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WASHINGTON, DC: Every year, millions of Africans fall into poverty simply because they got sick. A complicated pregnancy, a malaria infection, or an unexpected surgery can push a household to the brink, because many African countries suffer from a...

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then it is likely the cartoonist's pen, chock full of underlying meaning and different ways of seeing an issue, may be worth so many more.  Take a look at this week's past line-up of cartoons as...

Vice-chairman of the National Road Safety Council, Dr Lucien Jones, has renewed calls for stricter road safety measures, warning that more lives will be lost in 2026 without urgent action to curb dangerous driving. Speaking after a devastating...

Western Hanover MP Heatha Miller-Bennett has raised concerns about the closure of several hotels damaged by Hurricane Melissa, warning that the job losses are taking a heavy economic and psychological toll on residents who depend on tourism for...

With hundreds of schools still reeling from Hurricane Melissa, the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has announced special exam accommodations for students in the hardest-hit parishes. CXC says affected CSEC and CAPE candidates sitting exams in...

Chief Justice Bryan Sykes has expressed concern over the Government’s silence on the repair of courthouses damaged by Hurricane Melissa, arguing that the judiciary’s role as a co-equal arm of government must be reflected in the way...

From its sweeping coastal views to its steep, forested hillsides, St Thomas offers a quiet, natural beauty that unfolds at an unhurried pace. Winding roads reveal vistas of the Caribbean Sea in shifting shades of blue and green, while inland slopes...

The Judiciary has reaffirmed the importance of its role as a central pillar of Jamaica’s democracy, warning that actions which diminish respect for the courts risk weakening public confidence in the administration of justice. Chief Justice...

Experts at Brown University in the US have revealed that a short break from drinking alcohol can boost mood, sleep and health - even if the individual doesn't abstain from booze for the whole month. The boffins conducted a major review of 16...

A study by psychologists at Korea University in Seoul found that so-called "phubbing" — snubbing someone in favour of your phone — leaves a distinctly bad impression. People who were glued to their screens were judged as...

Utah native Stephen Chase was just 19 when he went under the knife for a routine knee operation after a football injury. What he didn’t expect was to come round from the anaesthetic speaking a language he barely knew. Now 33 and a father of...

BOSTON: Humanity has long learnt to live with extreme weather. Much of the Netherlands would be under water were it not for centuries of ingenious adaptation to the constant threat of flooding. Likewise, ancient communities on the banks of the...