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Wisynco Group representatives Francois Chalifour (top row, third right), director, marketing and information technology; Jusanna Staple (front row, left), brand coordinator, WATA Portfolio; and Brittany Thwaites (front row, right), brand manager, WATA Port
August 20, 2026

Corporate Hands | Wisynco honours students in Hydrate to Educate awards ceremony

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (centre), founder and chairwoman of the Pocket Rocket Foundation, pauses for a photo with Jahvena Eaton (left) and Antwan Ellis during the foundation’s annual back-to-school treat, held on Monday, August 10, in Ewarton, St Catheri
August 20, 2026

Corporate Hands | Pocket Rocket Foundation hosts annual back-to-school treat

Primary, secondary and tertiary students, all children of Rainforest employees, pose for a photograph after receiving certificates during an awards presentation at Rainforest’s headquarters in Montego Bay on Tuesday.
August 20, 2026 by Janet Silver

Rainforest invests $10m in education support

WESTERN BUREAU: Rainforest Caribbean is investing some $10 million in scholarships and education assistance this year, as the regional company continues to help employees and their children meet the…
People spend time at a beach as commercial vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, August 5.
August 20, 2026

Trade suspended with Iran

DUBAI (AP): The United Arab Emirates (UAE) suspended all trade with Iran yesterday after the UAE said it had come under renewed fire from the country — a move that will further isolate the Islamic…
‘Bloom: On Earth As It Is In Heaven’, choreographed by Avree Walker in 2026, is performed during the NDTC’s 64th anniversary at the Iberostar Rose Hall Theatre in Montego Bay on Sunday.
August 21, 2026

NDTC finale leaves Montego Bay wanting more

WESTERN BUREAU: “The entertainment drought has been broken.” That was one patron’s reaction as the National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica (NDTC) received repeated standing ovations from a full…
August 20, 2026

Who will help the mothers?

THE EDITOR, Madam: Rev Ronald Thwaites highlights the deeper issues of the declining birth rate and the affordability of housing. I would like to add my story to the discussion.
August 19, 2026

Police officer’s vehicle stolen in Portmore

Police personnel in the St Catherine South division have launched a search for the person or persons who stole a police officer’s vehicle in Portmore between Monday and Tuesday. Reports are that…
Prince Harry, and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex
August 19, 2026

Prince Harry and Meghan moving family back to the UK

LONDON (AP) – Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have decided to return to the United Kingdom, but they won't resume their roles as working members of the royal family, Britain's Daily…
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon (at podium), addresses the ministry's Region Three Back-To-School Leadership Summit for Principals and School Board Chairs at Ocean Coral Spring Resort in Coral Spring, Trel
August 19, 2026

Education ministry eyeing new schools to meet Region Three demand

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon, says available data indicate that the Region Three Educational Division requires additional schools, as changing…