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August 16, 2026
by Corey Robinson
Space, privacy crisis at Bellevue - Hospital turns away patients in psychiatric crisis as cramped emergency room struggles to meet demand
Inside Bellevue Hospital’s emergency room, privacy is little more than a partition. Three cubicles have been carved out of a small room, allowing doctors to interview patients and relatives while…
August 16, 2026
by Kimone Francis and Tanesha Mundle
‘My father would never do this’ - Late New Falmouth director’s daughter slams Cooper’s Pen demolition as ‘totally insane’
Retired real estate investor and shareholder in New Falmouth Resorts Limited Marcia Ann Chisholm has expressed strong disapproval of last week’s bulldozing of homes in Cooper’s Pen, Trelawny,…
August 16, 2026
by Janet Silvera
62 feet of resilience - Ja’s tallest sculpted monument rises from Melissa, reaching back to 1962
WESTERN BUREAU: Businessman Christopher Issa has commissioned what will become one of Jamaica’s tallest sculpted monument – a massive 62-foot work by renowned Jamaican sculptor Scheed Cole that is as…
August 16, 2026
by Christopher Thomas
‘They can treat us better’ - Cancer stigma alleged at CRH as patients cry for better care; WRHA rejects claims
WESTERN BUREAU: The Montego Bay Cancer Support Group (MBCSG) is sounding the alarm over what it says is a disturbing pattern of cancer patients being dismissed, delayed and treated with little…
August 16, 2026
Editorial | What’s the new pact with the United States?
The Andrew Holness administration must provide further and better particulars on its reported “new military partnership” with the United States to fight alleged narco-terrorists in the Caribbean.…
August 16, 2026
Douglas Orane | Jamaica’s source of competitive advantage in athletics
“How is it that Jamaican high school athletes go to the Penn Relays and consistently outperform North American teams that have vastly more financial resources?” This was a question asked of me…
August 16, 2026
Orville Taylor | I stand with Bert et al
If you missed it, never mind. It has no expiry date. On July 5, veteran attorney and pan-Africanist Bert Samuels launched the Kumasi Museum. The name, derived from the capital of Ghana’s Ashanti…
August 16, 2026
Garth Rattray | We are depleting and damaging our aquifers
There aren’t enough green spaces being provided and preserved. Urban development, expansion, deforestation, paving, and other changes to the land prevent rainfall from soaking into the ground. The…
August 16, 2026
Dwight Fletcher | Failure isn’t the end of your story
We often assume that our biggest failures have the power to define or destroy the rest of our lives. But what if they don’t? For the last two weeks, we’ve been in a series about getting past regret…