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Pullet Lane in Morass, Hertford, Westmoreland, has seen the return of an illegal dumpsite, a situation worsened in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.
11 Apr, 2026 0

NSWMA struggling to rid Westmoreland of garbage

WESTERN BUREAU: Residents in Westmoreland are being assured that efforts to clear garbage, bulky waste, and storm debris are being intensified, despite ongoing challenges faced by the National Solid…
The main entrance to the University Hospital of the West Indies in St Andrew.
10 Apr, 2026 0

NO FIRING FIX

Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says the removal of individual heads at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) will do little to cure a “dysfunctional culture” that has…
A group of Cubans doctors pose for a photo at a farewell get-together.
10 Apr, 2026 0

Cuban exit exposes specialist gaps at CRH

WESTERN BUREAU: The departure of 27 Cuban healthcare workers from Cornwall Regional Hospital has exposed critical gaps in specialist care, forcing the Government to turn to the diaspora, Africa, and…
Gabriela Wright, 14, died in a house fire on Wednesday.
10 Apr, 2026 0

Trapped with no escape

Fourteen-year-old Gabriela Wright had no chance of escape. The teenager was trapped in a back room with a single entrance and no rear exit when a fire of unknown origin tore through a five-bedroom…
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10 Apr, 2026 0

Teen trapped, drowns in breached water facility

The longstanding dangers posed by unauthorised entry into National Water Commission (NWC) facilities were brought into tragic focus on Wednesday when a 16-year-old boy drowned at the Red Road water…
Children’s Advocate Diahann Gordon Harrison.
10 Apr, 2026 0

Courts lack options for at-risk children, says Gordon Harrison

Children’s Advocate Diahann Gordon Harrison has declared that courts cannot issue therapeutic orders under the Child Care and Protection (Amendment) Act (CCPA) because the required treatment…
The illegal dumping site at the top of Hughenden Avenue in St Andrew.
10 Apr, 2026 0

Garbage, crime linked at troubled Hughenden dumping site

An illegal dumpsite in Hughenden, St Andrew, that was once used by criminals to dispose of bodies is now at the centre of a growing public health and security concern, with Councillor Andrew Harris…
Michael Lee-Chin.
10 Apr, 2026 0

Lee-Chin wins US court confirmation of DR arbitration award

A US federal court has confirmed a US$43.7-million arbitration award in favour of Jamaican-Canadian investor Michael Lee-Chin, rejecting the Dominican Republic’s bid to overturn the ruling. US…
Women attend a rally calling for the end of the US blockade against the island nation in Havana, Cuba, on Tuesday.
09 Apr, 2026 0

‘Ungodly, cruel’

Reverend Leon Paul Golding, head of the Anglican Church in Jamaica, has condemned recent actions taken by the United States (US) against Cuba as “ungodly”. Addressing the opening service of the 155th…