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David Wilson, secretary of the Essex Valley Farmers Benevolent Society.
September 4, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Essex Valley farmers ready to combat food security challenges

WESTERN BUREAU: Farmers in Essex Valley, St Elizabeth, have welcomed the Government’s latest investment in the farming belt. However, they say the real test is whether the resources being provided can…
Nordia Barrett-Lewis (centre), founder and chief executive officer of the Atlanta, Georgia-based Barrett Immigration, with the four University of the West Indies students who received $1 million in scholarships that she recently presented to them on August
Updated 22 hours ago by Christopher Thomas

$1m lift for UWI students

WESTERN BUREAU: The upcoming September school term has been made easier for several students of The University of the West Indies (UWI) in western Jamaica, who recently received scholarships valued at…
Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) Executive Director Dr Carey Wallace (second row, left); President of the University of Technology, Jamaica, Dr Kevin Brown (second row, right); and TEF Director of Research and Risk Management Gis’elle Jones-Shepherd (front
September 4, 2026

TEF backs 15 new tourism innovators

The Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) has selected 15 Jamaican entrepreneurs for the third cohort of its Tourism Innovation Incubator, as it seeks to broaden participation in the multibillion-dollar…
Updated 8 hours ago

NPSC revamps parenting support strategy as survey reveals growing disconnect from children

A newly released national survey has revealed a troubling decline in parent-child relationships in Jamaica, prompting the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) to intensify efforts aimed at…
Published 11 hours ago

Man charged for fatal stabbing of brother in Portmore remanded

A St Catherine man charged with the stabbing death of his brother during a dispute in Newlands, Portmore, St Catherine, was today remanded in the parish court. Twenty-nine-year-old Shakim Wilson is…
Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport
Published 11 hours ago

Grange leads delegation to UK on reparations push

Jamaica’s historic push for slavery reparations enters an unprecedented legal phase today, as Culture Minister Olivia Grange departs for the United Kingdom (UK) to deliver a groundbreaking petition to…
The Portmore, St Catherine JMMB location.
Published 8 hours ago

JMMB debit card customers to pay fee on international purchases

Visa debit card customers of JMMB Bank who make international purchases will have to go deeper into their pockets as the financial institution has moved to impose a fee on these transactions. …
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon (right), tours the Ferris Primary School in Westmoreland with the principal of the institution, Tracie Campbell, on Wednesday, September 2.
Published 8 hours ago

Education Ministry to maintain close oversight of rebuilding of schools

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon, says the Ministry will maintain close oversight of the rebuilding of schools damaged by Hurricane Melissa as the…
Director-General of Communications in the Office of the Prime Minister in Antigua, Maurice Merchant
Published 7 hours ago

Antigua and United States still negotiating on third-country migrants

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Antigua and Barbuda and United States governments remain engaged in discussions over a proposed arrangement involving third-country nationals, the Director-General of…