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Current principal Beverley Feare (left) alongside retired principal of 20 years at the Maud McLeod High School, Avis Bailey-Coleman.
30 Oct, 2026 0

A legacy of excellence - Avis Bailey-Coleman lauded and feted at Maud McLeod

Western Bureau: Avis Bailey-Coleman, who served Maud McLeod High School in Westmoreland for 23 years, including 20 as principal, before retiring last year, was honoured at a special banquet that also…
John Mahfood, chairman of QWI Investments.
30 Oct, 2026 0

QWI director remains silent on buying SpaceX or Anthropic stock

The director of QWI Investments Ltd refrained from disclosing whether the fund will buy shares in SpaceX or Anthropic, even as gains on AI-linked US stocks pushed the investment company back to a…
Roshane Reid-Koomson, executive director of the Jamaica Cancer Society, shares information on breast cancer with the H&L Agro team during a Breast Cancer Awareness Month event.
30 Oct, 2026 0

Jamaica Cancer Society: down, but certainly not out

Jane Brown* was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer in December 2025 and is scheduled for a mastectomy in November 2026. Before surgery, she must complete several confirmatory tests, including an…
Dr. Bernadette Bryan-Frankson, PT, DPT, MBA, CLT | Physical Therapy Solutions Ltd.
30 Oct, 2026 0

Surviving is important. Living well matters too

A breast-cancer diagnosis can change a woman’s life in an instant. Treatment brings difficult decisions, but also extraordinary possibilities. When treatment ends, another question deserves our…
From left: Simone Finlayson, CEO of Ayrtons Distributors, beneficiaries Nakeeta Campbell and Amanda Rochester, and Sandra Samuels, president of Jamaica Reach to Recovery, at the JR2R Pink Run at Emancipation Park on October 25.
30 Oct, 2026 0

Ayrtons gives $300,000 to women undergoing breast-cancer treatment

Before breast cancer changed her life, Amanda Rochester spent her days caring for others. A hospital nurse who also worked weekends in home care, she was accustomed to helping patients through…
St Andrew High School for Girls students Gianna Dixon (left) and Lilith McCallum hold Lego pieces they are assembling as part of a larger project.
30 Oct, 2026 0

Holness urges youth to match innovation with responsibility

As artificial intelligence becomes more embedded in daily life, safeguards must ensure that people remain accountable for decisions made with technology, Speaker of the House of Representatives Juliet…
NEPA’s CEO, Leonard Francis (3rd right), presents a certificate of achievement to Edith Chin, director of Juici Patties while members of NEPA’s management team look on.
30 Oct, 2026 0

Going Green Pays Off: More Jamaican Organizations Join NEPA Programme

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is reporting increased participation and growing interest in its Green Business Jamaica (GBJ) programme, as organisations across Jamaica’s public…
From left: Dr Nathaniel Peat, co-founder of the British Jamaican Chamber of Commerce (BritJACC); Mahari Hay, charter vice-president (UK) of the British Jamaican Chamber of Commerce; Claudine Reid, charter president of the British Jamaican Chamber of Commer
30 Oct, 2026 0

New UK-Jamaica chamber names leadership team

The British Jamaican Chamber of Commerce (BritJACC) has appointed Claudine Reid as charter president and Mahari Hay as charter vice-president (UK), naming its inaugural leadership team as it seeks to…
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon, assists students of Alpha Primary School in using a laptop computer during the opening of the institution’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Lab an
30 Oct, 2026 0

Gov’t to provide 30 computers to every primary school

The Government says it will provide 30 computers to every primary school across Jamaica, to equip computer laboratories as part of an initiative aimed at expanding students’ access to technology and…