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Alexander De Croo (seated), administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and United Nations under-secretary-general, interacts with Keisha Wint, a blind poultry farmer from South Manchester, as she displays her first aid kit presented t
March 7, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

UNDP helping western Jamaica’s fishing communities rebuild after Melissa

WESTERN BUREAU: Alexander De Croo, a senior official of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and United Nations Under-Secretary-General, has indicated that international partnerships are…
Kevin Richards, chief commissioner of the Scout Association of Jamaica, is receiving his warrant from Sir Patrick Allen, governor-general and chief scout of Jamaica.
March 7, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

New Scout commissioner wants organisation to tackle challenges facing youths

WESTERN BUREAU: Kevin Richards, the newly installed chief commissioner of the Scout Association of Jamaica, says the movement must confront growing challenges impacting young people while building on…
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March 7, 2026

US Embassy partners with STEAMHouse, NexxStepp to launch youth innovation programme

The United States (US) Embassy Kingston and STEAMHouse Network Limited, in partnership with NexxStepp Training and Social Impact Consulting, yesterday officially launched TechStage: AI-Powered…
March 6, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

Diet drink dilemma

Member of Parliament for St Catherine South East Dr Alfred Dawes is raising concern that the special consumption tax on non-alcoholic sweetened beverages will also affect diet drinks, which are a…
March 6, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

Witness to deadly police shooting never expected she’d end up in court

A prosecution eyewitness in the trial of six policemen charged in the 2013 fatal shooting of three men on Acadia Drive in St Andrew told the Home Circuit Court yesterday that she had no intention of…
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 6, 2026 by Erica Virtue

HEALTHCARE HEARTBREAK: Tufton seeks to assure that contingencies in place to counter announced shutdown of 50-y-o bilateral agreement that allowed Cuban doctors to fill gaps in sector

Jamaica has closed the door on a 49-year-old bilateral arrangement with Cuba that sent hundreds of Cuban professionals to the island to bolster health infrastructure, bringing services to remote…
Governor General Sir Patrick Allen, the chief scout of Jamaica, addresses a public meeting of the Scout Association of Jamaica on February 26
March 6, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Chief scout calls for young people to live values every day

WESTERN BUREAU: Governor General Sir Patrick Allen, the chief scout of Jamaica, is calling for young Jamaicans to embrace the principles of scouting, not just in uniform but in their daily lives.…
Mark Malabver, president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association.
March 6, 2026 by Sashana Small

School shelter strain

Acting Principal of Godfrey Stewart High School Stacey-Ann Ottey Clarke says the school’s administration is disappointed after state agencies failed to honour a January deadline to remove…
Dr Dayton Campbell, member of parliament for Westmoreland Eastern.
March 6, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Campbell: $787m ROOFS allocation in Westmoreland undermined by transportation burden

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Dayton Campbell, the member of parliament for Westmoreland Eastern, says the Government’s Restoration of Owner and Occupant Family Shelter (ROOFS) Programme is poorly conceived,…