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NET Executive Director Latoya Harris Ghartey.
August 4, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

INSPECTOR SHORTAGE

WESTERN BUREAU: The National Education Trust (NET) says at least 40 clerks of works – on-site building inspectors – are needed to adequately oversee the massive school restoration programme following…
Manu Yaw Fofie, a cocoa farmer, walks through his farm in Kona, Ghana, March 6, 2026.
August 4, 2026

Cocoa farm crimes could bring 20-year prison terms

ACCRA (AP): Ghana’s parliament passed a bill that could send cocoa farmers to prison for up to 20 years if they convert their farms to other uses without government approval, according to a copy of…
A volunteer firefighter observs a flame rising next to a house during a wildfire near Porto Germeno, northwest of Athens, Greece, Sunday.
August 4, 2026

Europe’s hot, dry summer takes its toll

ATHENS (AP): A record-breaking hot and dry summer tightened its grip on Europe yesterday as water-dropping planes swooped over a major wildfire in Greece, firefighters in France sought to stabilise a…
Members of the board of the newly formed Jamaica Actors Guild Association, from left, Michael Nicholson, Nicolette Neilson, Sherando Ferril, Christina Cooper, Kadeem Wilson and Cornelius Grant at its official launch last Thursday at the Canopy Courtyard in
August 5, 2026 by Nicola Cunningham

Jamaica launches first actors’ union

With a commitment to ensuring high professional standards, fair wages and safe sets for Jamaican actors, the Jamaica Actors Guild Association (JAGA) was officially launched last week at the Canopy…
A woman and a young girl display flowers purchased at the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show in Clarendon.
August 4, 2026 by Olivia Brown

JAS eyes Denbigh expansion as exhibitor demand outstrips space

With interest in agriculture continuing to grow across Jamaica, the Denbigh Showground in Clarendon is rapidly becoming too small to accommodate the increasing number of exhibitors eager to showcase…
Davene Jonas, fashion designer and owner of Davene Jonas Beauty, is lilies-in-the-valley chic in a lace-strap maxi dress.
August 4, 2026

Something Extra | Tuesday

King’s House East Lawn came alive on Saturday as patrons gathered for the second staging of Come Alive: A National Call to Worship. The evening struck a powerful balance between reflective worship…
Powell
August 4, 2026

Immigration Corner | Your pathway to New Brunswick

Dear Miss Powell, I’m a 38-year-old loss prevention and transportation manager who is interested in migrating to Canada through the New Brunswick programme. Please tell me how I may qualify. M.A. …
JCDC Festival Song competition winner, dBURNZ, performs at the finals at the Ranny WIlliams Entertainment Centre on Hope Road.
August 4, 2026

Gordon Robinson | Creativity is relevance

In the midst of Jamaica’s 64th independence celebrations my distress is that the iconic Festival Song contest has become a snooze fest. It began in 1966 as Edward Seaga’s brainchild. He wanted a…
Dahlia Walker-Huntington
August 4, 2026

Immigration Corner | Which filing is faster - brother or husband?

Good morning Mrs Walker-Huntington: My brother is in the military, and he wants to process paperwork for my daughter and me. However, my boyfriend is a US citizen and wants us to marry. I would like…