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Western Bureau: When Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica on October 28 last year, 44-year-old Theresa Diana Wedderburn of Pell River, Hanover, and her husband and five children, were among the scores of impacted families that were left homeless....

Shock and deep grief have engulfed the Church of God of Prophecy and the wider Airy Castle Road, Stony Hill community following the sudden death of a prayer warrior and long-standing church sister, Valerie Dubidad, who collapsed and died inside the...

WESTERN BUREAU: Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has acknowledged that severe overcrowding in the Accident and Emergency (A...

Five financial institutions have been fleeced of more than $600 million through an elaborate and complex fraudulent scheme allegedly involving an upper St Andrew medical doctor and two accomplices, using a litany of fictitious documents, law...

With billions of dollars flowing into the country to carry out rehabilitation works post Hurricane Melissa, Craig Beresford, the recently installed executive director of the Integrity Commission (IC) said the legislative framework for the anti-...

Jonathan Grant High School’s stunning upset of Campion College in the opening round of Television Jamaica’s Schools’ Challenge Quiz last week played out like a modern-day David versus Goliath – an unheralded contender toppling one of the...

In the days following the passage of Hurricane Melissa, doctors at the Savanna-la-Mar Hospital began noticing a troubling pattern among patients seeking care. Dr Suman Vemu, orthopaedic surgeon at the hospital, described the surge in injuries...

Forty-four persons have been nominated across Canada and the United States to compete for seats on the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council (GJDC) and the Global Jamaica Diaspora Youth Council (GDYC). Of those individuals, 17 were nominated to represent...

WESTERN BUREAU: The Hemmingay Preparatory and Kindergarten School in Norwood, St James, which was in the middle of planning this year’s 50th anniversary celebrations when Hurricane Melissa impacted the island last October, is contemplating putting...

The wage agreement for a 20 per cent minimum increase in basic salary after tax, between the Government and the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), has been upheld after the Supreme Court dismissed a challenge by former JTA President La Sonja...

Dr Eduardo Ali, pro-registrar and deputy CEO of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), is urging stronger involvement from parents and teachers as students report increased use of artificial intelligence (AI) to support their studies. AI is a...

WESTERN BUREAU: Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie has confirmed that the long-delayed Balaclava Fire Station project is poised to enter an active phase as $27 million is earmarked in the upcoming 2026-2027 Budget to facilitate the purchase...