Corey Robinson/Senior Staff Reporter
January 23, 2026
by Corey Robinson
Hospitals feeling side effects of Christmas
There is a reported spike in patients being hospitalised for non-communicable diseases in the weeks after Christmas – particularly as many, often elderly persons, indulge in unhealthy lifestyle…
January 15, 2026
by Corey Robinson
‘I JUST WANT TO HELP’
Debbie James, an author and educator and the only Jamaican living in the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic, will be boarding a flight home today with bittersweet emotions. Moved by the…
January 9, 2026
by Corey Robinson
NO FLU ALARM
Flu vaccine uptake has been reported as low even as severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) remain at seasonal levels – or at the level typically expected for this time of the year – according to…
January 7, 2026
by Corey Robinson
Full confidence
The appointment of King’s Counsel Jeremy Taylor as director of public prosecutions (DPP) for the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), alongside Fitz Bailey, former deputy commissioner of police in Jamaica…
January 7, 2026
by Corey Robinson
UPDATED: 4-y-o among 14 killed in police shooting incidents in first days of 2026
A four-year-old child is among 14 persons shot and killed in incidents involving the police during the first six days of the new year, sparking concerns from the Independent Commission of…
January 5, 2026
by Corey Robinson
Government urged to set up disaster fund for small businesses
Eugene Kelly, councillor for the Whitfield Town Division in St Andrew South West, is calling for the establishment of a small-business disaster fund, noting the devastating impact of 15 fires over two…
December 29, 2025
by Corey Robinson
Study raises alarm over sexual practices of Jamaican women, girls
A recent study has determined that a troubling percentage of Jamaican teenagers, including girls as young as 15, are engaging in sexual activity with multiple partners. At the same time, the research…
December 27, 2025
by Corey Robinson
WHEN KIDS GET CAUGHT
A 62-year-old grandmother is wishing for a better 2026, and hopefully an end to the troubles she has been enduring since her 16-year-old grandson, an honour roll student and prefect at a St…
December 17, 2025
by Corey Robinson
Post-Melissa electricity grid restoration at 84%
The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) has restored service to 84 per cent of its customers seven weeks after the passage of Hurricane Melissa and with the Government’s sign-off on a US$150-million loan to…