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Set units between 24 C and 25 C for efficient cooling.
August 21, 2026

Ways to reduce energy costs

Summer heatwaves can send businesses’ energy bills soaring, squeezing margins as air-conditioning systems work harder to keep premises cool. Fortunately, there are ways to reduce electricity costs…
Recording artiste and philanthropist Sean Paul offloads lumber at Scott’s Cove, more popularly known as Border fishing village, between St Elizabeth and Westmoreland, on November 13.
August 21, 2026

Judy Mowatt, Sean Paul partner for Bluefields recovery fair

The Judy Mowatt Outreach Ministries (JMOM) and the Sean Paul Foundation have joined forces to host Bluefields Rising: Health & Recovery Fair, a free two-day initiative aimed at helping families…
More than 1,400 applicants were interviewed during Iberostar’s two-day recruitment drive.
August 21, 2026

Iberostar’s JOIA reopening to create 400 jobs

Iberostar Hotels & Resorts says demand for hospitality jobs remains strong, after more than 1,400 people attended a two-day recruitment drive aimed at filling about 400 vacancies across its…
Reach Primary and Infant School in Portland, which benefited from the CHASE Fund’s perimeter fencing programme.
August 21, 2026

CHASE completes fencing at 10 early childhood schools

As Jamaica prepares for the new academic year, the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund has completed perimeter fencing at 10 early childhood institutions, creating safer and more…
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August 21, 2026

Hello mi neighbour | How covetousness destroys contentment

Why do some people who have little or nothing tend to dislike those who seem to have a little more? Covetousness. Why do some countries wage wars against other countries? More often than not, it is…
Students Dimetri Lee (left) and Serena Morris of UTech, Jamaica’s Sagicor Innovation Lab, showcase the RootIQ platform at the annual Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show.
August 21, 2026

UTech platform digitises crop tracking

The University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech), through its Sagicor-sponsored Innovation Lab, has unveiled RootIQ, a blockchain-enabled agricultural traceability platform designed to strengthen food…
Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness (second left), in discussion with Founder of the Missionaries of the Poor, Father Richard Ho Lung (right), during a visit to the Missionaries of the Poor Hanover Street location in downtown Kingston on Wednesday (August 19
August 21, 2026

UDC completing consultation to commence construction at National Heroes Park

Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness, has announced that the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) is completing the public consultation phase to advance the development of National Heroes Park and the…
August 21, 2026

Police seize mini-AR-15, ammunition and ganja in St James

The police in St James seized a mini-AR-15 rifle, 10 rounds of ammunition and approximately three pounds of vegetable matter resembling ganja during an operation on Wednesday. The police report that…
Commanding Officer, St Catherine North, Senior Superintendent of Police, Hopton Nicholson, delivering remarks during the St Catherine North Community Safety and Security Unit Neighbourhood Watch Security Conference on Saturday, August 15, at the DOME, Span
August 21, 2026

Murders down in St Catherine North Police Division

The St Catherine North Police Division has recorded a 42 per cent reduction in murders since the start of the year. Commanding Officer for St Catherine North, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP)…