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The two-day festival of Rosh Hashanah is marked with song, celebration in the synagogue, and the blowing of a ram’s horn known as a ‘shofar’.
August 23, 2026

Yaakov Raskin | What is the Jewish New Year, and why is it celebrated in September?

All around the world, birthdays of leaders and important historical figures are marked with national celebrations – George Washington’s birthday in the USA, Victoria Day in Canada, and Heroes Day in…
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August 22, 2026 by Ruddy Mathison

PNP bets on democratic socialism - Golding embraces Manley’s 1970s philosophy, vows to build on former PM’s legacy

People’s National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding has embraced democratic socialism, the political philosophy championed by former PNP leader and Prime Minister Michael Manley in the 1970s,…
Regional Director Dr Michelle Pinnock.
August 22, 2026 by Janet Silvera

In the classroom, six days a week…Region Four’s 36 volunteer educators rally students after Melissa – and the results are in

WESTERN BUREAU: They started with mathematics. Then students wanted Spanish, English, science, information technology and social studies. Soon, four weekdays were not enough. “Miss, we’re ready,” they…
Delroy Chuck (right), minister of justice and constitutional affairs, chats with Justice Bryan Sykes, chief justice of Jamaica, during the Judiciary’s Strategic Management Retreat at the AC Hotel in Kingston on Monday.
August 22, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

Digital court case management system to go live in October 2027

Jamaica’s Judiciary is aiming to launch an integrated electronic case management system (IECMS) on October 1, 2027, as the government and the courts prepare to invest millions of US dollars in…
From left: Senior Superintendent of Police Eron Samuels, commanding officer for the St James Police Division; Councillor Richard Vernon, mayor of Montego Bay; Jason Russell, president of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry; and Roshane Reid-Ko
August 22, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

More compassion needed for cancer patients, says JCS head

WESTERN BUREAU: Executive director of the Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS), Roshane Reid-Koomson, is urging Jamaicans, particularly employers and healthcare workers, to show greater compassion towards…
Charna-Kay McLauren (centre) speaks with NPSC Regional Parenting Support managers Sabrina Williams of Region 5 (left) and Tamara Show-McFarlane (right) during a visit to her newly constructed home in Arlington, St Elizabeth.
August 22, 2026

NPSC, Food For The Poor help family rebuild after storm

For Charna-Kay McLauren of Arlington, St Elizabeth, the journey from heartbreak to hope has been defined by resilience, faith and determination. After Hurricane Melissa destroyed the home she shared…
Journalist Janet Silvera receives the inaugural First Dance Studios FLAME Award from founder and artistic director Jody-Marie Smith during the National Dance Theatre Company’s 64th Season of Dance finale in Montego Bay on Sunday.
August 22, 2026

First Dance Studios honours Janet Silvera with inaugural FLAME Award

First Dance Studios has honoured journalist and civic leader Janet Silvera with its inaugural FLAME Award for her longstanding advocacy and support for the performing arts in western Jamaica. The…
Immediate Past President Mark Malabver passes the baton to La Sonja Harrison, the newly installed president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association, during the investiture ceremony at the association’s 62nd Annual Conference at the Ocean Coral Spring Hote
August 22, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Returning JTA president raises $18-billion school repair doubt

WESTERN BUREAU: La Sonja Harrison, the newly reinstalled president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), wants the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth, and Information to say whether the $18…
Lishann Salmon
August 22, 2026

Retired US Navy Officer Karl Bryan to be installed as Ja’s Honorary Consul in Richmond

Washington, D.C.: The Embassy of Jamaica will formally introduce Jamaica-born retired United States Navy officer Karl Bryan to the Jamaican community in Virginia as Jamaica’s second honorary consul…