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Professor William ‘Bill’ Aiken (centre), district governor for Rotary District 7020, explains how the defibrillator should be used to Dr Wendy-Ann Byfield-Lyons (second from right), medical officer in charge of the Duhaney Park Health Centre in St Andr
04 Apr, 2026 0

Duhaney Park Health Centre gets first defibrillator

It’s a universal fact in Jamaica that cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of sudden death. According to the Ministry of Health and Wellness, deaths from cardiovascular diseases account for…
Letters
04 Apr, 2026 0

Caribbean allegiances – treason and traitors

THE EDITOR, Madam: The outside world has become a complicated place, with conflicts, targeted assassinations and renditions of government leaders being the new Caribbean order. In this paradigm,…
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson, delivers the keynote address at RNFJ’s Inaugural Gala, held at the Royal Ballroom in Bowie, Maryland on March 28.
04 Apr, 2026 0

Resilience by design

Right Now for Jamaica (RNFJ) has put its money where its mission is. During the organisation’s inaugural fundraising gala, held March 28, at the Royal Ballroom in Maryland, the diaspora group…
Cally Co-Designer Calethia Campbell was excited to support Trendzy by Ackeilia’s latest collection, Island in Bloom.
04 Apr, 2026 0

Something Extra | Monday

Celebrating the start of spring in style, Trendzy by Ackeilia debuted its latest collection, Island in Bloom, at Rhythm Sundays at Ahmeraki Café. The poolside venue buzzed with activity as attendees…
04 Apr, 2026 0

No ease-up for convicted serial rapist

A convicted serial rapist who carried out a string of brutal attacks on multiple victims, including an eight-year-old who was sodomised, will remain behind bars for 40 years after the Court of Appeal…
Gas prices are displayed near a ferris wheel in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
04 Apr, 2026 0

European ministers call for profit caps on energy companies as Middle East War drives price surge

The finance ministers of Spain and four other European countries are urging the European Union to impose a bloc-wide windfall tax on energy companies, concerned that surging oil and gas prices driven…
His court date is being finalised.
04 Apr, 2026 0

St Thomas man charged for allegedly stabbing spouse during domestic dispute

A St Thomas man has been charged after allegedly stabbing his spouse during a domestic dispute that left her hospitalised in serious condition. Twenty-eight-year-old Hadji Thompson, a taxi operator…
04 Apr, 2026 0

Police hunt man after gun seized during operation in Pleasant Valley, St Andrew

Police in the St Andrew North Division are searching for a man who ran from a mid-morning operation at his home in Pleasant Valley, Red Hills, leaving behind an illegal gun and ammunition. Being…
Roderick Rainford
04 Apr, 2026 0

Former BOJ Governor and CARICOM Secretary General Roderick Rainford has died

Roderick G. Rainford, OCC, a former Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General and Governor of the Bank of Jamaica, has died. Rainford passed away quietly at his home in St Andrew this…