving that technology and determination can transform agriculture. Through his business, C.N.C Hydroponics Estates, which he started on his rooftop, he produces fresh leafy greens year-round, currently...
For many employees, data protection may be viewed as a set of rigid policies to follow or systems to maintain. However, for Shelly-Ann Walker, data protection executive at the JN Group, it is a daily responsibility that requires awareness and...
After years of using debit cards and only recently venturing into credit cards, Ana Miles with her occupation in marketing, admits she did not fully understand the complexities of credit management. That changed after enrolling in the JN Financial...
Project STAR has intensified its post-Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts with the roll-out of its Business Restart Initiative, aimed at helping micro and small entrepreneurs rebuild their businesses and restore income in some of the country’s most...
Dear Mr. Bassie, I need to replace my British citizenship certificate. I would be grateful if you could advise me on how I should proceed. A.A. Dear A.A., Persons must pay a fee to order a replacement registration or naturalisation certificate,...
Good morning Mrs. Walker-Huntington Can my daughter’s grandmother file for her even though her son (my daughter’s father) died? She is filing for all her children and grandchildren except my daughter as her father had died and she had not included...
