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Rohan Brown, manager of Weather Services at the Meteorological Service of Jamaica.
Published 20 hours ago by Gladstone H. Taylor

How satellites, science shape hurricane forecasts

Imagine a hurricane making landfall on the very day you decide to visit the supermarket or the beach – and imagine facing it without warning. For small island states in the tropics, such a scenario…
One of six bus sheds being constructed in the parish.
Published 20 hours ago by Bryan Miller

New bus sheds to improve safety, comfort in Hanover

WESTERN BUREAU: Six new bus sheds are being built in Hanover as part of efforts to provide greater comfort for the travelling public. The project, scheduled for completion within three months, is…
Sadra Madonna - Lindsay
Updated 19 hours ago by Keisha Hill

Worship leader pushes productivity tools

Sadra Madonna-Lindsay is a minister of the Gospel, an award-winning gospel recording artiste, author, entrepreneur and motivational speaker. She wears her many hats with intention. A worship leader,…
Everton G. Walker displaying his autobiographies, ‘Country Boy - The Omeally Memoirs’ and ‘The Boy from Omeally’.
Published 20 hours ago by Paul H. Williams

St Ann JP turns personal trials into 16 books

St Ann Justice of the Peace Everton G. Walker did not pass the Common Entrance Examination or the Grade Nine Achievement Test. He left St Mary’s College in St Catherine with only two…
Executive Director of the JCPD, Dr. Christine Hendricks
Published 20 hours ago

Persons with disabilities urged to register on JCPD’S ‘I Am Able’ platform

Persons with disabilities are encouraged to sign up on the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) ‘I Am Able: My JCPD’ digital platform, which is designed to enhance access to services…
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UCJ to host 21st Quality Assurance in Higher Education Week

The University Council of Jamaica (UCJ) will host its 21st annual observance of Quality Assurance in Higher Education Week from March 9 to 13, under the theme ‘From Shock to Stability: Sustaining…
Pictured from left at the unveiling are; Dr. Susan Simms, education officer in the Ministry of Education (MOE), Tajnah Rowe, safety and security officer, MOE, Beverley Feare, principal of Maud McLeod High School, Dale Bedasse, education officer, MOE, Dr. S
Published 20 hours ago

Liberty Caribbean Foundation commits $10 million to education recovery in Westmoreland

Education recovery in Eastern Westmoreland received a major boost with a contribution of more than $10 million from the Liberty Caribbean Foundation and the Flow Foundation toward the establishment of…
Delano Seiveright (right), state minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, listens as Gloria Henry, vice-president of BPO and Logistics at the Port Authority, makes a point during a tour following the launch of the Portmore Incubator a
Published 20 hours ago by Ruddy Mathison

AI to reshape, not displace BPO workforce

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce Delano Seiveright believes artificial intelligence (AI) will reshape Jamaica’s business process outsourcing (BPO) sector, but not…
Updated 10 hours ago

Former PNP MP Jolyan Silvera to be sentenced today for wife’s killing

Former People’s National Party (PNP) Member of Parliament, Jolyan Silvera, is expected to be sentenced today for the killing of his wife, Melissa, in 2023. He pleaded guilty to manslaughter in…