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Superintendent Odaine Dennis, commanding officer for the Manchester Division, greets and poses with a young camper last week.
August 24, 2026

Manchester youth eye JCF after camp

Loud cheers, competitive energy and vibrant musical performances filled the air last Friday as the Manchester Division southern zone summer camp ended with an action-packed sports day and talent…
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August 24, 2026

Professor Carol Archer tapped for global sustainable cities award jury

Professor Carol Archer has been invited to serve as one of seven international jurors for the fourth cycle of the Global Award for Sustainable Development in Cities, known as the Shanghai Award, in…
August 24, 2026

Rolling out the mat for oneness

Say the word yoga and most people picture a mat, a set of postures, and perhaps a studio with soft lighting and softer music. That picture is not wrong, but it is incomplete. The postures, or asanas,…
Kim Mair (right), CEO of the JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation, takes a first-hand look at Little Theatre’s new Digital Sound Board System, with her is Marisa Benain, executive director of the Little Theatre.
August 24, 2026

JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation donates J$1.5m to support Little Theatre restoration

The JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the JMMB Group, has donated J$1.5 million towards the restoration and preservation of the historic Little Theatre, supporting the purchase of…
The top four campers at the Supreme Ventures Foundation (SVF) Junior Creators Robotics Camp celebrate their SVF Robotics Scholarship wins. Pictured with Heather Goldson (left), executive director of the Supreme Ventures Foundation, are (from second left) K
August 24, 2026

Junior Creators Robotics Camp equips students with skills to build the future

Eighty young innovators from Portmore communities spent five days building, coding and imagining the future at the Supreme Ventures Foundation’s (SVF) annual Junior Creators Robotics Camp, held from…
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August 24, 2026 by Lester Hinds

South Florida bids bittersweet goodbye to Mair

With outgoing Jamaican Consul General to Miami Oliver Mair preparing to take up duties as consul general in New York, community organisations across South Florida and Atlanta recently held a number of…
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August 24, 2026 by Lester Hinds

Bartlett to be honoured with Pyne Africa Icon Award

Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett is set to be honoured as a Tourism Icon at the PYNE Awards Africa 2026, in recognition of his global leadership in building tourism resilience and…
August 24, 2026

From the farm to your plate!

Hi, boys and girls! Have you ever stopped to think about where the food on your plate comes from? Before that banana becomes your snack or that breadfruit reaches the dinner table, there’s a whole…
Mayor of Kingston Andrew Swaby at the car pound of the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation.
August 24, 2026

Derelict vehicle crackdown leaves KSAMC pound at capacity

Mayor of Kingston Andrew Swaby says the vehicle pound of the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is at capacity after removing more than 700 derelict vehicles from the streets since…