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Charge d’Affaires Scott Renner (centre, standing) and United States Embassy Public Affairs Attaché, Mike Lavallee (third left, standing) are joined by YLAI alumni (back row) Latoya Rattary Ellis, Rachel Callaghan, O’Shane Ellis, Latoya West Blackwood
March 26, 2026 by Corey Robinson

Eight Jamaicans earn spots in 2026 YLAI Fellowship Programme

Eight young Jamaicans have been selected for the 2026 cohort of the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Fellowship Programme, the United States Embassy in Kingston has announced. The…
From left: Professor Lloyd Waller, director, SALISES ,The UWI Mona; David McAllister, member of the European Parliament; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, and Dr Erja Askola, EU ambassador to Jamaica, following the
March 26, 2026

EU-Jamaica partnership at 50

Member of the European Parliament and Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, David McAllister, has characterised the European Union (EU) and Jamaica as reliable partners whose relationship is…
From left: Dr Nadine Muschette, marketing communication and alumni affairs officer, The Moneague College; Lorraine A. Myers, director of international admissions, Monroe University; students of The Moneague College Lael Ellis and Abigail Davis; Emerson Phi
March 26, 2026 by Carl Gilchrist

From Monroe University to Westwood and Moneague with love

After Hurricane Melissa western parishes in October 2025, Shanique McKenzie-Daniel, assistant director of alumni relations at Monroe University in New York, wasted no time in mobilising support for…
Donovan Williams, member of parliament for Kingston Central.
March 26, 2026 by Kimone Francis

PNP demands probe into JLP councillor’s allegations against party colleague MP

The opposition People’s National Party (PNP) says it has written formal complaints to Jamaica’s main anti-corruption bodies following leaked voice notes highlighting allegations against Member of…
March 26, 2026

St Elizabeth man who killed 'Short Boss' in front of his kids convicted

A St Elizabeth man who shot a father six times in front of his young children and spouse has been convicted of murder. A seven-member jury, with a 6-1 majority decision, found Ethan Clarke, also…
Joseph Salmon of Jamaica College celebrates after breaking the boys’ Class One discus record twice and winning gold at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletics Championships on March 26, 2026. 
March 26, 2026

Champs 2026 | JC's Joseph Salmon breaks 15-year-old Class One discus record to claim gold

Joseph Salmon of Jamaica College broke the boys’ Class One discus record twice en route to winning gold at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletics Championships at the National Stadium on…
Jason Pitter of Kingston College smashes the Boys’ Class Two 400m record on day three of the ISSA GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships at the National Stadium last night.
March 26, 2026

Champs 2026 | Day 3 Top Performer | KC's Jason Pitter runs sub-46 to break Class Two 400m record

Breaking a record set by Christopher Taylor and becoming the first Class Two athlete to run under 46 seconds in the 400 metres belongs to Jason Pitter of Kingston College. Pitter won the boys’ Class…
Shellie Leon, registrar and CEO of the Companies Office of Jamaica.
March 26, 2026

Companies Office moves core business filings online

Effective April 1, the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) will begin transitioning nine core compliance filings to an online-only format, ending in-person processing for these services as part of its…
Saluting commitment and endurance: Senator Charles Sinclair (right) shares a photo op with a group of secondary awardees after presenting them with the symbolic cheque for J$30 million during the MBJ Foundation’s Charity Run/Walk Grant Award Ceremony at
March 26, 2026

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