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Professor William ‘Bill’ Aiken (centre), district governor for Rotary District 7020, explains how the defibrillator should be used to Dr Wendy-Ann Byfield-Lyons (second from right), medical officer in charge of the Duhaney Park Health Centre in St Andr
April 4, 2026

Duhaney Park Health Centre gets first defibrillator

It’s a universal fact in Jamaica that cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of sudden death. According to the Ministry of Health and Wellness, deaths from cardiovascular diseases account for…
Ramon Smith, a JN volunteer, carries relief packages for residents of Harmony Hall. The JN Foundation with funding from Corus International, an ensemble of faith-based organisations, organised a mission to the community to provide residents, slowly recover
April 4, 2026

JN, St John continue post-Melissa relief in remote communities

For JN Foundation and St John Ambulance Jamaica, ongoing visits to Hurricane Melissa-battered communities in western Jamaica have reinforced a sense of resolve rather than fatigue. With the next…
Residents gather to get food at the World Central Kitchen location in Beeston Spring, Westmoreland, during the first month after Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica last October.
April 4, 2026

Corent McDonald | Building back better must include building back the mind

In a recent national address, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness laid out a compelling and necessary vision for rebuilding Jamaica in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. He outlined four forward-thinking…
Sarah Mullally, the new Archbishop of Canterbury, spiritual leader of the world’s 85 million Anglicans, speaks inside Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, England, on Friday, October 3, 2025.
April 4, 2026

Sean Major-Campbell | Women carrying the good news at Easter

“There is hope, because we are invited to trust that God will do a new thing.” Prophetic words from our dearly beloved in Christ, Sarah Mullally, the first woman to be installed as the Archbishop of…
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April 4, 2026

The power of blood covenants

I’ve said this before in an article and today, I’m saying it again: The Bible is a bloody book. In our modern-day, Western culture, blood is considered gory or unsanitary, but in Eastern cultures and…
April 4, 2026

Gabriel Agbo | You can do it

Yes, this is the time for possibilities! Things that were hitherto impossible to you will now become possible. Listen, something will start coming out of nothing. Our testimonies will defy all…
Jason Russell (left), president of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Dwight Crawford, deputy mayor of Montego Bay, in conversation during the University of Technology, Western Jamaica Campus School of Business Administration annual semi
April 5, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Cash over claims

WESTERN BUREAU: Warning that insurance alone is not enough to safeguard businesses from disaster, Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Jason Russell is urging entrepreneurs to…
Members of the Jamaica College team celebrate with the Schools’ Challenge Quiz championship trophy after their victory during the grand finale of the 2026 competition on Thursday night at TVJ’s studios in St Andrew.
April 5, 2026 by Karen Madden

Nail-biting triumph

There were tears on both sides of the aisle as Jamaica College ended a 39-year drought to lift the Television Jamaica (TVJ) Schools’ Challenge Quiz (SCQ) defeating Westwood High School 30 – 28 in a…
A court date is being finalised.
April 3, 2026

Two St Mary men charged for allegedly using fake US currency to make purchase

Two men from St Mary have been charged after allegedly using counterfeit United States currency to make purchases at a business establishment in Oracabessa. Charged are 25-year-old shop operator…