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An estimated five per cent of students drop out before the end of grade nine, and up to eight per cent exit the system between grades nine and 10.
April 8, 2026

Editorial | Tracking all students

The disclosure that 335 students remain missing from Jamaica’s classrooms five months after Hurricane Melissa highlights the urgency of establishing a robust system to monitor children’s school…
Letters
April 8, 2026

From slave ships to visa bans

THE EDITOR, Madam: Recent reporting in The Guardian on the United Nations’ declaration of the transatlantic slave trade as the “gravest crime against humanity” marks a pivotal moment in global moral…
Business
April 8, 2026

Tourism sector drives delinquent loans to record high

Past-due loans in Jamaica’s banking system surged to $84.6 billion in January 2026 – the highest level on record – driven by a deterioration in tourism sector borrowing that suggests Hurricane…
Reverend Sheldon Ashman (third left), chairman of the Hanover Ministers Fraternal, collects a symbolic cheque for $2.4 million from 12-year-old Gareson Whittaker, the son of Michelle Whittaker, managing director of GV Service Station in Hanover. Sharing in
April 8, 2026 by Bryan Miller

GV Service Station pumps $9.2m into Kitchen of Love for 2025

WESTERN BUREAU: The Hanover Kitchen of Love has received a $2.4-million boost from GV Service Station, which is spearheading an initiative to provide 400 hot meals per month to needy persons in the…
April 8, 2026

Alzheimer’s could progress much faster in women with proteins linked to Parkinson’s – study

Alzheimer’s-related brain changes progressed up to 20 times faster in women who also had abnormal levels of a Parkinson’s-related protein, according to a Mayo Clinic study published in JAMA Network…
Letters
April 8, 2026

Letter of the Day | Is the standard merely to avoid breaking the law?

THE EDITOR, Madam: The current public discussion surrounding JACDEN, Mr Dennis Gordon, and the governance questions raised by the auditor general’s review of the University Hospital of the West…
Pedestrians look at a destroyed building within the Grand Hosseiniyeh, with the mosque visible in the background, which officials at the site say was hit by US-Israeli airstrikes in Zanjan, Iran, on Saturday, April 4. AP
April 8, 2026

Oran A. Hall | How a faraway war can affect your pocket

The direct distance between Iran and Jamaica of over 7,000 miles is not that far when war intervenes. We are already experiencing some fall out, and things will get worse if it continues. Consumers…
April 8, 2026

Surgery often the first step in colorectal cancer treatment

When someone is diagnosed with colorectal cancer – which includes both colon and rectal cancers – many people immediately think “surgery.” And it’s true that surgery plays a central role in treatment…
The Pure Chocolate factory in Ocho Rios, St Ann, that was severely damaged by a falling guango tree during the passage of Hurricane Melissa last October.
April 8, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

Sweet comeback

Just a week after opening its doors, the Pure Chocolate factory in Ocho Rios, St Ann, was battered by Hurricane Melissa. A massive guango tree lodged in its roof, leaving production at a standstill…