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Justice of the Peace Oral Lewis is a 2026 recipient of the Badge of Honour for Meritorious Service in the field of agriculture.
20 Oct, 2026 0

From Ramble, Hanover to King’s House

When Justice of the Peace Oral Donovan Lewis got his Badge of Honour for Meritorious Service from Governor General Patrick Allen on the lawns of King’s House in St Andrew, yesterday, it was for his…
Nicola Hamilton holds a diabetes lancing device used for blood-glucose monitoring.
20 Oct, 2026 0

Councillor-caretaker joins fashion week push to raise diabetes awareness

With November being observed as National Diabetes Month, councillor-caretaker for the Ocho Rios Division, Nicola Hamilton, has thrown her weight behind efforts to raise awareness of the chronic health…
Kinkead-Clark
20 Oct, 2026 0

Early childhood investment key to Ja’s future - Professor Kinkead-Clark

Jamaica’s ability to build a healthier, better educated, and more productive society depends heavily on what happens during the first five years of a child’s life, according to Professor Zoyah…
A. J. Nicholson
20 Oct, 2026 0

Nicholson calls for CCJ judges to end ‘public bickering’

(CMC): Former Jamaica Attorney General A. J. Nicholson has told judges of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) that “public bickering” must be shunned. Nicholson said it was never the…
Errol Greene
20 Oct, 2026 0

Errol Greene to lead reform at UHWI

Errol Greene has been appointed Acting Chief Executive Officer of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), effective Tuesday, October 20. The UHWI, in a statement today, said Greene brings…
20 Oct, 2026 0

Flight attendant charged for allegedly attempting to smuggle cocaine at airport granted $1m bail

The flight attendant who was arrested last Monday at the Norman Manley airport in Kingston after allegedly attempting to smuggle 7.5 pounds of cocaine hidden in his luggage to the United States was…
Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon.
20 Oct, 2026 0

NSWMA to carry out monthly bulky waste collection in Norwood

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) will be introducing monthly bulky waste collection in Norwood, St James, says the agency’s Executive Director, Audley Gordon. Speaking to…
His court date is being finalised.
20 Oct, 2026 0

76-y-o St Ann man charged with arson over fire at business establishment

A 76-year-old St Ann man has been charged with arson for allegedly setting a business establishment in his Breadnut Hill community in Ocho Rios on fire. Leonard McLean, otherwise called ‘Barba’, is…
20 Oct, 2026 0

Update | Man found guilty of shooting, robbing policeman found in bushes in Portmore

The man who was charged with shooting and robbing a policeman along Municipal Boulevard in Portmore, St Catherine has been found guilty and is to be sentenced on January 22 next year. Javon Marshal…