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Aubyn Green, the NWC’s community services manager for Trelawny.
July 24, 2026 by Leon Jackson

Calabar promised water relief next week

WESTERN BUREAU: The water woes that have been plaguing the Calabar community near Duncans, Trelawny, could be alleviated in the coming week as Councillor Fabian Davis says plans are…
Launch of the 35th Kingston Wharves Under-15 Cricket Competition on Tuesday.
July 24, 2026

Melbourne open revamped Kingston Wharves with win

Melbourne’s under-15 cricket team won the first and only match that was played at the start of the 35th Kingston Wharves Under-15 Cricket Competition on Tuesday at Boys’ Town Cricket Club in Trench…
India’s batsman Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (right) celebrates reaching a half century with his teammate Ishan Kishan during the first T20 cricket match against Zimbabwe in Harare, Zimbabwe, yesterday.
July 24, 2026

Teenager Sooryavanshi blasts 50 off 18 as India cruises past Zimbabwe

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP): The 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hit his first international half-century for India as Zimbabwe were comfortably beaten by seven wickets in a Twenty20 yesterday.…
Ann Marie Brown-Burgess, fashion design lecturer at Montego Bay Community College, with her JTA Golden Torch Award for 35 years of service in the education sector.
July 24, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

MBCC fashion lecturer stitches together 35 years of excellence

WESTERN BUREAU: Ann Marie Brown-Burgess, the fashion designing course lecturer at the Montego Bay Community College (MBCC) in St James, was recently presented with the Jamaica Teachers’ Association’s…
Oneil Campbell
July 24, 2026 by Ruddy Mathison

St Johns Road mourns three men killed in Trelawny crash

The black buntings hanging across St Johns Road on the outskirts of Spanish Town fluttered gently in the breeze on Thursday, but they could not soften the grief that has settled over the close-knit St…
Dr Janice Johnson Dais founder of the GrassROOTS Community Foundation interacting with the girls from Flankersduring one of her literacy empowerment sessions at the St James Parish Library.
July 24, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

US-based philanthropist looks to transform St James Parish Library

WESTERN BUREAU: Convinced that education remains one of the most powerful weapons in the fight against crime and poverty, Jamaica-born academic and philanthropist Dr Janice Johnson Dias has decided to…
Donor and philanthropist Branatic Neufville giving remarks during the handover ceremony at May Pen Hospital on Thursday, July 16.
July 24, 2026 by Olivia Brown

Hospital donor urges first responder training for police

A former ward of the State who donated more than $5 million worth of medical equipment to the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) last Thursday is urging the Government to consider providing…
McLeggon puts her own spin on classic polka dots with a FiercebyDre top, Tajie’s Trendy Fashion skirt and loafers from Heel-O.
July 24, 2026

Monique McLeggon shares vibrant, modest looks for summer

For years, modest fashion was often associated with shapeless silhouettes, muted palettes and strict guidelines. Today, a new generation of Christian women is reshaping those perceptions, using…
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange hugs Beenie Man at the launch of his Summa Sizzle on Wednesday at 100 Kingston on Hope Road, St Andrew.
July 24, 2026 by Yasmine Peru

‘One Babsy pon di app’: Grange hails dancehall at Summa Sizzle launch

When Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, attended Wednesday’s launch of Summa Sizzle – the stage show curated by dancehall superstar Beenie Man and which returns after…