Holness urges science, home-grown innovation to transform agriculture
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has called for Jamaica to harness science, technology, and home-grown innovation to transform the agricultural sector, while reaffirming that farming remains central to the nation's economic independence.
Holness urges science, home-grown innovation to transform agriculture
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has called for Jamaica to harness science, technology, and home-grown innovation to transform the agricultural sector, while reaffirming that farming remains central to the nation's economic independence.
KC crowned Clarendon champs
New champions were crowned in the Elite Clarendon Football Competition yesterday at Glenmuir High School, as Kingston College defeated Mona High in the final to walk away with the $500,000 first prize. Mona collected $250,000 for finishing second. Both te
Elated Christine Williams wins Nat'l Festival Queen title for Portland
Miss Portland Christina Williams, attorney-at-law and the self-described “country girl with global impact” raised the bar high on Saturday night when she waltzed away with the Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2026 title, in front of family, friends and wel
Massia Bailey | Why connection matters for autistic children
Since autism is primarily a social-communication difference, parents and practitioners may have asked the question whether relationships are important to a child who prefers solitary activities, struggles with conversation, or interacts differently than t
Declining birth rate is a global trend
THE EDITOR, Madam: Health Minister Christopher Tufton announced strategies to combat the countrys declining birth rate, which fell from 70,000 per annum in the 1970s to 30,000 currently, a decline of more than 50 per cent. Strategies include public r
Something Extra | Monday
Dream Weeknd wasted no time getting into full swing as patrons kicked off the festival at Tropical Bliss on Thursday night for the opening party, Bad Beaches. Fresh off travel, including flights from the United Kingdom, the United States and beyond, patro
CARICOM chairman calls for economic freedom and reparative justice in Emancipation Day message
GEORGETOWN, Guyana CMC The Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Philip J. Pierre has called on Caribbean nations to continue the “unfinished journey of emancipation” by pursuing economic empowerment, food security, energy independence and re