Erica Virtue/Senior Gleaner Writer

Dr Louis Moyston speaks on the theme ‘The resurgence of US Imperialism in the Region: Target Cuba’; during the Political Moment in the Caribbean Seminar held Wednesday evening at the Department of Government in the Faculty of Social Sciences at The Uni
March 13, 2026 by Erica Virtue/Senior Gleaner Writer

Moyston: Persad-Bissessar mirroring Dominica’s Charles in backing US over regional neighbours

Forty-three years after the late Dominican leader Eugenia Charles facilitated the 1983 American invasion of Grenada – by allowing her country to be used as a launching pad – Dr Louis Moyston, a lecturer in the Department of Government at The University of the West Indies (UWI), believes history will judge her and Kamla Persad-Bissessar, prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, in a similar light for siding with the United States (US) against regional neighbours.

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In this 2020 photo doctors form up during a farewell ceremony as they get ready to leave for Italy to help with the new coronavirus pandemic, in Havana, Cuba.
March 7, 2026 by Erica Virtue

Cuban foreign ministry: Jamaica’s decision to end medical programme ‘disregarded’ history of fruitful, sustained collaboration

Expressing deep regret over the termination of its near 50-year-old bilateral medical brigade programme with Jamaica, Cuba in a statement yesterday reaffirmed its commitment to the Jamaican people…
P.J. Patterson, retired former prime minister of Jamaica.
February 23, 2026 by Erica Virtue

Debt to Cuba

Retired former Prime Minister P.J. Patterson is calling for African and European nations that have benefited from Cuba’s decades of international solidarity to now stand in support of the Caribbean…
Tania López Larroque, Cuba’s ambassador to Jamaica.
February 23, 2026 by Erica Virtue

Cuba running on empty

Cuba has been forced to shorten its workweek and scale back public services as a worsening fuel crisis, triggered by new United States (US) trade measures, places mounting pressure on the island’s…
February 17, 2026 by Erica Virtue

Backlog batters business

Dennis Shipping company, a sea service provider catering largely to the Jamaican diaspora in specific geographic areas in the United States, is pleading with local authorities to strip more than 40…
Dr Christopher Tufton, minister of health and wellness.
February 17, 2026 by Erica Virtue

Tufton: Jamaica hammering out new health MOU with Cuba

Jamaica is renegotiating its long-running medical cooperation programme with Cuba amid renewed pressure from the United States. Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton confirmed that while…
David Riley
December 16, 2025 by Erica Virtue

Commission appointment about giving voice to coaches - Riley

Jamaican coach David Riley’s appointment to the World Coaches’ Commission was not a lone achievement the veteran has said. The Excelsior, national coach, and founder of Technique Lab Sports…
United4GoodJA volunteers provide grooming services to a young shelter resident in Westmoreland.
December 15, 2025 by Erica Virtue

Volunteers offer grooming care to Hurricane Melissa victims

It started with a simple request for shampoo from a Hurricane Melissa victim who was forced to flee to the shelter at Petersfield High School in Westmoreland. Four women made their way to the parish…
Government Senator, Dr Elon Thompson.
December 13, 2025 by Erica Virtue

Shoreline shift

The future, long-term viability and resilience of government-operated facilities situated near the shoreline in Jamaica are now under scrutiny following severe devastation inflicted on several as a…
Tavic Thomas, formerly of Belmont Academy in Westmoreland and now a student at Old Harbour High School in St Catherine.
December 9, 2025 by Erica Virtue

Schools rekindling hope

Old Harbour and Greater Portmore high schools in St Catherine have become the new homes for several students displaced by Hurricane Melissa, which devastated sections of the island in late October,…