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IN A grand celebration of nature and community, The Nature Preservation Foundation (NPF), operators of the Hope Royal Botanic Gardens, announces the 12th staging of Race for Hope 2024, continuing the gardens’ 150th anniversary celebrations. The...
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A team from the Republic of South Africa’s Ministry of Sport Arts and Culture embarked on a study tour at the University of Technology, Jamaica’s Faculty of Sport and Science (FOSS) on Thursday, November 24. The South African delegation headed...
Scotiabank’s ‘Christmas in the Park’ is back. The annual Yuletide celebration is set to take place tomorrow at the Emancipation Park in New Kingston and is free of cost to the public. This year, attendees can look forward to a dazzling line-up of...
Anthony Smith is a 17-year-old graduate of William Knibb High School whose ambition is to become a successful businessman in the tourism industry. “I know the area that I will be pursuing but I am keeping it close to my chest until I have done some...
THE CONCEPT of gender had long been underpinned by the physiognomy and genitalia people were born with. Those born with male physical features, including penis and testes, were said to belong to the masculine gender, while those with female...
WHILE THERE were points along her tertiary journey that seemed unclear, at no time did Garcian Mairs grew uncertain about her desire to become a computer scientist. Despite having to restart her degree programme and not knowing exactly how she...
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States (US) Audrey Marks will host Prime Minister Andrew Holness on her monthly series, L et’s Connect with Ambassador Marks, tomorrow night at 7 EDT. Holness arrived in Washington on Monday evening and was met on...
WESTERN BUREAU: A 28-year-old accused murderer met a tragic end shortly after leaving the St James Magistrate Court where he had been facing charges of three counts of murder, possession of a prohibited weapon and using a firearm to commit a felony...
A new era has dawned at the Jonathan Grant High School in St Catherine. Once classified as an underperforming school, the pendulum has shifted significantly over the last twelve years, with the school’s administrators ensuring that the students...
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LONDON: A mobilisation and communications launch event hosted by the UK South Global Jamaica Diaspora Council at the Jamaica High Commission last week has been hailed a success. UK South elected member Nathaniel Peat used the opportunity to...
WESTERN BUREAU: Keyan Gelphilin, a 21-year-old Cooke Street Benevolent Society member, is more confident in his ability to assist Westmoreland residents in their recovery from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after completing psychological...
Linkage Radio, which carries mainly Jamaican programming, is among three unlicensed radio stations fine just over US$6 million by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for operating in the New York area recently. The operators of Linkage...
Pauline Gregory-Lewis, educator, philanthropist, and author, concerned about how young people, particularly, teenage boys are being induced by peer pressure into carrying out violent acts against fellow students in schools, has placed a spotlight...
The Legal Aid Council (LAC) will be hosting a justice fair for persons with disabilities tomorrow at Harmony Beach Park in Montego Bay, St James, beginning 10 a.m. The event will form part of activities marking Disabilities Awareness Week from...
The recent open letter penned by Desmond ‘Ninja Man’ Ballentine, and addressed to the Government of Jamaica, the security minister, the Opposition leader and other interested parties, including the justice minister, should not be ignored if we are...
