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St Elizabeth farmer Glenford Brown.
August 11, 2026

Growth & Jobs | Farmer urges fellow farmers to leverage financing to grow business

For more than a decade, St Elizabeth farmer Glenford Brown has relied on financing from JN Bank Small Business Loans to keep his farming operation growing, despite fluctuating market prices and rising…
 Modielle Calder (left), Iberostar Rose Hall’s human resources director, lends assistance to Corretta Reid-Gray, Iberostar Rose Hall’s employee relations specialist in completing a task.
August 11, 2026

Growth & Jobs | Preparation, not perfection: Key habits that help jobseekers stand out

Landing a job comes down to clear preparation, genuine connection, and aligning your personal story with what employers need. According to Modielle Calder, human resources director at Iberostar Rose…
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August 11, 2026

The Shipping Schedule

JAMAICA FREIGHT & SHIPPING CO. LTD. KINGSTON MARTI CARIBS 11/08 SEABOARD VIKING …
Latoya Panton, chef and founder of the Young Chefs Cooking Club, guides young participants through the preparation of scrambled eggs.
August 11, 2026

Young Chefs programme marks 20 years of teaching life skills through food

A cooking programme that has introduced more than 2,000 Jamaican children to the kitchen is marking its 20th anniversary, highlighting the growing role of food education in developing practical and…
Harold Davis (left), Jamaica Business Development Corporation Acting CEO, Andrea Dempster-Chung, Kingston Creative co-founder and executive director, all smiles while signing a non-binding agreement in July. It will formally joining Jamaica’s national Sm
August 11, 2026

Growth & Jobs | JBDC impressed with Kingston Creative’s CCI intervention

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) has added Kingston Creative to its network of Small Business Development Centres (SBDCs), expanding access to structured business-development…
Gillian Hyde, deputy managing director, JN Bank.
August 11, 2026

Growth & Jobs| Strategic investments critical to MSME growth- JN Bank

As micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) operate amid rising costs and increasing competition, entrepreneurs are being encouraged to make deliberate investments in their businesses to…
Revellers were out in their numbers at the historic Jamaica Day parade in Brooklyn, New York last Saturday.
August 12, 2026 by Anthony Turner

Brooklyn’s first Jamaica Day parade a huge success

New York made history on Saturday, August 8, as the inaugural Jamaica Rising Day Parade brought thousands of revellers into the streets of Brooklyn to mark Jamaica’s 64th Independence. It was the…
Letters
August 11, 2026

Letter of the Day | Embrace values and ethics-driven approach to development

THE EDITOR, Madam: There is a dim light at the end of Jamaica’s proverbial tunnel, according to remarks by Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton during a tour of the construction of the…
Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett
August 11, 2026

Editorial | Support Guyana’s UN candidate

With the United Nations Security Council now in consultations to select the organisation’s next secretary-general, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) states must step up their efforts on behalf of the…