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Annotto Bay, St Mary: The North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA) received a major boost after a Jamaican living in the United States (US) donated two ventilators to the Annotto Bay Hospital in St Mary last Thursday, to enhance the facility’s...

WESTERN BUREAU: At a time when infrastructure gaps are threatening the growth of Jamaica’s premier resort towns, Senator Delano Seiveright, the state minister in the Ministry of Tourism, says Negril in Westmoreland should not be ignored. According...

A 14-member Sexual Harassment Tribunal, chaired by retired judge Ferdinand Algernon Smith, was officially sworn in yesterday by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport. The swearing-in marks a major step forward in Jamaica’s...

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Delroy Fray, the clinical coordinator for the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), says that St James Health Services, to include the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH), is equipped and ready to give proper medical assistance...

At the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), someone is diagnosed with breast cancer nearly every day. There are almost daily surgeries as well – excluding Sundays unless emergencies arise – to remove cancerous lesions from women of all...

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is countering a statement made by Opposition Leader Mark Golding, asserting that prosperity is a journey, not a pleasure, while arguing that Jamaica is experiencing it. Golding, while speaking to People’s National...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is to launch a Rural Express Service offering premium travel on long-haul direct routes from the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre in St Andrew to various locations across the islad for an introductory fare of...

The Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) has reached a historic milestone with the appointment of its first-ever female president, Kathryn Silvera, following the association’s annual general meeting held yesterday at Summit...

Opposition spokesperson on Justice Donna Scott-Mottley says a new People’s National Party (PNP) government would reopen some aspects of the constitutional reform process to give Jamaicans a greater say in the proposed changes to the country’s...

An executive at the Sagicor Group has denied a suggestion that she was aware of numerous attempts by internal security operatives to coerce one of the four ex-employees in the multimillion-dollar fraud case to alter a witness statement. Kaydian...

WESTERN BUREAU: Acting Superintendent Oniel Henry, the head of the Hanover division of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), is concerned about a crumbling bell tower on the grounds of the fire station, fearing it could collapse at any time. Speaking at...

Five years ago, Kavelle Hylton established STEM Builders Learning Hub because she wanted to increase access to the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subject for students who would otherwise be at a disadvantage. Stemming from...