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Opposition Leader Mark Golding addressing Hopewell community meeting.
August 21, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Golding says post-Melissa for Hanover shockingly bad

WESTERN BUREAU: Amid the complaints of residents, Opposition Leader Mark Golding has given the Government a failing grade for its response to the impact of Hurricane Melissa in Hanover. “I think the…
Clive Harris, group technical manager at Rainforest addressing scholarship recipients at the group’s headquarters in Montego Bay.
August 21, 2026 by Janet Silvera

Beyond ‘Red Light, Yellow Light, Pepper Light’

WESTERN BUREAU: Young Jamaicans are being challenged to look beyond Red Light, Yellow Light, Pepper Light hype and use the Internet to find scholarships, learn skills, and pursue opportunities capable…
Healthcare providers take notes during the Western Regional Health Authority’s Family Health Review at the Burchell Baptist Church Hall in Montego Bay on August 20.
August 21, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Nutrition counselling giving pregnant women better shot at beating anaemia

WESTERN BUREAU: Nadine Simmonds-Lewis, the regional nutritionist at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), said a review by the entity has found that pregnant women who received nutrition…
Set units between 24 C and 25 C for efficient cooling.
August 21, 2026

Ways to reduce energy costs

Summer heatwaves can send businesses’ energy bills soaring, squeezing margins as air-conditioning systems work harder to keep premises cool. Fortunately, there are ways to reduce electricity costs…
Recording artiste and philanthropist Sean Paul offloads lumber at Scott’s Cove, more popularly known as Border fishing village, between St Elizabeth and Westmoreland, on November 13.
August 21, 2026

Judy Mowatt, Sean Paul partner for Bluefields recovery fair

The Judy Mowatt Outreach Ministries (JMOM) and the Sean Paul Foundation have joined forces to host Bluefields Rising: Health & Recovery Fair, a free two-day initiative aimed at helping families…
More than 1,400 applicants were interviewed during Iberostar’s two-day recruitment drive.
August 21, 2026

Iberostar’s JOIA reopening to create 400 jobs

Iberostar Hotels & Resorts says demand for hospitality jobs remains strong, after more than 1,400 people attended a two-day recruitment drive aimed at filling about 400 vacancies across its…
Reach Primary and Infant School in Portland, which benefited from the CHASE Fund’s perimeter fencing programme.
August 21, 2026

CHASE completes fencing at 10 early childhood schools

As Jamaica prepares for the new academic year, the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund has completed perimeter fencing at 10 early childhood institutions, creating safer and more…
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August 21, 2026

Hello mi neighbour | How covetousness destroys contentment

Why do some people who have little or nothing tend to dislike those who seem to have a little more? Covetousness. Why do some countries wage wars against other countries? More often than not, it is…
Students Dimetri Lee (left) and Serena Morris of UTech, Jamaica’s Sagicor Innovation Lab, showcase the RootIQ platform at the annual Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show.
August 21, 2026

UTech platform digitises crop tracking

The University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech), through its Sagicor-sponsored Innovation Lab, has unveiled RootIQ, a blockchain-enabled agricultural traceability platform designed to strengthen food…