Sam Sharpe, one of Jamaica's seven national heroes, was an educated Black enslaved person who led a passive resistance in 1831 that played a significant role in ending slavery. During that time, enslaved individuals were only allowed to hold religious meetings as organized activities. Despite this limitation, "Daddy Sharpe," as he was known, led a peaceful protest against the English laws that affected enslaved people in Jamaica.

She said: “Mr. Clarke is an exceptional public servant and policymaker, with proven leadership in institution building and economic crisis management, who has stewarded his country’s economy to a stronger and more sustainable position."

On Monday during CMR’s Cold Hard Truth with Sandy Hill, the host received a call from a man claiming that he is Shavan Claude Brown who the police have listed as wanted in connection with last week’s discovery and seizure of a boat loaded with narcotics on Cayman Brac.

He has been identified as Dwayne McDaniel otherwise called ‘Maddu’ or ‘Corey’ from the same enclave.

Based on preliminary police details, about 1:15 am residents heard several gunshots rang out after which the body of the 37-year-old labourer was found with bullet wounds to the head.

The scene was processed and the body removed to the hospital where it was officially pronounced deceased by a doctor on staff and subsequently taken to the morgue where a mandatory postmortem will be done.

The event, scheduled for Tuesday, September 3 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, will offer a comprehensive exploration of how digital technologies can transform businesses and elevate their competitiveness in the global marketplace.

Deputy Chief Executive Officer, JBDC, Harold Davis, told JIS News that while MSMEs are the main target audience for the upcoming summit and showcase, the event is also open to enthusiasts in the space, providers of digital technology services and products, and government stakeholders.

Jamaicans in the eastern belt of the island could start experiencing unstable weather conditions as early as Tuesday night going into Wednesday morning with increasing rainfall intensifying throughout the day.

The condition is likely to cause major flooding in particularly in low-lying areas.

“It is going to bring us some potential of flooding… it is an elongated system that stretches all the way down to basically South America,” says Brian Shields in his latest weather report.

FHC held its Scholarship and Entrepreneurship Awards on Thursday, August 29, 2024, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, revealing the awardees will have access to $3.6 million in education grants and business ventures.

The awardees and their families listened to a rousing and inspiring keynote presentation from registered pharmacist, medical sales representative, and entrepreneur Dathan Henry, who encouraged the audience to “innovate, elevate, and celebrate throughout their lifetimes”.

The trio of Alton Duhaney, Jaequan Dixon and Donrick Fearon are already in the Big Apple preparing for the 125-mile course from Brooklyn’s Prospect Park to Montauk Lighthouse this Sunday, September 8.

Club president Velana Creary is elated.

“The members here are very excited. It’s a great opportunity for our organization and our youths… they need to be out there, they need to go different places, different areas to compete so they can be a better cyclists and a better person,” she said from New York. “It is a huge opportunity for us.”

In a post sent to its millions of newsletter subscribers, the head of the video-sharing platform and cloud services provider contends that the decision taken by the Brazil Supreme Federal Court to ban Elon Musk’s social media platform X (formerly Twitter) is yet another clear indication that powerful government elites want to control the broadcasting of information on the internet.

A 10-year contract was signed in November 2019 for the provision of examinations in Mathematics, English, Customer Service and Skills Proficiency Awards across 12 occupational pathways, including Engineering.

Speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on Wednesday (September 4), Chief Business Executive at City and Guilds, Dr. Ventley Brown, informed that the diploma is internationally recognised and gives students the opportunity to be awarded a postnominal attachment to their names as a basic technical operator in the field.