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Wesley Boynes, the chairman of the NorthGate Youth and Family Development Foundation, which has launched the Operation GRACE initiative to assist victims of Hurricane Melissa in Cambridge and other surrounding communities in St James.
February 28, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Operation GRACE launched to help Hurricane Melissa victims in Cambridge

WESTERN BUREAU: Residents of Cambridge and neighbouring communities in St James, which were severely affected by Hurricane Melissa, are set to receive help to rebuild infrastructurally and…
Professor Augustine John, Human Rights campaigner and Honorary Fellow at the UCL Institute of Education, University of London.
February 28, 2026

Trump’s agenda is to make America white again

Donald Trump’s posting on his Truth Social account platform on February 6 of headshots of Michelle and Barack Obama superimposed on the bodies of apes drew widespread expressions of horror and disgust…
Donette Chin-Loy Chang.
February 28, 2026 by Neil Armstrong

Three Canadians of Jamaican heritage appointed to the Order of Ontario

TORONTO: The beginning of the Chinese New Year on Tuesday was an auspicious moment for Donette Chin-Loy Chang as it was announced that she was among 30 Ontarians appointed to the Order of Ontario,…
The new justices of the peace formally sworn in for the parish of St Andrew on Sunday.
February 28, 2026

Police commissioner urges new JPs to guard their integrity

In one of the largest commissioning ceremonies in recent years, 148 new justices of the peace (JPs) were formally sworn in for the parish of St Andrew on Sunday. The commissioning ceremony for the St…
Norman Manley Law School Principal Dr Chistopher Malcolm (right) with lead sponsors, Simone Chanpong (centre), director of Tastee Limited, and attorney Christopher Townsend of TWP, at the pilot of NMLS Dining and Mentorship Programme.
February 28, 2026

Leaders back mentorship push at Norman Manley Law School

Senior members of the judiciary have endorsed a new mentorship initiative at the Norman Manley Law School (NMLS), describing it as a necessary bridge between academic training and the realities of…
Dr Darien Henry, the principal of Montego Bay Community College, addressing the Institute of Vocational Education and Skills Training Limited’s [INVEST] graduation ceremony at the Mt Salem Seventh-day Adventist Church in Montego Bay, St James, on Wednesd
February 28, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

MBCC principal renews call for greater promotion of tertiary education

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Darien Henry, the principal of the St James-based Montego Bay Community College (MBCC), is renewing calls for greater focus on preparing students for tertiary education, a move he…
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February 28, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Gov’t eyes tomato juice for schools

WESTERN BUREAU: Floyd Green, minister of agriculture, fisheries and mining, has revealed plans to introduce a locally produced tomato-based juice into Jamaica’s school nutrition programme,…
People watch as smoke rises on the skyline after an explosion in Tehran, Iran on February 28, 2026.
February 28, 2026

US and Israel strike Iran

(AP) — The United States and Israel launched a major attack on targets across Iran on Saturday. US President Donald Trump called on the Iranian people to “take over your government” — an extraordinary…
February 28, 2026

Senior citizen found dead at St Catherine home

Police have launched a homicide investigation following the killing of a 68-year-old man at his home in Windsor Heights, St Catherine, on Friday morning. The deceased has been identified as Hartman…