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Keisha Sutherland (right), waves to her daughter Shakeira Morris (left) as she rides on the train at the Funland at Hope Gardens in St Andrew during the Digicel Foundation Christmas Treat for special needs children yesterday.
December 9, 2025 by Sashana Small

Digicel delights children with special needs during Christmas treat at Hope Gardens

Christmas carols rang through speakers at Funland in Hope Gardens, Kingston, yesterday as excited children with special needs enjoyed games and competition organised especially for them by the Digicel…
Dalton Fowles, country manager for Mastercard in Jamaica.
December 9, 2025 by Sashana Small

Mastercard signals intention to support SMEs

MIAMI, Florida: Mastercard has signalled its intention to support Jamaica’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, which devastated much of the sector and caused…
Walter Pimenta, executive vice-president for commercial and new payment flows at Mastercard LAC.
December 9, 2025 by Sashana Small

Mastercard unveils SME card with built-in cybersecurity solutions

MIAMI, FLORIDA: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are set to gain stronger protection in the digital economy with Mastercard’s enhanced SME…
Mullings
December 9, 2025 by Sashana Small

Local contractors want integration in container home solutions

As the Jamaican Government prepares to purchase thousands of container homes as a rapid response to the housing stock devastated by Hurricane Melissa, Incorporated Masterbuilders Association of…
Tamar McKenzie, president of the Jamaica Independent Schools Association.
December 9, 2025 by Sashana Small

PRIVATE SCHOOLS LEFT IN THE DARK

The Jamaica Independent Schools Association (JISA) is raising concerns over what it describes as “insufficient engagement” from the Ministry of Education as private institutions struggle to recover…
NPTAJ President Stewart Jacobs.
December 9, 2025 by Sashana Small

NPTAJ calls for field schools

The National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica (NPTAJ) wants the Government to consider establishing field schools to reduce disruptions in teaching and learning, as thousands of students remain…
Rising groundwater in Content, Manchester. The health ministry the outbreak is directly linked to environmental conditions created by Hurricane Melissa, which increased exposure to contaminated water and soil. It has not said Content is an area of concen.
December 9, 2025 by Sashana Small

LEPTO OUTBREAK DECLARED

Jamaica is now facing an outbreak of leptospirosis in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, with Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton confirming six suspected deaths to date. Speaking at a press…
Holmwood Technical High School Principal Hidran McKulsky.
December 9, 2025 by Sashana Small

Holmwood Tech relaxes grooming code, provides haven for displaced western students

Two weeks after Hurricane Melissa tore off roofs, flooded laboratories, and damaged dormitories, Holmwood Technical High School in Christiana, Manchester, has reopened, relaxing grooming rules and…
News
December 9, 2025 by Sashana Small

‘Not one red cent’

Councillors at the Manchester Municipal Corporation expressed collective frustration on Thursday, arguing that they are being sidelined from hurricane-relief efforts despite being the officials…