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Newly elected President of the Jamaica Association of Health Education and Promotion (JAHEP), Dahlia Gayle Reid, addresses the organisation’s recent annual general meeting held at Cardiff Hotel and Spa in Runaway Bay, St Ann.
April 21, 2026

New JAHEP president looks to strengthen collaboration

Newly elected president of the Jamaica Association of Health Education and Promotion (JAHEP) Dahlia Gayle Reid is looking to strengthen collaboration among various stakeholders to advance the work of…
April 21, 2026 by Corey Robinson

Dozens of UWI students scrambling for exam clearance amid financial strain

Dozens of struggling University of the West Indies (UWI) students are racing against time to secure clearance to sit end-of-semester examinations as mounting financial pressures threaten to derail…
Mesheka Brown (centre), Grant a Wish beneficiary, shares some of the details of her experience with aunt Shereka South (left) and Belinda Williams, interim head of the Group Sales Marketing Unit at NCB.
April 21, 2026 by Adrian Frater

NCB Foundation gifts $250K towards Mesheka Brown’s eye surgery

WESTERN BUREAU: Since 2019, Mesheka Brown had been trying to adjust to life with glaucoma, which had robbed her of her sight in one eye and was threatening the other, so she was not taken totally by…
Visible damage to the court building, with deteriorating tarpaulins and unsafe conditions forcing the staff out.
April 21, 2026 by Mickaila Kington

Staff protest locks down Westmoreland courts office

Western Bureau: Operations at the Westmoreland courts office in Savanna-la-Mar were brought to a standstill on Monday after members of the staff failed to report for duty, citing poor and unsafe…
April 21, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

Witness wary over 'resealed' exhibit in Acadia murder trial

Defence attorneys in the Acadia Drive murder trial yesterday objected to the identification of an exhibit in the Home Circuit Court, contending that the seal on the envelope had already been broken.
Ramone Henry
April 21, 2026 by Carl Gilchrist

St Ann community 'traumatised'

Member of Parliament (MP) for South East St Ann, Dr Kenneth Russell, has called for a full and transparent investigation into the killing of two brothers by the police in Steerfield, St Ann, early…
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green (centre), Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in Jamaica, the Bahamas and Belize, Dr Ana Touza (third right), present farmers with agricultural input
April 21, 2026

FAO and Government of Jamaica hand over fertiliser to farmers for hurricane recovery support

Farmers across several parishes are set to benefit from fertiliser and planting material, as the Government intensifies recovery efforts through partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization…
Don Anderson, Managing Director of Market Research Services
April 21, 2026

Confidence results among consumers and businesses mixed for March 2026 quarter

The first quarter of 2026, which covers January to March, showed Jamaica in recovery mode after Hurricane Melissa, according to the latest Business and Consumer Confidence Survey. Consumers are…
Organiser Joseph Patterson, head of the United Independent Congress, addresses protesters during a march against COVID-19 vaccines in Kingston on September 22, 2021, moments before he was arrested and charged. (Rudolph Brown photo)
April 21, 2026

Gov’t wins as court throws out lawsuit by anti-COVID-19 vaccine protesters

The Constitutional Court has rejected a sweeping challenge brought by four protesters who claimed the Government violated their fundamental rights when police broke up their protest against COVID-19…