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As the 2025-2026 Budget Debate comes to a close today, one financial analyst wants Finance and the Public Service Minister Fayval Williams to comment on two critical issues, including the current wage bill. Financial analyst Dr Adrian Stokes said...

WESTERN BUREAU: Lorna Bailey, the Jamaica National Heritage Trust’s (JNHT) director of public education, public relations and communication, is calling for greater security protection of national monuments after the Sam Sharpe monument in Montego...

An elderly retired nurse, brutally attacked in her Norbrook, St Andrew, home by her longtime gardener, has been forced to sell her house – now a haunting reminder of the violent ordeal that has left her living in fear. The 89-year-old victim, once...

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is alarmingly common among individuals in the disability community, with medical professionals reporting that the majority of patients seen at a recent health symposium were affected. “One of the main...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is making significant progress in strengthening the institutional framework necessary for sustainable crime reduction, noted National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang. He pointed out that notable investments to...

For the past 32 years, Kevin Johnson* has been travelling to the United States (US) on the farmwork programme. He started out at a sugarcane farm in Florida, chopping down rows of cane and was paid up to US$25 per row. On a good day, he would chop...

In a bid to finally put to rest the ongoing debate about his citizenship status, Opposition Leader Mark Golding has disclosed documents from the United Kingdom Home Office confirming his renunciation as a citizen of that country. Documents,...

A lighthearted prank took a serious turn when a young man’s hands became glued to the steering wheel of his car, requiring urgent medical assistance. Several hospital staff members had to intervene to resolve the situation. In response, the...

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica must position itself to seize emerging opportunities in the global services industry, which is projected to generate an estimated US$1.38 trillion globally by 2032, according to Wayne Sinclair, president of the Global...

Water is life. It is the thread that weaves through our history, our culture, and our very survival. Yet, in an era where turning on a tap is second nature, many of us rarely stop to consider the deeper significance of water – how it has shaped...

Jamaica's health and foreign affairs ministers have indicated that discussions are currently being held with both the United States (US) and Cuba as a review of the longstanding Cuban medical missions to the island is conducted. “We have had...

Declaring that “this is the year of decision”, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness made an impassioned appeal to the Jamaican electorate yesterday to join his administration “in writing the next chapter” as a general election looms in the months ahead...