Open-heart surgery, intensive care admission, and extended hospital stays are now a thing of the past for many cardiac patients at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), as the risks and complications once associated with some...
Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley announced yesterday that he will resign before the end of the current term of his People’s National Movement (PNM), set to conclude by August this year. Dr Rowley, 75, who led the PNM to victory...
Yesterday, 96 Jamaican farmworkers departed for Canada as part of the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP), continuing a tradition that has lasted nearly 60 years. Over 80 per cent of the workers are returning participants, while the...
The Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) has ordered UC Rusal Alumina Jamaica Limited (Windalco) to reinstate a former worker and pay him $2.5 million, after the company dismissed him for alleged breach of contract for claiming payment for hours that...
WESTERN BUREAU: The Hopewell Police Station, in collaboration with several church groups, the Hanover Police Community Safety and Security Branch, and residents of Hopewell, Hanover, hosted a police and citizens’ morning devotion in the Hopewell...
WESTERN BUREAU: Amid diverse denomina-tional beliefs, the St James Ministers Fraternal, led by Chairman Pastor Davewin Thomas, has cultivated a spirit of cooperation among religious leaders to tackle pressing community challenges. Pastor Thomas...
Mayor of Port Maria Fitzroy Wilson has confirmed that work on the road leading to Port Maria Hospital in St Mary will commence next week after delays caused by prolonged rainfall. The $12-million project, partly funded by the Tourism Enhancement...
As 2025 commences, Jamaica finds itself at a critical juncture in its journey toward Vision 2030 – an ambitious national development plan that aspires to make the island the place of choice to live, work, raise families, and do business....
The family of a 17-year-old boy, who is currently hospitalised after being shot by the security forces, is rejecting claims that he was among the men who allegedly fired at police officers following an illegal gun salute in Grants Pen, St Andrew,...
The relatives of Richard Thomas are disputing the police’s account of what led to the fatal shooting of the St Catherine man during a police operation in Lakes Pen, Spanish Town, on Thursday morning. The police claim that Thomas was shot during an...
Residents of Dunsinane district in Mandeville, Manchester, blocked a road leading to a local quarry on Thursday to protest against the dust nuisance, which they claim is the primary cause of respiratory illnesses in the community. The residents...
Decrying the high lending rates commercial banks offer to players in the small business sector, despite consecutive reductions in policy interest rates last year by the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), president of the Small Businesses Association of Jamaica...
A coroner’s hearing into the death of popular Manchester businessman Jason Neil was rescheduled to February 27 after a forensic analyst providing evidence to the court via the Internet had technical issues. Judge Monique Harrison was forced to ask...
WESTERN BUREAU Members of the clergy in St James will remove their pastoral gowns and join the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) to clear garbage from the community of Granville on Valentine’s Day. That is according to Pastor...
Acting Superintendent Anthony Wallace, commanding officer for the St Mary police, has outlined that the division is pushing to achieve further reductions in crime for 2025, following a successful 2024. Wallace expressed satisfaction with the...
The continuous support being received by Mustard Seed Communities has been bolstered with a donation from the JN Foundation, the philanthropic arm of The Jamaica National Group, aimed at helping to address the increasing needs of the approximately...
WESTERN BUREAU The New Year brought immense joy to the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital, in Westmoreland, as Leana Sewell welcomed her precious son, baby Tahir Whitelocke, into the world yesterday. As the first baby born at the hospital...
This year will be one of changes, featuring a series of “destiny helpers” impacting the country’s affairs and making things better. It is a belief several pastors in the Corporate Area’s toughest communities held as they rung in the new year on...
Executive director of Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) Mickel Jackson says Jamaica’s legislature is suffering from “legislative inertia” and an inability to prioritise the crafting of laws that will bring about real change. While applauding Senator...
After a difficult pregnancy during which she developed high blood pressure in the final trimester, Sashenee Williams said she was relieved when she gave birth to a healthy baby girl on New Year’s morning. Born at 2:12 a.m., her daughter, Alara...
The western end of Jamaica’s capital city, known historically for its high crime rate, saw a 33 per cent dip in murders last year. Since January 1, 2024, 56 people were killed in communities that span the Kingston Western Police Division, 28 less...
Police in St Catherine were yesterday holding back on comment after a bizarre incident during a funeral at Dovecot #2 cemetery in Kitson Town on Monday left one man dead and another hospitalised. The incident, in which 23-year-old Isaac Foster,...
A high-level investigation is under way to determine how an injured suspect in the foiled robbery at a Clarendon supermarket last month escaped from a hospital while under police guard. The investigation was ordered by the Police High Command,...
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness and Opposition Leader Mark Golding opened the new year in campaign mode, differing on the direction of the country in messages that sought to cultivate support in what is expected to be an intense election year....
Portland businessman Telief ‘Peter’ Hall has identified one of the key challenges of 2024 as the difficulty in getting young people to join the workforce. Hall runs the fine-dining restaurant Roots 21 with his siblings Aubyn and Owen and he is also...
