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Natalee Watson (centre) and the two children who live with her, Ethon Jackson and Rosetta Jackson.
21 Mar, 2026 0

Burnt out mom of 6 gets more than a Bible

WESTERN BUREAU: Days after a devastating fire left Hanover mother Natalee Watson homeless and clinging only to her faith, the outpouring of support has begun to transform despair into hope. Watson,…
Nickeisha Black, of Bethel Town, Westmoreland, is currently a patient of the Hope Institute in St Andrew, being treated for Stage-3 colorectal cancer. She is seeking assistance to manage her medical expenses.
21 Mar, 2026 0

Mom of three renews appeal for help fighting colorectal cancer

WESTERN BUREAU: Nickeisha Black, the 34-year-old mother of three children who is battling Stage-3 colorectal cancer, says she is placing her fate in the hands of God and the prospective kindness of…
Dr Suman Vemu, senior medical officer at Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital, speaks on the importance of donations to support the facility’s busy maternity unit during Friday’s presentation.
21 Mar, 2026 0

Girlfriends Foundation comes good for Sav Hospital’s maternity department

Western Bureau: A simple act of care, which was sparked by a newborn baby wrapped in a worn towel, has blossomed into a meaningful donation for mothers and babies at the Savanna-la-Mar Public General…
Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson (left), Jamaica’s ambassador to the United States and permanent representative of Jamaica to the Organization of American States, greets Jamaica Defence Force Lieutenant Colonel Zavian Phipps (right), a participant
21 Mar, 2026 0

Anderson bats for regional security, defence cooperation

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson, last Tuesday reinforced a commitment to the Caribbean’s regional defence and security cooperation, as he addressed…
Bishop Donald Maxwell gives a New Year message to the Pentecostal City Mission Church- Far Rockaway in 2022.
21 Mar, 2026 0

Jamaica-born church leader and wife killed in 6 car pile-up in New York

An elderly Jamaica-born couple were killed in a six car pile-up on the Southern State Parkway in Long Island, New York, caused by a drunken driver last Sunday night. Dead are 82-year-old Bishop Donald…
Town Clerk Robert Hill (left) looks on during a recent Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation meeting.
21 Mar, 2026 0

KSAMC enlists JCF support ahead of signage regularisation enforcement

The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is preparing to transition into the second phase of its signage regularisation campaign, which will focus on enforcement measures to…
Prime Minister Andrew Holness making his contribution to the 2026-2027 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives.
20 Mar, 2026 0

Holness pressing FAST-forward

Signalling that delays in the implementation of critical national investment projects will soon be a thing of the past, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has indicated that his administration is…
Supporters of Cuban medical professionals participate in the ‘Gratitude Walk’ to show gratitude and appreciation to the Cuban people for their 50 years of medical support to the Jamaican people. The group walked from Hanover Street to Heroes Circle in
20 Mar, 2026 0

PM: Gov’t still hopeful Cuban medical programme can be made ‘compliant’

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has sought to counter a growing argument that Jamaica abandoned Cuba when his administration ended the 50-year medical cooperation programme earlier this month,…
20 Mar, 2026 0

$80m payday for fraudster

The Government has been ordered to pay almost $80 million to a man with dozens of fraud-related convictions after he languished in prison for six years and 11 months or 2,504 days in excess of his…