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28 Sep, 2025 0

CXC partners with BVI for customer service certification of public-sector workforce

At the request of the Government of the British Virgin Islands (BVI), the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has been partnering with the British Overseas Territory for the certification of its…
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28 Sep, 2025 0

Alkaline locked as headliner for Dream Weekend 2026

The Vendetta Boss, Alkaline, is booked for Dream Weekend 2026. The announcement comes as Dream Entertainment reveals that the iconic summer festival will be leaving Negril after 16 years and making a…
The accused is 29-year-old Jamar Grant, otherwise called 'Balla,' of Nine Miles, Bull Bay, St Andrew, and Sligoville, St Catherine.
28 Sep, 2025 0

Man accused of murdering UTech student Anisa Dilworth remanded

The man accused of the murder of University of Technology, Jamaica student Anisa Dilworth was remanded when he appeared in the St Catherine Parish Court on Friday. He is 29-year-old Jamar Grant,…
Entertainment
28 Sep, 2025 0

Jazz Must Be returns for second year

Following on the success of last year’s first staging, Jazz Must Be ft Apryl Jaye, a one-night showcase of Jamaica’s jazz-reggae excellence, is back again this year. Scheduled for November 13 at The…
28 Sep, 2025 0

St Andrew businessman on $1.2m bail in car fraud case

A St Andrew businessman who allegedly collected millions of dollars for motor vehicles he failed to deliver has been granted bail in the sum of $1.2 million with surety. Nicholas Morgan, 35, is…
Tyra Spaulding, a former contestant in the 2023 Miss Universe Jamaica competition
28 Sep, 2025 0

Police flag mid-year surge in suicides despite overall decline in 2025

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is raising concern about a mid-year surge in suicides, warning that the island could face a worsening crisis if urgent interventions are not stepped up. The…
Winner of the Kiwanis Club spelling competition posing with his trophy.
28 Sep, 2025 0

Scholarship honouring Glowell Prep alum grows in second year

The Nicholai Graham Scholarship, established to support high-performing Primary Exit Profile (PEP) students from Glowell Preparatory School in Cedar Grove, Portmore in St Catherine, has expanded to…
Entertainment
28 Sep, 2025 0

Greenlight Toolkit a boost for Caribbean film industry

The Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival (TTFF) served as the launchpad for a groundbreaking initiative to transform film financing across the Caribbean. TidalRise, a Kingston-based creative economy…
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28 Sep, 2025 0

Eldemire Shearer: Dementia is nothing to be ashamed of

After last week’s public acknowledgement that former Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has been suffering from dementia, Professor of Public Health and Ageing Denise Eldemire Shearer says there…