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Jamaica Organization of New Jersey honourees (from left) Dr Janice Johnson Dias; Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, the minister of foreign affairs and foreign trade; Dr Valerie Miller; and Owen Eccles.
September 3, 2026 by Lester Hinds

Mair vows hands-on approach in New York

Jamaica’s newly installed consul general in New York, Oliver Mair, has vowed to adopt a practical approach to his new assignment, with widespread engagement with Jamaicans across the jurisdiction. “I…
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September 3, 2026

CARICOM reparations conference set for Barbados

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will convene its third regional conference on reparations in Barbados this month as the regional bloc seeks to strengthen its push for reparatory justice and deepen…
Awardees of the 2026 JWN Foundation Scholarship cohort with volunteers and directors during the recently staged Movie Day and Awards Ceremony at the Palace Cineplex in Kingston. 
September 3, 2026

JWN Foundation celebrates 69 secondary scholars

Sixty-nine secondary-school students were recognised by the JWN Foundation at its annual Secondary Scholars Movie Day & Awards Ceremony at Palace Cineplex on August 31. The scholars, from…
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September 3, 2026

New ITA boss promises transformation

Lieutenant Colonel Sheldon Bryan has taken over as director-general of road traffic at the Island Traffic Authority (ITA), promising to usher in a more modern, efficient and customer-focused…
Educator Linvern Wright.
September 3, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Educator demands workers not be ‘scapegoated’ to maintain stable economy

WESTERN BUREAU: The immediate past president of the Jamaica Association of Principals of Secondary Schools is taking issue with the Government’s economic policy, arguing that Jamaican workers must not…
Police and firefighters at Balcombe Drive Primary and Junior High School in Olympic Gardens, St Andrew, where the section of a building collapsed, killing a man and injuring another on September 1.
September 3, 2026 by Ruddy Mathison

After Balcombe collapse, Crawford warns against repairs at open schools

Chairman of the Balcombe Drive Primary and Junior High School Board Alden Brown is accusing the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information of failing to respond to appeals for assistance in…
Randell Gordon (left), a recent beneficiary of the East Central St James Scholarship and Welfare Fund, receives his presentation certificate from Edmund Bartlett, minister of tourism and member of parliament for St James East Central, during the 30th annua
September 3, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Pastor turns personal struggles into youth mission

WESTERN BUREAU: For 35-year-old pastor Randell Gordon, the hardships of his childhood and a near-fatal motor vehicle accident have shaped a mission to help young people find purpose and resist the…
Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda (foreground), along with personnel from the National Water Commission (NWC), tours the Monroe Road and Wellington Drive pipeline and sewerage expansion works in St Andrew on September 1.
Published 21 hours ago

Munroe Road-Wellington Drive pipeline project will move to night-time operations

The pipeline upgrading works from Munroe Road to Wellington Drive are shifting to night-time operations, with the corridor closing almost entirely on Sundays to allow for up to 24-hour construction. …
Published 19 hours ago

18-year-old charged with murder over fatal domino game stabbing

Eighteen-year-old Oneil Thompson, otherwise called ‘Pretty Puss’, has been charged with fatally stabbing another man during a fight at a domino game. Thompson, of New Haven, Kingston 20, is charged…