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August 30, 2026

Sean Major-Campbell | Cries from the ocean floor

Is there a place for forgiveness in conversations around the transatlantic slave trade? Since the Caribbean has a rich Christian tradition, shouldn’t we be more willing to forgive the colonial…
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August 30, 2026

Dwight Fletcher | The Church and the future of Jamaica

Jamaica is a small nation with an extraordinary global influence. Through our music, sport, culture and people, we have made an impact far beyond our shores. Central to the story of Jamaica has been…
Colombian Ambassador to Jamaica Emiliana Bernard Stephenson addressing the gathering at the service to honour Rev’d Philip Beekman Livingston Jr at the East Queen Street Baptist Church, downtown Kingston on Sunday, August 16.
August 30, 2026 by Paul H. Williams

J’can and San Andrean Baptists honour Philip Beekman Livingston Jr

Philip Beekman Livingston Jr was a descendant of British people who owned plantations in Jamaica and the now Colombian archipelago of San Andres, Providencia and Catalina. When Emancipation came along…
Suzette Campbell, a resident of Coopers Pen, Trelawny, became emotional during the tour of Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness who was visiting the community yesterday.
August 29, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

December target for Coopers Pen relocation

WESTERN BUREAU: During a visit yesterday to Coopers Pen in Trelawny, where 20 houses were flattened during a demolition exercise on August 11, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness said he is targeting…
Dr Christopher Tufton, minister of health and wellness; and Dr Karen Webster Kerr (right), national epidemiologist in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, present a grant to Dr Andrienne Williams for wellness research at the Ministry of Health and Wellness
August 29, 2026 by Erica Virtue

$50m research push as Gov’t invests in health talent

The Government is investing $50 million in healthcare research while spending an average of $500 million annually to train healthcare workers in areas where there are critical shortages, Health and…
Dervan Malcolm
August 29, 2026 by Lester Hinds

‘Dervan made the diaspora feel seen, heard, and connected’

Jamaicans at home and in the diaspora woke Friday morning to news that Dervan Malcolm, the popular host of The Jamaican Diaspora Live Online, heard Saturdays on Power 106 FM, had died. The Jamaican…
From left: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness in conversation with Edmund Barlett, member of parliament (MP) for St James East Central; Debbie Lewis, resident; and Tova Hamilton, MP for Trelawny North, during a tour of Coopers Pen in Trelawny yesterday.
August 29, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Policy to be developed on security forces’ involvement in demolitions, says Holness

WESTERN BUREAU: Amid backlash over the involvement of the police in the recent demolition exercise at Coopers Pen in Trelawny, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has indicated that the Government is to …
Harrison
August 29, 2026 by Carl Gilchrist

Ocho Rios entrepreneur develops all-in-one business platform

A Jamaican-built platform that aims to give small businesses a single hub for marketing, sales and customer management is gaining traction across the Caribbean and beyond. SnapTap, an AI-powered…
Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett (third left) cuts the ribbon to officially open the rehabilitated roadway between Robins Bay and Strawberry Fields, St Mary, on Wednesday. Sharing in the moment are (from left) Mark Knight, managing director, Wadmar Con
August 29, 2026

$42.7m road upgrade to support tourism expansion

A $42.7-million road rehabilitation project in St Mary was officially opened on Wednesday as the Government pushes to expand tourism beyond Jamaica’s traditional resort hubs. The upgraded…