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Mourners take one final look at the body of Shani Coke in Troy, Trelawny yesterday.
Published 7 minutes ago by Janet Silvera

‘Our grief must become action’

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaicans are being challenged to break the culture of silence surrounding the abuse of children, with Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert, minister of state in the Ministry of Justice and…
Pearnel Charles Sr with his wife Gloria at his 90th birthday party held yesterday in St Andrew. The couple have been married for 56 years and raised seven children together.
Published 7 minutes ago

Pearnel Charles celebrates 90

Family, friends and political colleagues gathered at the home of former Speaker of the House Pearnel Charles Sr yesterday to celebrate his 90th birthday, which he officially marks today. Among those…
O’Brian Heron (left), the president of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), chats with Lindsay McFarlane, executive director of SNL Jamaican Tours Limited, following the JHTA’s annual general meeting at the Half Moon Hotel in Montego Bay,
Published 9 minutes ago by Christopher Thomas

Tourism recovery must not be compromised, says JHTA boss

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) President O’Brian Heron says he is hopeful that upcoming talks with the Government will influence its decision to increase general…
A fireman walks past the burnt out Superior Parts building along Hagley Park Road in St Andrew on Friday.
Published 8 minutes ago

After the flames

A day after a devastating fire gutted the headquarters of Superior Honda Parts Limited and spread to neighbouring auto-parts supplier Ketro Trading Company Limited, firefighters remained on the scene…
Conrad Saunders, programme coordinator at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, receives a certificate from Dr Jennifer Brown-Tomlinson, medical director, Jamaica AIDS Support for Life.
Published 7 minutes ago by Racquel Porter

Workplace inclusion must become part of everyday culture, says labour ministry official

Rather than simply being written into workplace policies, Conrad Saunders, programme coordinator in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s (MLSS) HIV Unit, says respect, dignity and fairness…
A drone view of the aftermath of flash flooding along the Trishuli river amidst fresh water surge warning in the Trishuli Bazaar area of Nuwakot district, Nepal.
Published 8 minutes ago

How does a collapsing glacier turn into a lethal wall of mud and water?

A collapsing glacier in Tibet led to a devastating wall of water and debris roaring through a valley in Nepal, leaving hundreds dead and many hundreds still missing. Stuart Dunning is a professor of…
Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force were on hand during Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness’s visit to Coopers Pen in Trelawny on Friday.
Published 8 minutes ago by Albert Ferguson

Holness puts squatters on notice there’ll be no ‘chopping the line’

WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has indicated that he might have to use emergency powers to prevent people from moving onto lands at Coopers Pen, Trelawny, in an attempt to secure a…
Senator Marlon Morgan, parliamentary secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, speaking at the Region Four Back-to-School Conference for principals at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St James.
Published 8 minutes ago by Albert Ferguson

Schools urged to brace for dry spell

WESTERN BUREAU School leaders are being urged to intensify water conservation and rainwater harvesting efforts as Jamaica enters the 2026-27 academic year amid continuing dry conditions and forecasts…
Russchanie Douglas (left), senior relationship manager at Mayberry Investments Limited, interacts with Paulton Gordon, community development director at the University of Technology, Jamaica. The two connected at the UTech ‘Week of Welcome’ Orientation
Published 8 minutes ago

Investment firm takes financial literacy discussions to UTech

Mayberry Investments Limited (MIL) joined the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) for its ‘Week of Welcome’ Orientation Week from August 23 to 27, engaging new and returning students as they…