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(From left) Tameka McNish Miller, guidance counsellor, Irwin High School; Elizabeth Terry, Founder/CEO, Limitless Transformation Coaching & Training Services Ltd; Catherina Patterson, regional training manager, e-Learning Jamaica Company Ltd; Katherine Gar
March 9, 2026

Youth development app gets JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation support

The JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the JMMB Group, has announced its support of the UNUH edutainment app pilot programme at Irwin High School in St James. The foundation…
Madge Sanderson, head of St Elizabeth Education and Therapeutic Centre.
March 9, 2026 by Kimone Francis

Forgotten learners

Months after Hurricane Melissa tore through western Jamaica, administrators and students at several special-needs institutions remain in a desperate battle for survival, grappling with a sluggish…
A woman walks with a baby in her arms past people lined up to buy bread during a blackout in Havana, Cuba,
March 9, 2026

Letter of the Day | Our silence will not protect us

THE EDITOR, Madam:
In this 2020 photo doctors form up during a farewell ceremony as they get ready to leave for Italy to help with the new coronavirus pandemic, in Havana, Cuba.
March 9, 2026

Slap in the face of Caribbean solidarity

THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica ended its nearly 50-year medical cooperation programme with Cuba, which raises serious concerns about the future of healthcare access and educational opportunity in our…
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March 9, 2026

Time to pause, not celebrate confrontation in Iran

THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing with reference to the letter to the editor ‘Moral clarity on Iran’. Let me state clearly. You will not find many Muslims defending the authoritarian rule of Ayatollah…
Uncollected garbage overflows onto the streets in Cave Valley, St Ann, earlier this year.
March 9, 2026

NSWMA to tackle garbage backlog

Minister of Local Government and Community Development Desmond McKenzie says the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is working to clear a backlog of garbage across the country,…
Dr Devon Taylor, president of the Jamaica Beach Birthright Environ-mental Movement.
March 9, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

JaBBEM president wants clarity on Flanker/Providence Beach development plans

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Devon Taylor, president of the Jamaica Beach Birthright Environmental Movement (JaBBEM), is hoping that several concerns relating to the potential environmental impact of the…
CEO of S Hotels Jamaica, Christopher Issa, and his UK representative, Victoria Cranmer, pose with the two awards they were recognised with at the PATWA International Travel Awards 2026 during the ITB trade show in Berlin, Germany, last Wednesday.
March 9, 2026 by Janet Silvera

S Hotel’s boss cops PATWA ITA awards for excellence in hospitality innovation

Berlin, Germany: Jamaican hotelier Christopher Issa has earned international recognition for his contribution to Caribbean tourism, receiving the 2026 Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA)…
March 9, 2026

The more you fear ageing, the faster your body may age

NEW YORK (ANI): Worrying about getting older, especially fearing future health problems, may actually speed up ageing at the cellular level, according to new research from the New York University. In…