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Dr Pamela Dixon (left), senior director, clinical services and inclusion at Autism Speak; with Heidi Clarke (second left), executive director at the Sandals Foundation; Camille Proctor (centre), executive director, The Color of Autism Foundation; Alicia Wi
December 9, 2025

Beyond awareness: Action for autism

In support of the care and development of families within the autism community, the Sandals Foundation has partnered with Autism Speaks, The Bob and Rita Marley Foundation, and The Color of Autism…
SAINT’s Dru Campbell for Calvin Klein’s new creative director Veronica Leoni’s debut show at Bryant Gallery last Friday.
December 9, 2025

Lifestyle Round-up: The Rock shining at NYFW

The fashion world’s eyes are currently trained on New York Fashion Week (NYFW). Amid the Big Apple’s buzzworthy shows for the spring/summer 2026 collection reveals, Jamaica is playing for keeps on the…
Thirteen-year-old Twaine Jaheem Skyers.
December 9, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

Lilliput mourns 13-y-o student found dead at home

WESTERN BUREAU: The quiet district of Bugs Bunny in Lilliput, St James, was plunged into mourning following Thursday’s tragic death of 13-year-old Twaine Jaheem Skyers, a second-form student at…
December 9, 2025

Facing stiff competition, remote workers up their game

NEW YORK (AP): When Kate Smith worked a 9-to-5 office job, she was burned-out, suffering from daily migraines and thinking, “I can’t do this for the rest of my life.” She didn’t have to. For her next…
Denver Nuggets’ Jamal Murray (left) and Vauxhall High’s Damarian Taylor at the Jamal Murray Basketball Camp held at Mount Alvernia High last weekend.
December 9, 2025 by Ashley Anguin

NBA star hosts camp to improve basketball skills among student athletes

National Basketball Association (NBA) star Jamal Murray of the Denver Nuggets hosted a two-day camp in Montego Bay last weekend to provide young student-athletes with the tools and resources to…
PHOTO BY Nicole Bailey Coconut trees form a circle
December 9, 2025

This week’s Shutterbugs

Paul Scott, chairman of General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Limited.
December 9, 2025

GENAC to enter new Caribbean markets, rebalance property and motor portfolios

General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Limited, GENAC, is in the process of expanding further into the Caribbean, and is also looking to grow its share of the motor insurance market while…
Founder of the MistyBlue Cancer Care Foundation, Dorothy Satchwell, is accompanied by Gerald Miller, Westmoreland health promotion and education officer, as she engages in a lively discussion on cancer treatment.
December 9, 2025 by Mickalia Kington

Westmoreland taking aim at prostate cancer and breaking cultural barriers

Western Bureau: The fight against prostate cancer takes centre stage this month in Westmoreland as the parish gears up for a major health fair aimed at mobilising men to take their health seriously.…
December 9, 2025

The nest is empty

It’s that time of year when many parents see their kids head off to college or leave home to start their working lives. For parents and guardians, experts say, the separation from their children can…