A 37 percent decline in murders, and police stations undergoing infrastructure development were among the highlights of National Security Minister, Dr. Horace Chang’s 2025 sectoral debate presentation.
The University of Technology (UTech) is seeking to take the lead on the government's thrust to introduce and implement Science Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) reform at all educational levels, according to Utech president Dr. Kevin Brown. He highlighted that as an institution it is important to ensure that they are producing the local STEM workforce that will in the...
We say ‘the more things change, the more they stay the same’ but that’s not true in ALL cases! I don’t know what your day was like on Tuesday, April 15; whether it was special, or forgettable, but what I do know is that on that day, something happened...
When yu think of Jamaican films, what names readily come to mind? Chances are Shottas, Third World Cop, Dancehall Queen, classics like Perry Henzel’s ‘The Harder They Come’ tend to characterize the genre. Traditionally explored themes usually involve sexuality, guns, drugs: criminality in general, and let’s not forget the gritty underside...
Welcome to another edition of the Arts Page. We’ve been exploring the reality of art imitating life as depicted by the bold cinematic piece Suga Dumplin! The short film masterfully handles the mammoth task of bridging many facets of Jamaican identity, both at home and abroad and tastefully tells of struggles that are...
Welcome to another edition of the Arts Page. Lately we’ve been exploring the work of Tristan Barrocks in the short film Suga Dumplin which is a fusion masterpiece, exploring familiar Jamaican stories in contexts and circumstances to which many Jamaicans can relate!
When I say ‘SUGA DUMPLIN” what comes to mind? Do you think of music, of Desmond Dekker or the Wailing Souls? How about a story? One that is quintessentially Jamaican? A film that tells a familiar tale of fractured fatherhood, of forging identity in a land not of your...
Lamar Douglas made history last year as one of four Jamaican farmers with disabilities selected for the Canadian Farm Work Programme. She spent six months in Ontario, from June 12 to December 9, before returning home.
Child’s Month is a special time set aside each year to recognize, celebrate, and advocate for the rights of children. It is a month that reminds us all whether, parents, educators, policymakers, and or community members, that the well-being of our children is a direct reflection of the society we are building. The National Child Month Committee (NCMC) recently launched...
Cabinet Approves Work on Major Traffic Corridors, Government Making Strides In Combatting Praedial Larceny and Spanish Town Hospital Completes Major Colon and Hernia Surgical Procedures.
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