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Jamaica Technical Committee Chairman, Rudolph Speid.
December 9, 2025 by Livingston Scott

Speid gets to work on football philosophy

THE RELENTLESS call for a national football philosophy and system of play is finally about to be answered says Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Technical Committee Chairman Rudolph Speid, after the…
J. Wray & Nephew wins the VM JMEA Legacy Award at the 2025 M&E Awards.
December 9, 2025

Manufacturing excellence hailed at JMEA Gala

Jamaica’s manufacturing and export sectors stepped into the spotlight on Saturday night at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston as the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA), in…
The Acting Prison Commissioner said that between April and October this year, there have been more than 600 drone drops with the most popular spot being at the Maximum Security Prison at Arouca.
December 9, 2025

Trinidadian prison officials concerned at high rate of drone drop offs into prison areas

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The acting Commissioner of Prisons, Hayden Forde, Monday said that drone drop offs were contributing significantly to contraband reaching prison walls, and is also…
Principal of the St Catherine-based Greater Portmore High School, Ricardo Ross (third left), with (from left) Vice Principal, Kevin Wright; Vice President of the Student Council, Mauricih McIntosh; Head Girl at the school, Sashneik Nicholson; Prefect, Seth
December 9, 2025

Greater Portmore High School achieves big improvement in CSEC English

Greater Portmore High School in St Catherine has achieved a pass rate of 82 per cent in Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) English, moving from a rate of 56 per cent. Principal,…
Former Education Minister Ruel Reid (left) and former Caribbean Maritime University President Professor Fritz Pinnock.
December 9, 2025 by Tanesha Mundle

Reid’s defence fights attempt to block witnesses’ names from media publication

The defence team in the multimillion-dollar fraud case involving former Education Minister Ruel Reid and his co-accused has strongly opposed a prosecution request barring the media from publishing the…
Richard Mullings, president of the Incorporated Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica.
December 9, 2025 by Sashana Small

Masterbuilders raise red flag over Government’s failure to spend

The Incorporated Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica (IMAJ) is raising an alarm over what it describes as the persistent underspending of the national capital budget, even as many of its members…
The newly renovated section of the Salvation Army School for the Blind is now in tip top shape to receive students.
December 9, 2025 by Dave Rodney

Rotary Club of Kingston completes renovation at Salvation Army School for the Blind

The Rotary Club of Kingston says it is pleased to bring to completion the renovation of the early childhood section of the Salvation Army School for the Blind on Manning’s Hill Road in St Andrew.
Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Charlton McFarlane (left), greets grade 11 student at William Knibb Memorial High School in Trelawny, Amere Pugh (right), at the USF Influencer Creative Workshop held at the St Hilda’s High Sch
December 9, 2025

Students benefit from USF’s inaugural Influencer Creative Workshop

STUDENTS LOOKING to become content creators and influencers were equipped with the knowledge and skills to build their brand and succeed in the digital space at the Universal Service Fund’s (USF)…
From left: Carlinton Burrell, CEO of the Caribbean Climate Innovation Centre (CCIC), addresses the winners of the ScaleItUp Accelerator Demo Day pitch competition. John Mark Clayton and Kerri Anne Gray (Towerfarms Limited), Joanna Anderson (Phinetic) and D
December 9, 2025

Three climate entrepreneurs to represent Jamaica in Europe

Three Jamaican climate-focused entrepreneurs are preparing to take their innovations to Europe on fully funded, all-expense-paid trips after being named winners of the Caribbean Climate Innovation…