Despite the technological and other advances since 1951, the political will to make the well-needed appropriate investments in climate change adaptation and mitigation policies and strategies remains a vitally important missing link in the...
NEW YORK (AP): When we make mistakes at work, it can lead to a cycle of negative thinking. The damaging thoughts swirl: “I’m an impostor.” “I’m not smart enough.” “I’m failing at my job.” Feeling like an impostor – doubting one’s own abilities...
School is back in session, bringing new routines – and new milestones for students. For some, this is the year they are allowed to go home to an empty house instead of an after-school programme or day care. It’s a decision faced by many parents...
THE SERVICE of Investiture and Enthronement of the Rt Rev Leon Golding, the 15th Diocesan Bishop of the Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands is set for Sunday, September 28 at 3:30 p.m., in the St James’ Cathedral of St Jago de la Vega. The...
YOU ARE at the eve of your miracle. That is why things are getting extremely rough. Don’t give up now, please! Push on! You are about to break forth. Yes, most divinely-appointed projects, dreams, visions, lives go through stages, periods of...
LAST WEEK, we discussed Judas Iscariot whose self-unforgiveness led to his decision to take his own life. Judas betrayed Jesus, and instead of letting go of his guilt and shame, he allowed the lies of the enemy to lead him down a path of ultimate...
TWO SUNDAYS ago, we conclude Part I with: “The distinction of his funeral was conveyed not only by the attendance of white landowners, who turned up at the funerals of black elites, such as well-considered slave drivers, but also by the quality of...
Disagreeing agreeably requires tact, empathy, and effective communication and commonsense. And that is commonsense! If as a Jamaican, you should ever go to a restaurant in Trinidad to have callaloo dish, don’t expect that green leafy vegetable rich...
RAISING GREAT short males is a unique feat. Only a few parents recognise the challenge raising short males presents. We live in a culture that has developed its own standards of acceptability and greatness. The male ideal is obvious. Tall height,...
The police say 21-one-year-old American Orah Teller-Miszrahi who was reported missing on Friday has returned home. The police say she is said to be in good health. The May Pen police had stated that Teller-Miszrahi had informed a family friend...
Forty-five-year-old Marlon Bell has succumbed to injuries he sustained in a vehicular crash along Highway 2000 in St Catherine on Friday. Bell, who hailed from Greater Portmore, St Catherine, was driving a 2008 Freightliner truck along the...
A resident of Trafalgar Park in New Kingston is counting her losses from Friday's heavy rains after water from the nearby gully flooded her home, damaging furniture and appliances and leaving rubble behind. The resident, Nadene Campbell, said...
Published:Saturday | September 20, 2025 | 12:59 PM
In a robust display of environmental stewardship, Rose Hall Developments spearheaded a major coastal cleanup Saturday morning, galvanising community participation in collaboration with the St James Municipal Corporation. For over 15 years, the...
Published:Saturday | September 20, 2025 | 12:43 PM
The Independent Commission of Investigations is probing the fatal shooting by the police of a man who reportedly attacked another with a knife on the grounds of the Spanish Town Hospital in St Catherine on Friday. Dead is 24-year-old Jamar...
Published:Saturday | September 20, 2025 | 11:21 AM
The May Pen police are seeking to locate an 21-year-old American woman who has been unreachable since landing in Jamaica on Friday. She is Orah Teller-Miszrahi of Evergreen Ave, Lakewood, New Jersey. She is a white female of medium build, and...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Twenty-six students of Jamaican heritage attending Howard University were awarded scholarships totalling US$107,000 at the Jamaica Howard University Affinity Network’s (JHUAN) seventh annual HUes of Blue fundraising reception,...
Published:Saturday | September 20, 2025 | 12:06 AM
TWELVE-YEAR-OLD Torriann Haye, a former student of Siloah Primary School in St Elizabeth, is an excited JWN Foundation scholarship recipient. A top performer for her school in the recent Primary Exit Profile, Haye is attending the St Elizabeth...
TORONTO: Jamaica Tourist Board representatives last week hailed the special relationship which it shares with its Canada market, which has seen steady growth in the last year with significant developments planned for the sector. Addressing a press...
NEW YORK: Education Minister Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon has called for greater cooperation between the ministry and the US-based Union of Jamaican Alumni Associations (UJAA) to help move the sector forward in the country. To this end, the...
While he failed to advance to the final of the men’s discus throw at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships, the story of Fedrick Dacres is that of a team leader who felt he had to lead by example, despite excruciating pain. Dacres’ best effort...
It was a disappointing showing in the men’s discus throw qualification round, as Ralford Mullings, Chad Wright, and Fedrick Dacres all failed to advance to the final at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships. Competing in Group A, Mullings...
Lloydricia Cameron, Jamaica’s lone entrant in the women’s shot put at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships, fell short in her bid to advance to the final, recording a best effort of 17.77 metres. Competing in Group A, Cameron finished eighth...
A 28-year-old Portmore, St Catherine man has been charged for the gunning down of a man outside a restaurant in Half-Way Tree, St Andrew in January. With the help of CCTV footage during the investigation, Cavan Duncan was identified and later...
Senior Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Claudette Thompson is to act in the post of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) starting on Monday, as Paula Llewellyn KC today demitted office to proceed on retirement. Llewellyn served as DPP for...
Motorists in the Corporate Area are being encouraged to travel with caution due to flooding. Heavy rains have left several roads under water. Videos posted online show flooding in areas such as Half-Way Tree, Cross Roads and New Kingston. Drivers...
