Battered beans Making a case for more meaningful support from the Government toward one of the country’s long-standing industries, Donald Salmon, president of the Jamaica Coffee Growers Association, says coffee farmers in the island have been facing a tough time...
‘Coffee and Jamaica are close to my heart’ For nearly three decades, Donald Berry has put his energy and passion into producing Blue Mountain Coffee, and has had setbacks in the past. However, with the passage of Hurricane Melissa, he thought long and hard about throwing in the towel after...
Supreme Court puts pause on SMA probe The Supreme Court has granted the Spectrum Management Authority (SMA) and its managing director, Dr Maria Myers-Hamilton, permission to seek judicial review of two notices linked to an ongoing investigation by the Integrity Commission. The court...
JTB Canada’s ‘Harmonies of Hope’ concert raises CDN$3m for Melissa relief In a display of global solidarity and national pride, the Jamaican diaspora in Canada has delivered one of the largest single contributions to the island’s Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts, raising CDN$3 million through the ‘Harmonies of Hope’...
Antigua PM tackles T&T counterpart over claim CARICOM has ‘lost its way’ ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): The Antigua and Barbuda government yesterday disputed recent comments by Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar that the 15-member regional integration grouping, CARICOM, “is not a reliable partner at...
Dudley Grant: Visionary architect of early childhood education Despite all its ongoing challenges, the current early childhood sector is a far cry from what it was prior to the revolutionary intervention and impact of Dudley Grant. For more than a century, early childhood education in Jamaica existed as...
Reopening anxiety WESTERN BUREAU: With schools set to fully reopen in two weeks, anxiety is mounting among the principals of some hurricane-damaged institutions as they grapple with unclear repair timelines, safety concerns, and limited communication from education...
Hunter takes aim at Tufton Neurosurgeon Dr Roger Hunter has filed an application in the Supreme Court for an emergency judicial review, accusing Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton of dereliction of duty. At the centre of the legal dispute is Hunter’s claim...
Defamation damages dumped The Court of Appeal has overturned multimillion-dollar defamation awards against Television Jamaica (TVJ) and CVM, ruling that the broadcasters did not defame St James councillors Michael Troupe and Sylvan Reid in their coverage of a 2012 police...
‘The breeze was hitting the babies’ WESTERN BUREAU: Although Hurricane Melissa’s passage on October 28 brought destruction and death, that fateful week still marked an unforgettable milestone for many expectant mothers in western Jamaica who were forced to confront nature’s fury...