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Participants pause for a photo after a successful day of Reef Emergency Response Training in St Vincent and the Grenadines.
15 Oct, 2026 0

Earth Today | Caribbean coral reefs can be insured

CARIBBEAN REEFS have lost 48 per cent of their hard coral cover since 1980, according to the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network; and healthy coral is valued at USD 6.2 billion annually in fisheries…
Passive cooling, which reduces a building’s need for air conditioning by improving its design, materials and surroundings, is considered an effective way to help meet the growing demand for cooling as climate change brings more extreme heat.
15 Oct, 2026 0

Earth Today | A call for more climate-friendly cooling strategies

AS CLIMATE change causes temperatures to soar, there is a growing demand for cooling that can come at a significant environmental cost, particularly when generated from fossil fuels. A recent report…
Letters
15 Oct, 2026 0

Let’s make water and fresh fruit the easy choice in school

THE EDITOR, Madam: During school breaks, children should be able to easily access drinking water and fresh fruit. This may seem like a simple goal; however, for a healthy choice to become a habit, it…
A chef garnishes the cowboy couture BBQ beef flatbread.
15 Oct, 2026 0

519 reasons to celebrate Courtney Walsh in Guyana

WESTERN BUREAU: West Indies cricket legend Sir Courtney Walsh took 519 Test wickets during his extraordinary career. Now, in Guyana, that historic number is serving up something entirely different: a…
Dr Camelia Lawrence
15 Oct, 2026 0

From Somerton to surgical excellence

Growing up in rural St James, Camelia Lawrence dreamed of becoming a doctor after witnessing her grandfather suffer from epilepsy and struggle to access appropriate treatment in Jamaica. She vowed to…
Mount Pleasant striker Warner Brown scored in his side's 1-1 draw with Club Sando in the Concacaf Caribbean Cup semi-finals at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Trinidad and Tobago earlier tonight.
14 Oct, 2026 0

Mt Pleasant hold slight edge despite costly penalty miss

Mount Pleasant Football Academy were held to a 1-1 draw by Club Sando of Trinidad and Tobago in the first leg of their Concacaf Caribbean Cup semi-final at the Hasely Crawford Stadium earlier tonight.…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness (second left), greets young Tivoli Gardens residents Cathalia Collins (centre) and Mourica Rose, during the Certificate of Possession Handover Ceremony held at the Tivoli Gardens Community Centre in Western Kingston on Wedn
14 Oct, 2026 0

221 Tivoli Gardens residents move closer to formalising homeownership

Approximately 221 residents of Tivoli Gardens in Kingston Western are one step closer to formalising homeownership, having been presented with Certificates of Possession by the Government during a…
Deputy Director General for Sustainable Development and Social Planning at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Claire Bernard (left), addresses the ‘Recovery to Resilience Round Table’ held on Tuesday at the United Nations Development Programme (
14 Oct, 2026 0

National Recovery Strategy for Hurricane Melissa well advanced

Deputy Director General for Sustainable Development and Social Planning at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Claire Bernard, says work on a National Recovery Strategy to guide the…
Andrew Harrison, CEO of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation
14 Oct, 2026 0

Trelawny Municipality collects 67 per cent of property tax target

The Trelawny Municipal Corporation has collected 67 per cent of its property tax target for the 2026/2027 financial year. Chief Executive Officer Andrew Harrison told The Gleaner that the…