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July 28, 2026
Growth & Jobs | ‘I’m building my dream’
“If you’re not building your dream, you’re building someone else’s,” said Andy Griffiths, a vegetable farmer operating from Goshen in St Elizabeth, who transformed a simple love for farming into a…
July 28, 2026
Growth & Jobs | Nurse Rust named UHWI’s 2026 Nurse of Excellence
When Nurse Sashara Rust struggled to find guarantors to secure a student loan for university, two members of her church stepped forward without hesitation. One even offered his house as collateral so…
July 28, 2026
Growth & Jobs | ‘There’s never a perfect time to prepare for home ownership’
As housing affordability continues to be a concern for many Jamaicans amid shifting market conditions and ongoing economic uncertainty, Karon Lewis, acting business relationship and sales manager at…
July 28, 2026
NHF offers $25 million in EduCare grants for healthcare students
The National Health Fund (NHF) is inviting eligible healthcare students to apply for its 2026 EduCare Grant, providing $25 million in funding to help cover tuition costs. Applications for the…
July 28, 2026
by Ruddy Mathison
‘I am going to prove him wrong’ - How sickle cell disease shaped Dr Jebby Campbell’s journey
For most of her life, Dr Jebby Campbell has lived with a disease that medical experts say continues to shorten lives. Yet, instead of allowing sickle cell disease to define her future, she transformed…
July 28, 2026
by Keisha Hill
Medical mission serves more than 100 in St Bess community
The determination of two blind residents from rural St Elizabeth to travel a long distance over difficult roads in search of medical care underscored a challenge facing many underserved communities:…
July 28, 2026
HELLO MI NEIGHBOUR| The cost of raising your voice
Stop shouting. Won’t make you win the argument - if that was your intention! Will only make matters worse. Shouting rarely proves a point or solves a problem - usually indicates that you really “have…
July 28, 2026
Government crafting plan to tackle declining birth rate
The Government is preparing a comprehensive response to the country’s declining birth rate that ensures long term-demographic and economic sustainability, says Health and Wellness Minister, Dr…
July 28, 2026
Update | Ewarton man charged with murder over fatal March Pen shooting
The Spanish Town police have charged a man in connection with the fatal shooting of another man in March Pen, St Catherine on Friday. Charged with murder, possession of a prohibited weapon,…