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Jamaica’s ambassador to the United States, Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson (right), receives a cheque for US$100,000 from Lisa Brown Alexander (second left), a Howard alum and owner of Wellspring Manor & Spa in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, on behalf
December 9, 2025 by Derrick Scott

Diaspora group awards $107,000 in scholarships

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Twenty-six students of Jamaican heritage attending Howard University were awarded scholarships totalling US$107,000 at the Jamaica Howard University Affinity Network’s (JHUAN)…
Dr Romario Hart, the medical officer of health at the St Catherine Health Department, addressing a Zoom forum on prostate cancer.
December 9, 2025 by Christopher Thomas

Mandatory prostate cancer screening unlikely, says medical officer

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Romario Hart, the medical officer of health at the St Catherine Health Department, says that while men should be proactive in getting regular prostate cancer screenings, he does not…
The St Ann’s Bay Criminal Investigation Branch is probing the incident. - File Photo
December 9, 2025

Five shot in Portsmouth, one fatally

Police in the St Catherine South division are searching for hoodlums who fatally shot one man and wounded four others in the Portsmouth community in Portmore on Thursday night. Dead is 19-year-old …
Floyd Green, minister of agriculture, fisheries and mining, receives a copy of the agriculture sector investment deal book from Vivion Scully, chief executive officer of the Agro-Investment Corporation, aimed at attracting Investors.
December 9, 2025

Gov’t launches first-ever Agriculture Deal Book to attract investors

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s agriculture sector now has its first structure investment guide following Friday’s launch of the Agriculture Deal Book, which was unveiled at the inaugural Jamaica…
Councillor Patrick Forrester
December 9, 2025

Transport Authority remembers Forrester for public transportation advocacy

The board, management and staff of the Transport Authority are expressing regret at the tragic death of councillor for the Petersfield Division in Westmoreland, Patrick Forrester, who was also the…
Floyd Green, minister of agriculture, fisheries and mining.
December 9, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

Green hails Ja’s agricultural resilience, citing record-breaking production

Western Bureau: Agriculture Minister Floyd Green says Jamaica’s agricultural sector has demonstrated remarkable resilience in the face of recent disasters, citing record-breaking production and major…
December 9, 2025

Jamaican track and field coach acquitted of sexual assault in The Bahamas

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – A Jamaican man who is a high school track and field coach has been acquitted of sexually assaulting an underaged male student at Doris Johnson Senior High School in The Bahamas…
A screen shot from a video.
December 9, 2025

Children of TikToker Rosalee removed from home as part of ongoing probe into alleged abuse - CPFSA

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) says it moved to remove the children of popular TikToker June 'Rosalee' Dixon from their mother as part of an ongoing investigation…
December 9, 2025

Age isn’t everything when deciding if a child is ready to be home alone

School is back in session, bringing new routines – and new milestones for students. For some, this is the year they are allowed to go home to an empty house instead of an after-school programme or day…