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Cordell Williams.
April 11, 2026

Business associations forge united front for MSME reform

The Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ), the Young Entrepreneurs Association of Jamaica (YEA) and the MSME Alliance have agreed to align their advocacy efforts in a bid to increase their…
British High Commissioner to Jamaica Alicia Herbert (centre) with (from left) Ketanya Laing, acting government archivist, Jamaica Archives and Records Department (JARD); Princess Gordon‑Commock, senior archivist, audio‑visual unit, JARD; Racquel Stratc
April 11, 2026

UK helps to strengthen digital records management

The UK Government recently facilitated the successful staging of a two-day Records and Digital Preservation Seminar, in partnership with the Jamaica Archives and Records Department, an agency of the…
Jhodi Webster, PhD in neuroscience from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.
April 11, 2026

A J’can scientist on the cutting edge of neurodegeneration research

NEW YORK, NY: Jhodi Webster is a Jamaican neuroscientist on the front lines of neurodegeneration research. Raised in the Constant Spring area of St Andrew, she attended St. Andrew High School for…
Michelle Williamson, outgoing JWOF president, is flanked by student awardees, Kylin Reynolds (left) and Abigail Jacquette.
April 11, 2026 by June Minto

Building futures through education

For more than a decade, Broward Meat & Fish has been quietly making a powerful investment – one that extends beyond business and into the future of young Jamaican women pursuing higher education…
Royal Air Force veteran, Gilbert Clarke (right), pictured with son Alan Clarke.
April 11, 2026 by Darell J Philip

King Charles, Macron honour Jamaican RAF veteran

LONDON: Gilbert Clarke, who served as a member of the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War, was recently honoured by the UK’s King Charles III and French President Emmanuel Macron for…
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett and his wife, Carmen, are greeted by Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson (left), at Catherine’s Restaurant in Laurel, Maryland, ahead of the Jamaica Tourist Board Travel Ad
April 11, 2026

Over 90 travel advisers recognised for promoting Jamaica

More than 90 travel advisers and trade partners from the northeastern United States market, among them 50 of Jamaica’s top performers, were recently recognised for their role in promoting Jamaica as a…
Central St Mary Member of Parliament Omar Newell addressing a commemorative ceremony marking National Chief Takyi Day at the Claude Stuart Park in Port Maria, St Mary on Wednesday.
April 11, 2026 by Gareth Davis Sr

MP urges heritage tourism built on Chief Takyi legacy

Member of Parliament for Central St Mary Omar Newell is urging greater efforts to honour 18th-century freedom-fighter Chief Takyi, arguing that the revolutionary’s legacy could anchor a globally…
Anisa Wilson‑Smith, executive director of Life Skills Education Ltd and Excellence in Education awardee, with St Ann Chamber of Commerce president, Dr Ransford Davidson, at a recent award ceremony.
April 11, 2026 by Carl Gilchrist

Education specialist develops behaviour, trauma recovery system

Recipient of the 2026 St Ann Chamber of Commerce’s Excellence in Education Award, Anisa Wilson-Smith, is grateful for the recognition of her work over the past two decades, but says she is not resting…
Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen (seated, centre); Chief Justice Bryan Sykes (seated, left) and President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Marva McDonald-Bishop (seated, right) share a photo with the eight members of the judiciary who were sworn into high
April 11, 2026

Eight judges sworn into higher offices

Eight members of the judiciary were sworn into higher offices by Governor-General Patrick Allen on Thursday. Justices Lorna Shelly-Williams and Carolyn Tie-Powell will serve as acting judges of appeal…