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April 7, 2026

Immigration Corner | Applying for bail while detained on immigration charges

Dear Mr Bassie, I would like to know if it is possible for a person to apply for bail if held in detention on immigration charges. Any assistance would be appreciated. OO Dear OO, With respect to…
Deidre Powell
April 7, 2026

Immigration Corner | When AI gets it wrong

Dear Miss Powell, I recently saw that you posted a news story about someone whose permanent residence application was refused because IRCC used AI. I didn’t know they could do such a thing. Should I…
Dr Marcia Johnson-Campbell, regional coordinator for priority non-communicable diseases at the Western Regional Health Authority.
April 6, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Jamaica’s bittersweet reckoning

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica is facing a bitter truth about its sweetest habit. From vending machines on university campuses to roadside coolers and taxi stands, sugary drinks have become the nation’s…
Edmund Bartlett.
April 6, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Bartlett seeking to secure job security for medical students from his constituency

WESTERN BUREAU: Following a situation last year, which saw several doctors who were trained in China finding it difficult to get accepted into local hospitals to do their internships, a push is now on…
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett (centre), the member of parliament for St James East Central, in a group shot with several primary school students from the constituency who received computer tablets during a handover service at the Montego Bay Convention
April 6, 2026

St James East Central students gifted tablets

WESTERN BUREAU: Fourteen primary school students from St James East Central are now more empowered to further their education after being gifted with computer tablets by their member of parliament,…
Ariel Bowen (centre), the officer in charge of the Jamaican Consulate in New York, joined colleague ambassadors, high commissioners, and consuls-general in Kingston for a heads of mission meeting convened by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trad
April 6, 2026

Ariel Bowen leads New York consulate’s efforts to help Jamaica recover from Melissa

Ariel Bowen, the officer in charge of the Jamaican Consulate in New York, has emphasised that even as media attention surrounding the impact of Hurricane Melissa fades, the push towards full recovery…
Annica Hamilton
April 6, 2026

Spanish Town woman found dead at home

Police in St Catherine have launched an investigation into the death of a 28-year-old woman whose body was discovered inside her bedroom at her home in Eltham Acres, Spanish Town. She has been…
Dr Francene Gayle, consultant stroke neurologist, and her husband, Dr Steve Lawrence, an expert in technology, curriculum, eLearning, artificial intelligence, and research, are the co-owners of Everbrook Brain Institute & Cognitive Clinic, located at 80 Mu
April 7, 2026

Bringing brain care home

Jamaica’s push to expand advanced neurological care is getting a boost from the return of a locally trained specialist, whose new facility is aiming to reduce the need for patients to seek treatment…
April 6, 2026 by Rose Marroncelli

A brief history of denim – and why the ‘perfect pair’ of jeans remains elusive

Denim is present in practically every country in the world and is widely adopted as one of the most common forms of everyday attire. Its appeal spans generations and social groups: jeans are worn…