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June 22, 2026
by Christopher Thomas
Holness wants Jamaica to be a major force in global resources and skills
WESTERN BUREAU:
Amid the ongoing global competition for resources and skills, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness wants Jamaica to step up and become a major player on the world stage by presenting…
June 22, 2026
by Lester Hinds
Campion College old boy honoured in US with Michigan Man of Excellence Award
Jamaica-born Dr. Gavin Beckford has been honoured as one of The Michigan Chronicle’s Men of Excellence.
Each year, The Michigan Chronicle recognises African American men in Michigan who inspire…
June 22, 2026
Hanover Health Department boosts mosquito control with new fogging machines
Having acquired eight new fogging machines, the Hanover Health Department (HHD) is now confident that it can reduce the Aedes aegypti mosquito index in the parish to below the target of five per…
June 22, 2026
by Mickalia Kington
Savanna-la-Mar hospital gifted US$30,000 laparoscopic tower
Western Bureau:
The Jamaica Awareness Association of California (JAAC), in the United States, has donated a laparoscopic tower valued at US$30,000 to the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital in…
June 22, 2026
Building modern, resilient, and equitable healthcare system
THE EDITOR, Madam:
Recent concerns about the state of Jamaica’s hospital infrastructure must not be dismissed. They reflect a real and long-standing challenge. Many of the main public hospitals…
June 22, 2026
Letter of the Day | Let’s not forget that spirit of hospitality is engrained in our culture
THE EDITOR, Madam:
Jamaica has a proud history of welcoming people from many lands with warmth and hospitality. Opening our shores and our hearts to those in need is a profound expression of…
June 22, 2026
Starmer announces he'll resign as UK prime minister
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Monday that he will resign, forced out by his own party after missteps and mistakes soured voters’ goodwill for a prime minister who won a landslide…
June 22, 2026
Helping Cubans and others is a Caribbean necessity
THE EDITOR, Madam:
It was once unlawfully forbidden by the Cayman Islands government, as well as their owners, the United Kingdom, to help Cuban migrants passing through the islands. Not with water,…
June 22, 2026