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September 2, 2026
Renee Wallace appointed JLS Reading Ambassador
Literary content creator Renee Wallace has been appointed the Jamaica Library Service’s (JLS’s) Reading Ambassador, taking on a role aimed at promoting reading and literacy across the island. The…
September 2, 2026
Jamaica Energy Partners awards over $19m in scholarships
The Jamaica Energy Partners (JEP) Group has awarded 68 scholarships with a combined multi-year value of $19.95 million, providing support to students at the secondary and tertiary levels through its…
September 2, 2026
J’can to oversee World Bank operations in Barbados, Eastern Caribbean
Jamaica-born Judith Green has been appointed the World Bank Group’s country manager for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean States. Based in Barbados, Green will represent the International Bank for…
September 2, 2026
Daenia Ashpole appointed CEO of JBDC
Daenia Ashpole has been appointed chief executive officer of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), assuming leadership of the agency charged with supporting the growth and development…
September 2, 2026
Westmoreland woman charged for allegedly fabricating kidnapping
A 36-year-old Westmoreland woman has been charged for allegedly fabricating a story that she was kidnapped. Alecia Watkins, otherwise called ‘Renae’, of Petersfield, is charged with creating public…
September 2, 2026
Update | eFitness services restored at examination depots
The Island Traffic Authority is advising the public that all its examination depots are now able to process Electronic Certificates of Fitness (eFitness), following disruptions caused by damage to…
September 2, 2026
Rights group calls for support for displaced Coopers Pen children ahead of new school term
Children’s rights group, Fi We Children Foundation, is calling for the Government to ensure that children affected by the recent demolition of homes in Coopers Pen, Trelawny, are able to attend school…
September 2, 2026
Guys Hill, St Catherine 18-y-o charged with burglary and assault with intent to rape
Eighteen-year-old Kenardo Morgan, otherwise known as ‘Kenny’, of Benbow, Guys Hill, St Catherine, has been charged by the police with breaking into a woman’s house and attempting to rape her. …
September 2, 2026
Dunstan Bryan resumes role as Health Ministry Permanent Secretary after study leave
The Ministry of Health & Wellness has welcomed the return of Dunstan Bryan as Permanent Secretary, following his two-year study leave. The Ministry, in a statement on Wednesday, said Bryan…