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December 9, 2025
by Carl Gilchrist
Mary Issa Paediatric and Adolescent Health Centre nears completion
The Issa Trust Foundation (ITF) says the construction of the building to house the Mary Issa Paediatric and Adolescent Health Centre in Richmond, St Ann, is almost done. However, the ITF says it needs…
December 9, 2025
UNESCO, Digicel, Knutsford Express sponsor WWKIDS Education Conference
Following the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)’s observance of World International Day of Literacy on September 8, the organisation has sponsored the Winsome…
December 9, 2025
Kingston to participate in Carter Center’s Inform Women, Transform Lives Campaign
The Carter Center has selected Kingston as one of 13 new cities worldwide to join the fourth cohort of its Inform Women, Transform Lives campaign—an initiative dedicated to ensuring that women can…
December 9, 2025
Heart Foundation of Jamaica observes World Heart Week
Every year, the Heart Foundation of Jamaica, in conjunction with the World Heart Federation (WHF), joins the global community in recognising World Heart Day on September 29. This year, the Heart…
December 9, 2025
Nesbeth says fiancée unbothered by his ‘Side Chick’ song
Reggae artiste Nesbeth has admitted that the lyrics of his latest hit song, Side Chicks Save Nuff Relationship, has sparked lively conversations with his fiancée Tasha Manley, but has not led to any…
December 9, 2025
by Lester Hinds
Tourist Board to launch first Pirates Week in October
To take advantage of Port Royal being designated a UNESCO Heritage Site, the Jamaica Tourist Board has announced that it will be staging the first Kingston Pirates Week from October 29 to November 2.…
December 9, 2025
by Lester Hinds
Holness: No honeymoon period for Gov’t post-election
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has told Jamaicans in the diaspora that there will be no honeymoon period for the Government following the September 3 general election that gave his administration a…
December 9, 2025
by Lester Hinds
Overseas-based JC old boys urge Holness to step in, address onerous new donor requirements
Members of the Jamaican diaspora in the United States and Canada have described as onerous and an unexpected hurdle new requirements from the National Education Trust (NET) governing donations being…
December 9, 2025
'We will not be dictated to' - JCF fans off rights groups, state bodies demanding body cameras in planned ops
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) says it will not allow external groups to dictate how it deploys body-worn cameras (BWCs), even as public outrage intensifies over the controversial police killing…