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Carlington Willis, general manager of Eye Q Optical, provides a free eye examination as part of the vision screening services offered at the Kingston Public Hospital 250th Anniversary Health and Wellness Fair. 
August 6, 2026

Corporate Hands | Kingston Public Hospital hosts free health fair

Reggae Marathon has reaffirmed its deep-rooted connection to Negril through a $1.5M donation worth of food items, clothing, and food vouchers valued at over $750,000 to the Negril community. The Reggae Marathon team and partners rally together to provide
August 6, 2026

Corporate Hands | Reggae Marathon donates to Negril community

Dr Ryan Haynes, UTech, Jamaica Medical Centre, checks the vitals of a youngster (centre) as her guardian (left) observes during the UTech, Jamaica Health and Services Fair held on Thursday, July 16, 2026, at the Mona Baptist Church.
August 6, 2026

Corporate Hands | UTech does community care at health and services fair

Councillor Waynette Strachan Nelson (left) shares a proud moment with Zoey Clarke (centre), a Hagley Park PEP High Achiever, joined by her mother, Angela Radcliffe, during the inaugural Hagley Park PEP High Achievers Luncheon at the JACDEN Medical Rooftop
August 6, 2026

Corporate Hands | Hagley Park PEP High Achievers feted

Coral bleaching in the Dominican Republic.
August 6, 2026

Earth Today | Bleached and broken

AUGUST IS the month most of the Caribbean watches for storm systems forming off the African coast. It is also the month ocean temperatures in the region tend to reach their annual peak. Those two…
Dr Theresa Rodriguez-Moodie
August 6, 2026

Earth Today | Public participation a must to overcome environmental woes

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION has been highlighted as a prerequisite and core element of the environmental rule of law necessary to achieve resilient economies and societies that leave no one behind.
August 6, 2026

Earth Today | A case for environmental rule of law

A NEW report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has championed environmental rule of law as central to achieving the global shift to sustainable and resilient economies and…
President John Mahama of the Republic of Ghana.
August 5, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

BACK TO AFRICA

Two noted advocates have welcomed a proposal by President John Mahama of the Republic of Ghana to create a pathway to citizenship for people of African descent, describing it as a major step toward…
Dario Shields
August 5, 2026 by Janet Silvera

‘I was just doing my job’ - Dream Weekend videographer says viral Elephant Man clip tells only part of the story
WESTERN BUREAU: For nearly three days, a viral video showing dancehall entertainer Elephant Man dragging Dream Weekend videographer Dario Shields across a stage has fuelled debate on social media. But…