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Prepared sticks, palm thatch and finished broom heads await assembly during the broom-making process.Prepared sticks, palm thatch and finished broom heads await assembly during the broom-making process.
August 5, 2026 by Keisha Hill

Broomie sweeps traditional craft into modern business

Long before the Broomie™ brand became a growing Jamaican business, Oshane Mamby was a boy in Clarendon watching his family transform palm thatch and sticks into something simple but indispensable: a…
Sujanne Smith, formerly of Foundation Preparatory School, earned a government scholarship and will attend Glenmuir High School this September.
August 5, 2026 by Olivia Brown

Scholarship winners credit discipline, support for PEP success

For Jahneal Kennedy and Sujanne Smith, academic success did not happen by accident. It was built on years of discipline, determination and the support of parents and teachers who recognised their…
From left: Reverend Dr Alberto Gordon May, guest speaker and resident of San Andrés; musician Jimmy Archbold; fellow San Andrés resident Ishmael May; and Emiliana Bernard Stephenson, ambassador of the Republic of Colombia to Jamaica, at the Caribbean Con
August 5, 2026 by Paul H. Williams

Colombian island joins C’bean push for reparative justice

San Andrés, a Colombian overseas department located approximately 300 miles from Jamaica and about 467 miles from mainland Colombia, is joining the Caribbean campaign for reparations for the harms…
Dr Christopher Tufton, minister of health and wellness.
August 5, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Community groups get more time to apply for $500m C.A.R.E. Fund

WESTERN BUREAU: Community-based organisations, churches and other civil-society groups have been given an additional three weeks to apply for a share of the Government’s $500-million Community…
Grace & Staff Community Development Foundation Programme Manager Sujae Boswell (centre) shares a light moment with participants at the foundation’s recent Football Bonanza.
August 5, 2026

Grace & Staff uses football to build skills and community ties

More than 30 teenagers from four communities, downtown Kingston, Majesty Gardens, Barbican and De La Vega City in Spanish Town, recently gathered at The Queen’s School football field for the inaugural…
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August 5, 2026

Constant Spring Road Church of God marks 70 years

The Constant Spring Road Church of God is celebrating 70 years of ministry, marking seven decades of spiritual leadership and community service from its home at 93B Constant Spring Road in Kingston.…
President of Scotia Insurance Jamaica Company Limited, Debra Lopez-Spence (right), poses with one of the 2025 Scholarship recipients, Amy-Marie Frasier.
August 5, 2026

Scotia Insurance relaunches scholarship programme

As education costs continue to weigh on Jamaican families, Scotia Insurance has relaunched its education scholarship programme, offering eligible policyholders up to $150,000 to help cover the…
Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness (centre), looks on as New Social Housing Programme beneficiary Andrea Burke (second left) shows off the keys to her new home during the handover ceremony at 43 Rosemary Lane, Kingston on August 4. They are joined by (from
August 5, 2026

Gov’t exploring modular housing units for vulnerable Jamaicans

As part of its commitment to addressing housing challenges, the Government is exploring the introduction of modular semi-permanent housing units across the island as an additional option for meeting…
August 5, 2026

Clarendon man charged with arson and burglary

A 56-year-old Clarendon man has been charged for allegedly breaking into a house and setting a fire. Charged with arson and burglary is Conroy White, otherwise called ‘Sojie’ or ‘Morris’, a farmer…