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Dr Carey Wallace, executive director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund, addresses participants at the Tourism Linkages Network speed networking forum in Negril, Westmoreland.
March 14, 2026

Stakeholders urged to seize new opportunities in tourism

Western Bureau: Tourism stakeholders are being urged to strengthen local supply chains and seize new opportunities within Jamaica’s expanding tourism industry, features that were highlighted at…
Lorraine Givans (left), of LG Coaching JA, and Kimboley Parkinson Poyser, owner of Kimboley Kollection, at the speed networking forum. 
March 14, 2026

Linkages forum opens doors for small business owners

Western Bureau: Small business owners, manufacturers, service providers and other stakeholders with links to the local hospitality sector got a chance to connect with the sector’s decision-makers at…
Montego Bay’s Mayor Richard Vernon addressing the monthly meeting of the St James Municipal Corporation on Thursday.
March 14, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Mayor: Businesses behind 80% of MoBay’s illegal dump waste

WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay Mayor, Richard Vernon, is urging stricter oversight of the city’s business community, arguing that commercial operators should face prosecution for improper waste disposal.…
Akeem Williams, technical sales consultant at Newport-Fersan Jamaica, addresses ginger farmers during a training session on preventing and treating rhizome rot on Wednesday.
March 14, 2026

St Ann ginger farmers trained to combat ‘soft rot’ disease

Ginger farmers from the Grant’s Bailey community in St Ann gathered on Wednesday with one goal in mind, to strengthen the fight against rhizome rot, one of the most damaging diseases affecting ginger…
Ambassador Marks
March 14, 2026

Amb Marks to receive RNFJ’s Inaugural President’s Award

Washington DC: Former Jamaica Ambassador to the United States and Minister of Efficiency, Innovation & Digital Transformation in the Office of the Prime Minister, Audrey Marks, is to receive the…
Tonian D. Trowers, author of ‘Kam & Kez Adventures: Jamaica’.
March 14, 2026 by Keisha Hill

New children’s book invites young readers to explore Jamaica

For Jamaican author, Tonian D. Trowers, storytelling became more than a creative pursuit; it evolved into a source of healing, love and cultural celebration. Her debut children’s book, Kam & Kez…
William Anthony ‘Tony’ Gray.
March 14, 2026 by Derrick Scott

‘The C’bean community has lost a great servant’

WASHINGTON, DC: The Atlanta Jamaican diaspora community is mourning the death of one of its outstanding community leaders, William Anthony “Tony” Gray, who passed away on February 27, 2026, in…
Steven Golding
March 14, 2026 by Paul H. Williams

Golding launches nursery rhymes celebrating Jamaican heritage

For generations, basic school students in Jamaica have been reciting nursery rhymes — catchy verses whose playful lines often seem nonsensical at first glance. Yet they carry coded messages far…
Shamier Anderson, Fabienne Colas, co-founder of the Toronto Black Film Festival, Stephan James, and Emile Castonguay, co-founder and programming director of the festival.
March 14, 2026 by Neil Armstrong

Canadian actor brothers of Jamaican heritage honoured

TORONTO: Two Canadian brothers, actors and producers of Jamaican heritage, were honoured on the opening night of the 14th annual Toronto Black Film Festival with a career achievement award.…