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Suzette Campbell, a resident of Coopers Pen, Trelawny, became emotional during the tour of Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness who was visiting the community yesterday.
Updated 18 hours ago by Albert Ferguson/Gleaner Writer

December target for Coopers Pen relocation

WESTERN BUREAU: During a visit yesterday to Coopers Pen in Trelawny, where 20 houses were flattened during a demolition exercise on August 11, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness said he is targeting December for the start of a relocation programme for some 99 eligible residents.

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Dr Christopher Tufton, minister of health and wellness; and Dr Karen Webster Kerr (right), national epidemiologist in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, present a grant to Dr Andrienne Williams for wellness research at the Ministry of Health and Wellness
Updated 19 hours ago by Erica Virtue

$50m research push as Gov’t invests in health talent

The Government is investing $50 million in healthcare research while spending an average of $500 million annually to train healthcare workers in areas where there are critical shortages, Health and…
Dervan Malcolm
Updated 19 hours ago by Lester Hinds

‘Dervan made the diaspora feel seen, heard, and connected’

Jamaicans at home and in the diaspora woke Friday morning to news that Dervan Malcolm, the popular host of The Jamaican Diaspora Live Online, heard Saturdays on Power 106 FM, had died. The Jamaican…
From left: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness in conversation with Edmund Barlett, member of parliament (MP) for St James East Central; Debbie Lewis, resident; and Tova Hamilton, MP for Trelawny North, during a tour of Coopers Pen in Trelawny yesterday.
Updated 19 hours ago by Albert Ferguson

Policy to be developed on security forces’ involvement in demolitions, says Holness

WESTERN BUREAU: Amid backlash over the involvement of the police in the recent demolition exercise at Coopers Pen in Trelawny, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has indicated that the Government is to …
Harrison
Updated 19 hours ago by Carl Gilchrist

Ocho Rios entrepreneur develops all-in-one business platform

A Jamaican-built platform that aims to give small businesses a single hub for marketing, sales and customer management is gaining traction across the Caribbean and beyond. SnapTap, an AI-powered…
Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett (third left) cuts the ribbon to officially open the rehabilitated roadway between Robins Bay and Strawberry Fields, St Mary, on Wednesday. Sharing in the moment are (from left) Mark Knight, managing director, Wadmar Con
Published 21 hours ago

$42.7m road upgrade to support tourism expansion

A $42.7-million road rehabilitation project in St Mary was officially opened on Wednesday as the Government pushes to expand tourism beyond Jamaica’s traditional resort hubs. The upgraded…
Montel Gordon is a James McCune Smith PhD scholar at the University of Glasgow researching race and education.
Updated 19 hours ago

Montel Gordon | How I will remember Professor Jason Arday

Grief is a strange thing. You’ll often find yourself in solitude late at night, reading through old text messages, listening to voice notes, and reminiscing about memories you shared with said person.…
Carnival revellers will be on the road in Notting Hill this weekend.
Published 21 hours ago by George Ruddock

Notting Hill Carnival 60 set to rock London

LONDON: It’s August Bank Holiday weekend and London is gearing up to host Europe’s biggest street festival with the 60th anniversary of the Notting Hill Caribbean Carnival set for Sunday and Monday,…
Khadijah Wright is flanked by Custos Hartley Perrin (left) and Westmoreland Mayor Danree Delancy during a courtesy call at the Westmoreland municipal office.
Published 21 hours ago by Miickalia Kington

‘Speaking from lived experience’

Western Bureau: Twelve-year-old Khadijah Wright, an outgoing student of Revival Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland, has emerged as the winner of the Lay Magistrates’ Association of Jamaica…
Aslyn Parchment, St Elizabeth farmer.
Published 21 hours ago by Albert Ferguson

St Bess farmer hails $50m road project

WESTERN BUREAU: A St Elizabeth farmer has hailed a $50-million farm road improvement project in his community as a significant investment in the future of farmers and their families. Aslyn Parchment,…