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Rev Davewin Thomas
February 25, 2026

Jamaica Baptist Union elects Thomas as new president

The Jamaica Baptist Union recently concluded its 176th General Assembly, during which Reverend Davewin C. Thomas, pastor of the Burchell Circuit of Churches, was installed as president. The decision…
Doctors assist in a birth at the Ramón González Coro Maternity Hospital in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.
February 25, 2026

Country prepares aid package for Cuba

TORONTO (AP): Canada announced Monday that it is working on an aid package for Cuba as it faces blackouts and severe fuel shortages worsened by a U.S oil embargo. Foreign Minister Anita Anand declined…
February 25, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

Court awards pillion $6.5m for injuries after crash

A pillion passenger left permanently impaired after a motorcycle collided with a truck transporting an excavator along the Bog Walk main road in St Catherine 12 years ago has been awarded…
Iranian protesters hold placards and portraits as they demonstrate in front of United Nations office ahead of indirect nuclear talks between the United States and Iran in Geneva, Switzerland, on Tuesday, February 17.
February 25, 2026

Hezbollah militant group urged to avoid getting involved if the US strikes Iran

GENEVA (AP): Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji on Tuesday urged the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah not to get involved in any fighting between the United States and Iran, expressing…
A woman places flowers at the memorial to the fallen Ukrainian soldiers on Independence Square to mark the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday, February 24.
February 25, 2026

Zelenskyy says Putin has ‘not broken’ Ukrainians

KYIV, Ukraine (AP): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared on Tuesday that Russia has not “broken Ukrainians” nor triumphed in its war, four years after an invasion that has severely tested…
Oliver Mair
February 25, 2026

5th annual Marcus Garvey Groundings set for South Florida today

The Marcus Garvey Groundings, the Black History Month cultural celebration of Jamaica’s National Hero Marcus Mosiah Garvey and the country’s reggae music that’s presented by the Consulate General of…
Ramon Bremmer (left), the principal of Kew Park Primary School, accepts a Starlink package from Rotary president Jean Powell. Looking on at centre is Tracie Campbell, the principal of Ferris Primary School.
February 25, 2026 by Mickalia Kington

Rotary Club of Sav targets education in post-storm recovery

WESTERN BUREAU: In a major effort to boost education recovery in Westmoreland amid the lingering effects of Hurricane Melissa, the Rotary Club of Savanna-la-Mar, in partnership with the Rotary…
Janet Richards (left), the founder of the Janet Richards Foundation, looks on as residents of Chatham, St James, congregate at the grounds of the Bethtephil Baptist Church in the community for the distribution of care packages by the foundation last Saturd
February 25, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Janet Richards Foundation brings relief to Chatham

WESTERN BUREAU: Residents of Chatham and surrounding communities in St James, who are still recovering from the impact of Hurricane Melissa, were the recipients of much-needed supplies from the Janet…
From left: Raheem Williams and Damion Henry of Approved Labs; Simone HoSang, chief operating officer of Caribbean Food Delights, title sponsor and long-standing partner of the Vincent HoSang UWI Venture Competition; Akeem Hutchinson, CEO of Approved Labs;
February 25, 2026

Bold ideas meet big opportunities at Vincent HoSang UWI Venture Competition

Innovation and entrepreneurship took centre stage at the Mona School of Business and Management (MSBM) on February 20, as seven student-led ventures competed in the finals of the Vincent HoSang UWI…