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Tony Deyal | Water, water, everywhere and not a drop to drink

Last week, having chosen the great Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known by the pen name ‘Mark Twain’, an American writer, humourist and essayist, people liked it so much that I was asked to continue with a…
From left: Danielle Insang (left), brand marketing lead at CB Foods, with scholarship recipients Akeem Brown, Wayne Smith, Shamar Morrison, Shani Williams, Tyquon McDougall and Samantha Fisher (third right), assistant brand manager at CB Foods.
Published 12 hours ago

CB Chicken backs students at Tivoli Gardens back-to-school treat

For 14-year-old Shani Williams, receiving an $80,000 scholarship from CB Chicken brought both a smile and a welcome sense of relief. The Holy Childhood High School student is being supported for the…
Omar Wright (right), lead, Environment and Community Development at the JN Foundation, hands over back-to-school-supplies to Roan Green, principal of Petersfield High School in Westmoreland. JN Foundation made the donation to the institution during a visit
Published 12 hours ago

Petersfield High principal praises resilient staff

Roan Green, principal of Petersfield High School in Westmoreland, has praised the resilience and unwavering commitment of his teachers for their efforts to keep learning on track at the institution…
All set to start her first year at the University of Technology, Chritine-Ameila Seville receives a kiss from her proud father, Christopher Seville, a teacher’s aide at the Jamaica Association for the Deaf. The younger Seville was a recipient of the JPS
Published 12 hours ago

GoodHeart |Chritine-Amelia Seville’s engineering dream takes flight

Tuition expenses will not be a concern for Chritine-Amelia Seville when she begins university this month. The University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech)-bound student is among five recipients of the…
Published 12 hours ago

London screening shines spotlight on Jamaican beach-access documentary

LONDON, England: A documentary examining the growing battle over public access to Jamaica’s coastline was set to make its UK premiere on Friday, September 4 at the Ritzy Cinema in Brixton, bringing…
Yellowman, a two-time Grammy nominee and former Alpha student.
Published 12 hours ago by Derrick Scott

Alpha School of Music returns to Supernova Festival

Washington DC. The rich musical legacy of Kingston’s historic Alpha School of Music will once again take centrestage in the United States when students and staff of the 146-year-old institution travel…
Almost 30 years after the release of the iconic movie ‘Dancehall Queen’, starring Audrey Reid, the new television series ‘Daughters of the Dancehall Queen’ draws on its cultural legacy.
Published 12 hours ago by Nicola Cunningham

Almost 30 years after ‘Dancehall Queen’, new series enters production

Building on the legacy of the iconic film Dancehall Queen while bringing a new generation of stories to the screen, Daughters of the Dancehall Queen is set to begin principal photography in early…
Police in Half-Way Tree, St Andrew.
Published 12 hours ago

Commendations for compassionate policing

THE EDITOR, Madam: Given the negative perception the Jamaica Constabulary Force has been receiving, I believe it is important to highlight two officers, Corporal Kenroy Young and Inspector Hewitt, who…
FILE - The seal of U.S. Department of Homeland Security is seen before the news conference with Acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Todd Lyons at ICE Headquarters, in Washington, on May 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, Fi
Published 16 hours ago

US deports more than 100 people to Haiti as gang violence persists

CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti (AP) — The United States government deported more than 100 people to Haiti on Thursday as it ramps up such flights to the troubled Caribbean country. The flight departed from…