Adolescent mothers at the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) are now benefiting from a new parenting programme, designed to empower them and their babies as well as promote positive parenting practices. Dubbed the Empowered Futures Parenting Curriculum, the programme’s development, which was funded by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica with an investment of more than $10 million,...

The European Union (EU) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the digital transformation of Jamaica’s micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). Speaking at the Digital Jamaica Summit and Showcase, held recently at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, Head of Cooperation for the EU Delegation to Jamaica, Aniceto Rodriguez Ruiz, highlighted the critical role of the digital landscape in...

“Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” The well-known verse from Proverbs 22:6 is the testament of the life of Dr. Noel Delrio Morgan, a 2024 recipient of the Badge of Honour for Meritorious Service. From humble beginnings as one of 12 children of rural St....

Twelve-year-old Joel Sinclair is making waves in the swimming pool while shining in the classroom. The top boy in the 2024 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) at Mona Preparatory School is an elite swimmer, winning several awards and trophies in local and international competitions. Just last month, he competed at the Goodwill Swimming Championships in St. Lucia, winning three silver medals...

There is considerable prestige that institutions can potentially derive from being named after notable figures in society. Additionally, there are great expectations of those institutions associated with these names. Such is the case for the Louise Bennett-Coverley Primary School, located in the hills of St. Andrew East Rural, which was named after one of Jamaica’s foremost cultural icons. The school,...

For attorney-at-law, 26-year-old Shanique Sommerville, receiving the Governor-General’s Achievement Award for 2024, in the 25 to 35 age category, is the culmination of years of dedication to both the academics and community service. Hailing from the small district of Peggy Barry in the parish of Westmoreland, Ms. Sommerville’s path to success is nothing short of inspiring, particularly for young Jamaicans...

For 29 years of service to the Houses of Parliament as the Senior Hansard Writer, Sandra Clemmings will be conferred with a Badge of Honour for Long and Faithful Service, on National Heroes Day in October. Born in Woodhall, Clarendon, the Edwin Allen High School past student pursued secretarial studies at Durham College of Commerce in Kingston. She began working...

When the phone rang in his London hotel room on the morning of August 19, businessman, Gary “Butch” Hendrickson, found himself facing a moment of disbelief and overwhelming gratitude. The voice on the other end of the line informed him that he was to receive the prestigious Order of Jamaica (OJ) during the 2024 National Honours and Awards ceremony at...

For his almost 50 years of service in the field of television production and broadcasting, Senior Production Coordinator in the Television Department, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Lavern Seaton Richards, has been honoured by the Government. On National Heroes Day (October 21), Mr. Richards will receive the Order of Distinction, in the Rank of Officer (OD), for dedicated contribution of 50...