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Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson presents four-year-old Corey Webber Cummings, Jamaica’s newest citizen with an official letter of recognition marking her formal entry into Jamaican citizenship.
April 4, 2026

Embassy hosts inaugural citizenship ceremony

WASHINGTON, DC: The Embassy of Jamaica in Washington, D.C. on Friday, March 27 hosted its inaugural Citizenship Ceremony, formally recognising 27 Jamaican nationals who were either newly naturalised…
State Minister, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Rhoda Moy Crawford (second right), listens as CEO of VM Foundation, Samantha Charles (second left), makes a point to Jamaica Library Service (JLS) National Reading Competition 2025 winn
April 4, 2026

JLS targets 6,000 entrants in National Reading Competition

The Jamaica Library Service (JLS) is aiming to increase participation in the National Reading Competition to 6,000 entrants this year. Entries for the competition, which is open to Jamaicans ages six…
Samara South, a member of the JWN Foundation, takes some time to share in this picture moment with girls from Balmagie Primary School.
April 4, 2026

Schools welcome expanded menstrual kit drive from JWN Foundation

The JWN Foundation (JWNF) this week distributed 1,795 menstrual kits to schoolgirls in Kingston, Clarendon and St Elizabeth, as part of its ongoing End Period Poverty Drive.
Jadyn Sinclair (left), winner of the 2025 Union of Jamaican Alumni Associations Essay Competition, accepts a gift from Hugh Miller, acting general manager of the JN Financial Group, at the JN Group Corporate Offices recently. The occasion was a courtesy ca
April 4, 2026

Jamaican-American teen focused on giving back, preserving her heritage

From age 15, Jamaican-American student Jadyn Sinclair has distinguished herself among her peers, being the youngest ever vice-president of the student government at the Bronx High School of Science in…
Corporal Chevon McKoy serves bun and cheese to students at Jubilee Primary School on Wednesday.
April 4, 2026

Police spread Easter cheer at Jubilee Town Primary sports day

A modest donation of bun and cheese by police personnel from the Guy’s Hill Police Station in St Catherine brought lasting smiles to students of Jubilee Town Primary School on Wednesday. The occasion…
April 4, 2026

Police hunt man after gun seized during operation in Pleasant Valley, St Andrew

Police in the St Andrew North Division are searching for a man who ran from a mid-morning operation at his home in Pleasant Valley, Red Hills, leaving behind an illegal gun and ammunition. Being…
April 4, 2026

No ease-up for convicted serial rapist

A convicted serial rapist who carried out a string of brutal attacks on multiple victims, including an eight-year-old who was sodomised, will remain behind bars for 40 years after the Court of Appeal…
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…