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July 24, 2026

NHF’s EduCare offers $25 million in grants to healthcare students

The National Health Fund (NHF) is inviting eligible healthcare students to apply for its 2026 EduCare Grant, marking the seventh year of an initiative that has helped Jamaican students overcome…
Marlon Morgan, Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information
July 24, 2026

School leaders encouraged to take advantage of $75-million allocation to improve literacy and numeracy

School leaders are being encouraged to take advantage of a $75-million allocation by the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information to implement targeted intervention programmes aimed at…
Regional and international leaders, policymakers, academics, innovators, development agencies, youth representatives and private-sector stakeholders came together for the two-day Caribbean Artificial Intelligence Forum (CAIF) 2026 in Trinidad and Tobago. T
July 24, 2026

Caribbean charts united course for artificial intelligence

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) is underscoring the need for a structured regional framework to guide the responsible development and…
Commander Alvin Gayle, Director General of ODPEM
July 24, 2026

National Disaster Fund Committee now in place, says Commander Gayle

Director General at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Commander Alvin Gayle, says the National Disaster Fund Committee (NDFC) is now in place. “In January of this…
Donor and philanthropist Branatic Neufville giving remarks during the handover ceremony at May Pen Hospital on Thursday, July 16.
July 24, 2026 by Olivia Brown

Hospital donor urges first responder training for police

A former ward of the State who donated more than $5 million worth of medical equipment to the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) last Thursday is urging the Government to consider providing…
Dr Janice Johnson Dais founder of the GrassROOTS Community Foundation interacting with the girls from Flankersduring one of her literacy empowerment sessions at the St James Parish Library.
July 24, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

US-based philanthropist looks to transform St James Parish Library

WESTERN BUREAU: Convinced that education remains one of the most powerful weapons in the fight against crime and poverty, Jamaica-born academic and philanthropist Dr Janice Johnson Dias has decided to…
Oneil Campbell
July 24, 2026 by Ruddy Mathison

St Johns Road mourns three men killed in Trelawny crash

The black buntings hanging across St Johns Road on the outskirts of Spanish Town fluttered gently in the breeze on Thursday, but they could not soften the grief that has settled over the close-knit St…
Ann Marie Brown-Burgess, fashion design lecturer at Montego Bay Community College, with her JTA Golden Torch Award for 35 years of service in the education sector.
July 24, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

MBCC fashion lecturer stitches together 35 years of excellence

WESTERN BUREAU: Ann Marie Brown-Burgess, the fashion designing course lecturer at the Montego Bay Community College (MBCC) in St James, was recently presented with the Jamaica Teachers’ Association’s…
Aubyn Green, the NWC’s community services manager for Trelawny.
July 24, 2026 by Leon Jackson

Calabar promised water relief next week

WESTERN BUREAU: The water woes that have been plaguing the Calabar community near Duncans, Trelawny, could be alleviated in the coming week as Councillor Fabian Davis says plans are…